Europe

Why do the Swiss have so many guns?

Every year, on the second weekend of September, almost one million people gather on the outskirts of Zurich to celebrate one of Switzerland’s oldest events: the Knabenschiessen. At first glance,…

France hosts Lebanon aid conference in Paris

An aid conference for Lebanon opens in Paris Thursday in the hope of raising hundreds of millions of dollars, with hosts France also targeting diplomatic progress for the war-ravaged country.…