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France: President Macron Wants to “Piss Off” Unvaccinated People

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has sparked outrage after using divisive, vulgar language to say he wanted to make life difficult…

3 years ago

France: President Emmanuel Macron Diagnosed with Covid-19

Image source: Wikimedia Commons French President Emmanuel Macron has been diagnosed with Covid-19 after developing symptoms. Emmanuel Macron, 42, will…

4 years ago

Vladimir Putin Cancels France Visit amid Row over Syria

Vladimir Putin has decided to cancel a planned visit to France amid a row over Syria. The Russian president had…

8 years ago

What Is A Burkini?

A burkini is a full-body swimsuit that covers everything except the face, hands and feet. The full-body swimwear is preferred…

8 years ago

Record Cocaine Seizure at Coca-Cola Plant in France

French police have seized 370kg of cocaine with a street value of up to 50 million euros. The drug, hidden…

8 years ago

Euro 2016: Russian Soccer Fans Leader Alexander Shprygin Expelled After Marseille Violence

France has expelled far-right leader of the Russian soccer supporters' association Alexander Shprygin following violence at the England-Russia Euro 2016…

8 years ago

Laurent Fabius Quits as France’s Foreign Minister

France Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has announced his departure from the socialist government. He told reporters that he had attended…

9 years ago

France Opens WW2 Vichy Regime Archive

France is opening up police and ministerial archives from the Vichy regime which collaborated with Nazi occupation forces in World…

9 years ago

Paris Attacks: France Holds Memorial Service for Victims

France is holding a national memorial service for the 130 people who died in a series of attacks in Paris…

9 years ago

Paris Attacks: France Faces Chemical or Biological Attack, Says PM Manuel Valls

France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls has warned that his country could face chemical or biological attack from terror groups, as…

9 years ago

WikiLeaks: NSA Spied on French Presidents

US ambassador to Paris has been summoned by the French foreign ministry over claims that the US spied on President…

9 years ago

Russia Threatens Retaliation over Asset Seizure in Belgium and France

Russia has protested over the seizure of the Russian state assets in Belgium, a move triggered by a court ruling…

9 years ago

France: Muslim Student’s Skirt Ban Sparks Outrage

A 15-year-old Muslim student was sent home from a French school because she was wearing a long black skirt. The…

10 years ago

Marine Le Pen opposes her father Jean-Marie Le Pen’s candidacy

France's far-right Front National (FN) leader Marine Le Pen has said she will move to stop her father Jean-Marie Le…

10 years ago

Charlie Hebdo attack: Francois Hollande declares day of national mourning on January 8

Thousands of people have gathered at the Place de la Republique in central Paris for a vigil after a deadly…

10 years ago

Nativity scene banned in France

La Roche-Sur-Yon officials have banned a nativity scene, in the latest row over France's secular traditions. A judge in Nantes…

10 years ago

France launches first air strikes against ISIS militants

France has launched its first air strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Iraq, the office of President Francois Hollande…

10 years ago

France cancels Mistral warships delivery to Russia over Ukraine crisis

France has decided to stop the delivery of the first of two Mistral navy assault ships to Russia over Ukraine…

10 years ago

France: New cabinet named under PM Manuel Valls

France’s President Francois Hollande has named a new cabinet under Prime Minister Manuel Valls, dropping ministers who rebelled against austerity…

10 years ago

WWI centenary: Francois Hollande and Joachim Gauck to mark commemoration

French President Francois Hollande and German President Joachim Gauck will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Germany's declaration of war on…

10 years ago

Mehdi Nemmouche: France extradites suspected Jewish Museum gunman to Belgium

France has extradited Mehdi Nemmouche, the man suspected of shooting dead four people at Brussels’ Jewish Museum, to Belgium. A…

10 years ago

France: Four people arrested on suspicion of recruiting militants to fight in Syria

French authorities have arrested four people have in the Paris region and southern France on suspicion of recruiting militants to…

10 years ago

Hundreds of migrants expelled by police from Calais camps

French police in the northern city of Calais is removing about 800 migrants from Asia, the Middle East and Africa…

10 years ago

EU elections 2014: France’s National Front heading for victory

France’s National Front has come first in the country's elections to the European Parliament according to exit polls in what…

10 years ago

Rwanda genocide commemorations in Kigali

People gathered for a Mass in Rwandan capital Kigali ahead of a week of official mourning to mark the 20th…

11 years ago