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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy: Russian athletes should not be allowed to compete at Olympics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian athletes should not compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris because it would show that “terror ... World News -
Woman gives birth to baby boy on high-speed train in France
Travelers on a high-speed rail service train in France experienced an unusual delay at a station at the weekend – while a fellow passenger gave birth ... World News -
Macron calls for restraint after Israeli-Palestinian violence
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for restraint after the latest flare-up in violence between Israelis and Palestinians.In a telephone ... Middle East -
Strikes will heavily disrupt public transport in France on Tuesday: Minister
Public transport in France will be heavily disrupted on Tuesday due to labor union strikes protesting the government’s planned changes to pension, ... World News -
France extends COVID-19 tests for China travelers
France on Saturday said it had extended until February 15 COVID-19 tests for travelers arriving from China due to the “evolving situation.”For all the ... Coronavirus -
France and Iraq sign comprehensive strategic partnership agreement
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday, said the French presidency, signing a set of ... Middle East -
France demands release of citizen in Iran as health worsens
France’s foreign ministry demanded on Thursday the immediate release of Bernard Phelan, a Franco-Irish citizen detained in Iran, whose health ... World News -
Traveler, 35, among French citizens detained in Iran: Parents
One of seven French detainees held in Iran is a “simple citizen of the world” who merely wanted to travel, his parents said Thursday, revealing his ... World News -
UK must review decision to block UK-France power cable project: Court ruling
Britain must review its refusal to grant development consent for a high-voltage undersea power cable project linking Britain and France, London’s High ... World News -
French man says he belongs to Saudi Arabia, talks about experience in the Kingdom
A French man who feels like he belongs to Saudi Arabia has captured wide attention for his passion about the Saudi culture and fluency in ... Saudi Arabia -
French quantum computer startup PASQAL raises $109 mln investment
Paris-based quantum computer startup PASQAL on Tuesday said it had raised 100 million euros ($109 million) and aims to deliver major commercial ... Technology -
France repatriates 15 women, 32 children from Syrian extremist camps: Ministry
France repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in extremist prison camps in northeastern Syria, the French foreign ministry said Tuesday.For the ... Middle East -
France is ‘very sexist,’ equality watchdog body says, sounding alarm
Five years into the #MeToo movement French society “remains very sexist in all of its spheres,” a government-created equality watchdog said in an ... Features -
Burkina Faso cuts French military ties in extremist fight
Burkina Faso ended its military collaboration with France, the second West African nation to sever defense links that were forged to combat a ... World News -
Airbus plans to spin off Zephyr drone program: Report
Airbus is looking to spin off its high-altitude surveillance and communications drone program Zephyr, with the aim of starting ... Aviation & Transport -
Russia’s RT France to close after accounts frozen
RT France, the French arm of the Russian state broadcaster, will shut down after its French bank accounts were frozen over Moscow’s invasion of ... World News -
France’s Macron proposes increased military spending plan until 2030
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday proposed a substantial boost in defense spending through the end of this decade and a “transformation” of ... World News -
Protests, strikes, test French plan to raise retirement age
French workers angry over proposed changes to retirement rules are halting high-speed trains, disrupting electricity supplies and taking to the ... World News -
French far-right group on trial for plot to kill Macron
Members of a far-right French group have gone on trial over a plot to kill President Emmanuel Macron during a World War One memorial ceremony in 2018, ... World News -
US Justice Department charges China-based Russian founder of cryptocurrency firm
Anatoly Legkodymov, who lives in China, was arrested Tuesday night in Miami and was due in court on a charge of conducting an unlicensed money transmitting business. Technology -
French union threatens to cut electricity to lawmakers, billionaires amid strike
France’s hardline CGT union has threatened to cut off electricity supplies to lawmakers and billionaires before a nationwide strike on Thursday, in an ... World News -
French-Irish citizen held in Iran in ‘critical’ health: France
A French-Irish citizen held in Iran since October 2022, whose relatives say is on hunger strike, is in a critical state of health, a French diplomatic ... World News -
Oman LNG signs long-term deals with TotalEnergies, Thailand's PTT
Oman LNG has agreed to supply up to 1.6 million metric tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to France's TotalEnergies and Thai state-owned firm PTT ... Energy -
France says concerned for health of French-Irish citizen held in Iran
France is extremely worried about the health of a French-Irish citizen held in Iran since October 2022, who relatives say is on hunger strike, the ... World News -
French federation president Le Graet under investigation for sexual harassment
The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation for moral and sexual harassment against French football federation (FFF) ... World News -
Thousands protest in France to demand EU blacklisting of Iran’s IRGC
Thousands of members of the Iranian diaspora from all over Europe on Monday demonstrated in the EU parliament host city of Strasbourg to urge the bloc ... Middle East -
French power supplier says 75,000 customers without electricity due to storm
French energy supplier Enedis, a unit of EDF, said on Monday that some 75,000 customers were without power after storm Gerard struck western parts of ... World News -
Parisians to vote on keeping or halting e-scooter rental services
Parisians will be invited to vote on whether to allow electric scooter rental services to continue operating in the city as authorities weigh banning ... World News -
France’s Macron: Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari ‘despicable and barbaric act’
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned on Saturday Iran’s execution of Iranian-British national Alireza Akbari, describing it as a “despicable and ... World News -
Ireland working with France to free dual national jailed in Iran
Authorities in Dublin are working closely with France to free Bernard Phelan, an Irish-French national, who was jailed in Iran in October, Ireland’s ... World News