PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) – By naming young political prodigy Gabriel Attal as prime minister, French President Emmanuel Macron is showing what he hopes is a winning hand to beat the far right, which is leading in opinion polls ahead … Read More
PARIS (AP) — Recording-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciarán swept through the continent overnight and into Thursday, plunging vast numbers into darkness, devastating homes … Read More
JERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Tuesday that an international coalition fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria widens its scope to include the fight against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. Macron gave … Read More
LUXEMBOURG, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A stand-off between France and Germany over the future competitiveness of their industries will be the central point of discussion when EU energy ministers meet in Luxembourg on Tuesday, EU diplomats said. The European Commission … Read More
President Emmanuel Macron will meet political party leaders on Thursday and address the nation on TV to call for unity and try to prevent any spillover of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in France, where there has been a rise in antisemitic … Read More
France has begun evacuating its citizens from Niger amid anti-French sentiment following last week’s coup. The first of three French planes sent to evacuate European citizens took off from the capital, Niamey. The coup has prompted demonstrations against the former … Read More
France is increasingly worried that the military putsch in Niger will push the country into Russia’s lap. GABORONE, Botswana — An ongoing military coup in Niger is threatening French and American efforts to combat Sahel and North Africa-originated jihadism. Russian … Read More
The French president went on to also blame social networks for contributing to the unrest. Emmanuel Macron has called for “order, order, order” and the “return of authority at every level” in the wake of recent urban violence. From the … Read More
India on Thursday approved in principle the purchase of 26 French marine Rafale jets and three Scorpene-class submarines, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be guest of honour at the Bastille Day parade in Paris. New Delhi‘s Defence … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Finding out anything about the news is, well, disgusting. The Church of England is trying to figure out how to handle so-called gay marriage. All kinds of contortions are necessary to accommodate weird holy men, some of … Read More