
The French foreign ministry said Thursday that it would impose sanctions against 18 Saudi citizens over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month. “These measures… aim to prohibit these individuals from entering national territory and the entire Schengen area” of Europe, the ministry said in a statement.

Seven employees of a French mine drilling firm and a local official were shot dead early Thursday when their site was attacked by gunmen in southeastern Niger, the company said. “A group of terrorists attacked the building where a team of FORACO drillers and technicians were resting in the village ...