One of the world’s most influential countries, France, has been brought to its knees by days of violent protests.
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French president fends off efforts to halt his pension revamp and topple his administration
Trade unions have led strikes against proposed rise in pension age, which is now likely to become law
President Emmanuel Macron saw his decision to push through a change in the retirement age as necessary, but the price may be high.
After President Emmanuel Macron pushed his unpopular pension bill through Parliament without a vote, demonstrations about the changes broke out again.
Paris is world famous for romance. But what about bromance (or romance fraternelle, as the UK's French cousins might say)?
President Emmanuel Macron has embarked on a four-country visit as he slashes the French military presence and says colonial-era habits and attitudes must die.
Paris stands firmly against “attacking Russia on its own soil,” the French leader stated
French troops will leave Burkina Faso at the insistence of Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso has confirmed it is asking France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month, a government spokesman said on Monday.
State media in Burkina Faso had reported that the authorities want the French troops to leave
Burkina Faso's military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday.
At least six people have been injured in a mass stabbing at a major train station in Paris.
rance will require that travellers arriving from China provide a negative Covid-19 test result less than 48 hours old before departure, the health ministry said in a statement on Friday.
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Two people are dead and several others are injured after a gunman opened fire in Paris.
France's privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million) for foisting advertising cookies on users.
In the wake of Argentina’s World Cup victory, world media praised the “heroic” efforts of French star Mbappé and ran out of superlatives for Lionel Messi, crowned as the “god of football”.
Air France and Airbus are being tried on charges of involuntary manslaughter after 228 people died in the 2009 crash
France on Thursday denied accusations by Mali's foreign minister that the French army has provided support to Islamist groups and violated Malian airspace. Mali's relations with Paris have been deteriorating since a junta took power in an August 2020 coup, eventually culminating in the withdrawal of French troops that was completed on Monday after a nearly decade-long mission.