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by Joseph Schmid © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French rail workers launched their latest two-day strike on Sunday over plans to overhaul the heavily indebted train operator SNCF, the biggest test yet to President Emmanuel Macron’s wide-ranging drive to reform the country’s economy. Neither side appears ready to back down, with Prime Minister Edouard Philippe warning that the government would not be deterred despite union pledges for three months of rolling stoppages, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Saturday condemned “indiscriminate fire” by the Israeli army in the latest border clashes that left nine Palestinians dead in the Gaza strip. “France reiterates its strong disapproval of the indiscriminate fire of the Israeli army. All possible light must be shed on these serious events,” Agnes von der Muhll, spokeswoman for the French foreign ministry, said in a statement. The nine dead Palestinians, including a journalist, were buried in […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will pay an official visit to France on Monday and Tuesday, the French presidency confirmed Thursday. The 32-year-old prince, who is the Gulf kingdom’s de facto political leader, will meet President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to discuss “a new strategic partnership”, with a particular focus on investment in renewable energy and the digital economy, Macron’s office said. © Agence France-Presse
PARIS, France (AFP) — Leading opponents of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday called on France and other EU nations not to recognise elections set for May, saying the vote was simply a sham aimed at consolidating his grip on power. The country has been gripped by a political and economic crisis for months as Madura has overhauled institutions while sidelining the main opposition coalition, which has been barred from fielding candidates. “We’ve come to […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and leading broadcasters launched a drive against fake news Tuesday with a new set of trust and transparency standards for journalists. The Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI), which hopes to be able to certify outlets and news sources with high standards of ethical norms and independence, is being backed by Agence-France Presse, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Global Editors Network. RSF head Christophe Deloire said the […]
by Adam Plowright and Joseph Schmid © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French state railway operator SNCF warned Sunday of major disruption caused by strikes this week that analysts say will be a major test of how much weight the country’s once fearsome trade unions still carry. Train drivers and other staff are set to walk off the job from Monday night at the start of three months of planned stoppages against reform plans […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A hunt was underway Thursday for a man who tried to ram his car into soldiers jogging near their barracks in southeast France, without causing any injuries, the army said. The man first threatened a group of soldiers who were out jogging at around 8am in Varces-Allieres-et-Risset, near Grenoble, and later tried to run down another group of soldiers returning from a jog, army spokesman Colonel Benoit Brulon told AFP. […]
by Chantal Valery with Katy Lee in Paris Agence France Presse CARCASSONNE, Russia (AFP) — Arnaud Beltrame’s family were devastated to hear that he had sacrificed his life to help end a jihadist attack, but they were not surprised: he was always putting other people first. The police officer, who receives a full national honor ceremony on Wednesday, has been hailed as a hero for offering himself as a hostage during Friday’s attack in southwest […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na walang Pilipinong naapektuhan ng pinakahuling terror attack sa France. Hinihinalang terorista ang walang habas na namaril sa bahagi ng Carcassone at Trebes na ikinasawi ng tatlo katao at ikinasugat ng labing anim (16) na iba pa. Kinondena naman ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano ang nangyaring pag-atake kasabay ng pagpapaabot ng pakikiramay sa mga naulilang pamilya ng mga biktima at maging […]
by Mathieu Gorse and Katy Lee in Paris Agence France Presse President Emmanuel Macron led tributes Saturday to a French policeman who died after offering himself as a hostage to help end an Islamist attack, becoming the fourth victim of the shooting spree and supermarket siege. Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, 45, was among a group of officers who rushed to the scene in the southwestern town of Trebes on Friday after an attacker claiming allegiance to […]
by Remy Zaka with Pauline Talagrand and Katy Lee in Paris © Agence France-Presse TREBES, France (AFP) — A heroic policeman who swapped himself for a hostage was fighting for his life Saturday after being shot by a gunman who killed three people in a shooting spree French President Emmanuel Macron branded “an Islamist terrorist attack”. Arnaud Beltrame, 45, was among a group of officers who rushed to the scene in the town of Trebes […]
by Remi Zaka with Pauline Talagrand in Paris Agence France-Presse Trèbes, France (AFP) — At least two people were killed after a gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group opened fire and took hostages at a supermarket in southwest France on Friday. A security source said the two were killed in the attack at a Super U store in the town of Trebes. Armed police were also responding to the earlier shooting of a policeman in […]
