Notre Dame reopens five years after shocking fire

Notre Dame will formally reopen five years after the Paris cathedral was devastated by fire, with US president-elect Donald Trump among world leaders there to celebrate its remarkably rapid restoration.

Ukraine abandons wheeled vehicles with Nazi symbols in Lastochkino

The Ukrainian armed forces abandoned Western-made weapons and wheeled vehicles with Nazi symbols while fleeing from the liberated village of Lastochkino, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Australia Bans Display of Nazi Symbols

The Australian government has banned its citizens from performing Nazi salute and displaying Nazi symbols, Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said on Monday.

West doesn’t care who to bet on in fight with Russia — Putin

The West is open to using anyone and everyone in its fight against Moscow, President Vladimir Putin said in his State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly on Tuesday.

Ukrainian army’s commander-in-chief poses in swastika bracelet

General Valery Zaluzhny, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, posted a photo to Twitter of himself wearing a swastika bracelet. Although Kiev dismisses accusations of Nazism within its ranks as “Russian propaganda,” its soldiers are often photographed wearing the symbols of the Third Reich.

Catalan Parliament speaker acknowledges independence from Spain was symbolic

The speaker of Catalonia's parliament acknowledged in court on Thursday that a constitutional mechanism whereby the central government revoked her region's self-rule after it tried to secede from Spain had to be abided by and the Catalan declaration of independence was symbolic.

EU Court rules private companies banning religious attire not discriminatory

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled that it was not discriminatory for private companies to ban their employees from wearing anything with religious, political or philosophical meaning.

Japan protests Russia naming 5 uninhabited Kuril islets

Tokyo issued a formal diplomatic protest after Russia’s prime minister gave names to five uninhabited islets in the Kuril chain. Japan still claims sovereignty over some of the islands in the chain, which it lost to Russia following World War II.

Kosovo calls on EU, US to intervene amid rising tensions with Serbia

Kosovo's foreign minister has written to his colleagues in the European Union, United States and other countries denouncing "numerous acts of provocation and aggression" from Serbia.

"If Serbs are killed, we'll send army to Kosovo" : Tomislav Nikolic

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic warned on Sunday that "any new attempt by Pristina to cause a conflict" would "end badly."

Serbia halts "provocative" train heading to Kosovo

Serbian train decorated with the national colors and plastered with icons and a nationalist slogan left Belgrade on Saturday for Kosovo, the former Serbian province, but was halted just before the border as tensions flared.

Serbia sends "provocative" train to Kosovo with words "Kosovo is Serbia" in 21 languages

Serbian authorities have sent a controversial train to north Kosovo, despite protests from its former province. The Russian-made train is inscribed with words "Kosovo is Serbia" in 21 languages, including Albanian.

Abe's cabinet member visits notorious Yasukuni Shrine

Masahiro Imamura, Japan's reconstruction minister for disaster-hit region, visited the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, shortly after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended a memorial at the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

Les politiques réagissent à la mort de Castro: "symbole d'une époque"

Le décès de Fidel Castro, survenu ce vendredi soir, a provoqué de multiples réactions politiques dans le monde entier.

France's Le Pen vows to ban 'all religious symbols,' including Jewish skull caps

The leader of the far-right French party National Front, Marine Le Pen, said on Sunday she would ban "all religious symbols” including Jewish skull caps, if elected president, seeing it as a "sacrifice" necessary to fight against radical Islam.

"Asesino y bandido": Cuba reacciona tras las declaraciones del Parlamento turco sobre el Che Guevara

Cuba calificó de inaceptables las declaraciones que el presidente del Parlamento de Turquía, Ismail Kahraman, lanzó sobre el revolucionario latinoamericano Ernesto 'Che' Guevara después de que criticara a los jóvenes turcos por llevar camisetas con su imagen y lo llamara "asesino y bandido", informa el rotatorio 'Hurriyet Daily News'.

Indonesia wanted to rename the South China sea for the sake of sovereignty

The Indonesian authorities plan to rename one of the sections of the South China sea for the sake of preserving sovereignty. About it reports The South China Morning Post.

Japan's cabinet minister visits notorious Yasukuni Shrine

New reconstruction minister of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet visited the war-linked notorious Yasukuni Shrine here on Thursday.

Canadian soldiers in northern Iraq may stop wearing Kurdish flag on uniforms

Canadian soldiers guiding and mentoring Kurdish forces in northern Iraq have been wearing the Kurdish flag on their uniforms in a sign of respect, but that tradition may soon end, CTV News has learned.

Yasakuni visits draw fire from Beijing, Seoul. Shinzo Abe and other ­nationalists say the shrine is merely a place to remember "fallen soldiers"

China on Friday reiterated its stance against Japanese politicians visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, as dozens of Japanese lawmakers visited the notorious war shrine in Tokyo.