Tag: France
Islamic State claims Niger killings of French aid workers
NIGER
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for killing six French aid workers, their driver and a local...
France cancels mass gatherings over virus fears
FRANCE
France on Saturday cancelled all gatherings of 5,000 people or more in a bid to contain the coronavirus...
No Christmas Mass at Notre-Dame for first time in two centuries
FRANCE
Notre-Dame cathedral will fail to hold a Christmas mass for the first time since 1803, French officials confirmed...
Suspect in dirty war murder extradited to Argentina
ARGENTINA
An Argentine ex-police officer linked to the murder of hundreds of people during the country's "dirty war" arrived...
As strike drags on, French government to unveil pension plan details
FRANCE
The French government will unveil the details of a pension reform plan Wednesday that has already seen workers...
French film icon Catherine Deneuve suffers stroke
FRANCE
The veteran French actress Catherine Deneuve is in a Paris hospital after suffering a small stroke, her family...
Four police killed in Paris stabbing, attacker shot dead
FRANCE
A man wielding a knife stabbed and killed four officers at the police headquarters in the heart of...
France, Italy to agree on ”automatic distribution” of migrants
ITALY
Rebuilding trust between France and Italy and unlocking the sensitive issue of migration. This is the aim of...
French President Macron extols late Tunisian President
TUNISIA
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday extolled the late Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, describing him as a...
Teenage climate campaigner Thunberg honoured in France
FRANCE
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenage activist whose Friday school strikes protesting government inaction over climate change helped sparked...