France

French foreign minister calls for end to Aleppo ‘massacre’

NIZIP, Turkey (AFP) --France's foreign minister urged the international community to "do everything" to end the "massacre" in the Syrian…

Putin ready to extend Aleppo truce as France, Germany up pressure

by Hui Min Neo with Karam al-Masri in Aleppo BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he…

Fusion project construction kicks into gear as costs balloon

CADARACHE, France (Reuters)-- Construction of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor in southern France is in full swing as the cost…

World must ready for global microcephaly ‘epidemic’: study

by Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world should prepare for a "global epidemic" of microcephaly, a condition…

Filipino killed in accident on world’s biggest cruise ship

by Thibault LE GRAND MARSEILLE, France (AFP) -- A Filipino crewman was killed Tuesday during a safety drill on the…

Foiled Paris terror plot: What we know

PARIS, France (AFP) - Seven people are in custody in France after intelligence services foiled a plot to use a…

Frenchwoman who received first face transplant dies

by Brigitte CASTELNAU LILLE, France (AFP) -- The world's first face transplant recipient, Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire, died in April "after…

French farmers, truckers block roads in migrant camp demo

CALAIS, France (AFP) - by David COURBET Benjamin MASSOT Angry French truckers and farmers blocked the main routes in and…

Death toll from birthday cake fire in N. France reaches 14

ROUNEN, France (AFP) -- The death toll from a fire in northern France this month, sparked by birthday cake candles,…

France’s top court to rule on burkini ban

by Aurelia END PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's highest administrative court will decide Friday whether to overturn the ban on…

Terror, strikes and rain: France sees 7% tourism drop

PARIS, France (AFP) - The number of tourists visiting France has dropped seven percent since January, with foreigners deterred by terror…

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