Tag: France
France says Mali’s arrest of embassy worker on coup charges ‘unfounded’
France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has said that a French man recently arrested in Mali on…
Macron vows to punish antisemitic ‘hatred’ after memorial tree cut down
The cutting down of an olive tree planted in memory of a young French Jewish man tortured to…
France, Germany, UK willing to reinstate sanctions on Iran, FT reports
(Reuters) -France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have told the United Nations they are ready to reinstate sanctions…
France acknowledges role in Cameroon’s struggle for independence
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron formally acknowledged France's role in violent repression during Cameroon's struggle for independence…
Child dies in Italy as European heatwave sets records and sparks wildfires
A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain and French…
Southwest France swelters under a heat wave as fire crews guard smoldering vineyards
PARIS (AP) — A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius…
‘Challenging day’ for firefighters battling huge blaze in France
Firefighters tackling a massive wildfire in southern France face a "challenging day" with officials warning on Sunday that…
The Paris office of Israeli airline El Al is vandalized with graffiti
PARIS (AP) — Israeli airline El Al said Thursday that its Paris office was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti,…
France to tighten visa rules for Algerian diplomats as deportation dispute escalates
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday has asked his government to tighten visa requirements on Algerian…
One dead, nine injured in huge France wildfire
Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled to halt the spread of a wildfire in southern France that has…
Lavish ‘Grand Mariage’ weddings celebrate Comoros tradition, society
It is wedding season in the Comoros, when the diaspora return to the tiny Indian Ocean islands for…
UK-France migrant returns deal takes effect
A "one-in, one-out" deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats…