Source link The Russian president might get invited to the anniversary of the Normandy landings French President Emmanuel Macron has not ruled out the possibility of inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy next June, “if the situation changes” in Ukraine. Macron reportedly made the comment on […]
Source link The Foreign Ministry said the man succumbed to injuries sustained as a result of an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday France’s Foreign Ministry has condemned an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that led to the death of one of its diplomatic staff in Rafah. The man, whose name has not been revealed, was taking cover […]
Source link Sales of champagne in France have dropped by more than 20% this year due to skyrocketing prices for the sparkling beverage, the BFM Business TV channel reported on Tuesday. The average price for a liter of champagne is reportedly hovering around €30 ($32), causing the French to opt for alternatives such as Alsace […]
Source link Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has repeatedly vowed to strike any vessel it believes to be aiding Israel amid ongoing fighting in Gaza The French military has successfully repelled an attack on one of its guided-missile frigates in the Red Sea, a top official has said. The military noted that the attempted drone strikes […]
Source link Mali and Niger accuse Paris of violating international cooperation rules with its “hostile attitude” The military governments of Mali and Niger have terminated two treaties with France that allowed them to cooperate with the former colonial power on administrative tax assistance matters. The two West African countries announced the decision in a joint […]
Source link Cabinet members must use French messaging apps, which are supposedly more secure and private than mass-market alternatives French government employees have been officially forbidden from using WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and other widely-used messaging apps for internal communications due to security vulnerabilities, a memo from Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, obtained by French broadcaster BFMTV […]
Source link Olivier Becht disagrees with anti-French narratives in former colonies and has called on companies to invest French Foreign Trade Minister Olivier Becht has dismissed reports of his country’s declining influence in Africa as a scheme by opponents to undermine France’s presence on the continent. Becht made the comments in an interview published by […]
Source link The ex-colonial power is up to no good in the South Caucasus, President Ilham Aliyev has claimed France is stuck in its colonial ways and is intent on causing instability in regions that it never previously ruled, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev claimed on Tuesday. Speaking at an international conference on decolonization hosted by […]
Source link Paris has released footage of the M51.3 long-range ballistic missile being test-fired over the weekend, as part of the ongoing improvements to the French nuclear deterrent. The M51.3 is the latest iteration of the M51, a three-stage missile designed to be launched from French nuclear submarines. The original missile was first fired from […]
Source link The Syrian president has been accused of crimes against humanity over his alleged use of chemical weapons on civilians French judges have issued international arrest warrants against Syrian President Bashar Assad and other senior officials in his government on war crimes charges stemming from alleged chemical weapons attacks in August 2013. The warrants […]
Source link Kiev will have to purchase arms directly from French manufacturers, according to Sebastien Lecornu France plans to stop sending weapons to Ukraine from its own arsenal and will instead allow Kiev to buy arms directly from the country’s manufacturers through a support fund, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu said on […]