Europe

PARIS — French antiterrorism prosecutors on Friday took over the investigation into the killing of four people at Paris Police Headquarters, suggesting investigators were considering a possible terrorism motive. The exact reasons for the opening of a terrorism investigation were unclear, but it was likely to raise questions about whether …

LONDON — A day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented his plan to lead Britain out of the European Union — a dense farrago of details about customs unions, regulatory zones and borders running in two directions — Ireland’s prime minister, Leo Varadkar, offered a simple response: Why not just …

FERRARA, Italy — What was once a conspiracy theory on America’s far-right fringe has developed into a furtive international investigation by the Trump administration and a political headache, and opportunity, for Italy’s bickering leaders. Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday that he was suing a 2016 campaign aide …

“The pope is often, unfortunately, not listened to” in the secular world, he said. “This is a problem.” But he argued that Francis’ influence may be more long term than immediate. Father Czerny did, too. He said that while the pope stayed committed to his core issues, as the unveiling …

LONDON — On Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to have accomplished what his long-suffering predecessor, Theresa May, never could. He rallied support among lawmakers for a plan to extricate Britain from the European Union and won praise from some of the same legislators who had tormented Mrs. May. One …

PARIS — Four people were killed on Thursday at Paris Police Headquarters when an employee attacked them with a knife, according to the French authorities, in a sudden outburst of violence that shocked the French capital. The unidentified attacker, a 45-year-old administrative employee, was shot and killed by a police …

ROME — The “ancestral homeland” in Italy’s Abruzzo region that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was looking forward to visiting on Thursday barely had enough notice to organize a welcoming ceremony. “It all happened so fast,” said Guido Angelilli, the mayor of Pacentro, adding, “They asked us to …

Unlike in the United States, the police in France are a national force, and don’t generally walk a beat. Instead, they are normally out in the streets to aggressively handle conflicts, and there is little ordinary, day-to-day contact with citizens. Thousands of injuries to Yellow Vest protesters, including some partial …

MANCHESTER, England — Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain presented to the European Union on Wednesday what his aides billed as a final offer on Brexit, but the swift, negative response of Irish officials to the plan suggested it would not draw the two sides any closer to an amicable …

ROME — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed on Wednesday that he had listened in on President Trump’s telephone conversation with the president of Ukraine — a call that has become the subject of a whistle-blower’s complaint and is at the heart of an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats. “I …