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While France declared a state emergency and closed its borders after the deadly attacks, several other countries also increased the security measures.

World leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressed shock and anguish over the spate of deadly violence in Paris.

As a night of terror unfolds, Parisians are stunned and anxious.

Friday's terror attacks in Paris prompted the country to temporarily suspend the open borders instituted under the Schengen Agreement with other EU members.

Roughly 200 hostages were taken at the Bataclan theater in Paris Friday night amid a deadly attack that saw at least 35 people killed amid shootings and explosions around the city.

There is an ongoing hostage situation at the Bataclan concert venue.

Scores of people in Paris were killed and authorities said they believe the attackers have committed suicide. It is still unclear who is responsible for the carnage.

President Francois Hollande was reportedly in the national stadium watching the France-Germany soccer match and was evacuated following the Friday night attacks.

Ahead of the G20 meeting in Turkey, Germany's leader defended the policy as criticism mounted from members of her own party.

GDP growth in the third quarter in the 19-nation eurozone came in below expectations while Europe's largest economy also slowed over the previous quarter.

Russia reportedly tried to block the agreement last August and threatened an embargo against Ukrainian goods.

Around 370 jobs will be lost, but it was unclear if the slowdown would have an effect at plants elsewhere in Europe.

Following the countries' mutual banning of flights, the move to suspend electricity imports is Ukraine's latest front in its struggle to untangle its economy from Russia's.

The U.S. has proposed $880 million in arms sales to Europe, whose nations have increased military budgets and called for greater NATO support since Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

Sweden places border controls to deal with a massive influx as it expects to see about 190,000 asylum-seekers arriving into the country this year.

In the wake of Volkswagen's emissions scandal, Germany's car regulator tested 23 local and foreign brands on suspicion of manipulation of nitrogen oxide emissions.

The move follows the European Court of Justice's decision to strike down a pact that allowed for the free flow of data between the U.S. and EU.

Government agencies around the world, especially U.S. law enforcement, are increasingly asking the social networking site to supply user information, the company says.

The barrier on its border with Croatia was being constructed hours before European Union leaders were to hold yet another refugee-crisis summit in Malta Wednesday.

After an earlier ruling that the airline's cabin workers' strike wasn't defined well enough, a judge said they are in compliance with the law.

The protest erupted at a newly opened facility in Drahonice, some 55 miles west of the capital Prague.