France braces for new strikes against Macron’s pension reform
PARIS, France (AFP) - France braced Monday for another day of mass protests and strikes over proposed pension overhauls being pushed…
3 years ago
President Emmanuel Macron
Macron says France to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors
BELFORT, France (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for a "renaissance" for the French nuclear industry, saying he wanted…
4 years ago
France summit seeks action on ocean protection
PARIS, France (AFP) - World leaders, scientists and major companies gather in France this week to boost efforts to protect…
4 years ago
French state liable for climate inaction, court rules
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A French court on Wednesday held the state responsible for its…
5 years ago
French aid workers among eight killed by gunmen in Niger
by Boureima Hama Agence France-Presse KOURE, Niger (AFP) — Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French…
6 years ago
Top French historian slams Macron’s statue stance as another is attacked
by Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A top French historian slammed President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday for…
6 years ago
Russia holds grand WWII parade ahead of vote on Putin reforms
by Jonathan BROWN Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Columns of tanks and troops will parade through Red Square on…
6 years ago
France cracks down on plastic waste, destruction of unsold clothes
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French parliament on Thursday passed a law forbidding retailers from destroying unsold clothes and banning…
6 years ago
Paris shops, monuments to close as fears of protest violence mount
The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum and scores of shops on the Champs-Elysees are set to close as authorities warned…
8 years ago
Macron sticks by plan for compulsory national service
PARIS, France (AFP) - Two decades after it scrapped its compulsory military service France will introduce a mandatory "national service" for all…
8 years ago
France hikes defense spending to hit NATO target
by Daphné Benoit Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - France on Wednesday announced plans to boost defense spending by more than 40…
8 years ago
Macron ‘completely changed’ France’s image, says tech billionaire
by Clare Byrne Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) m-- President Emmanuel Macron has "completely changed" France's image, telecoms billionaire Xavier…
8 years ago
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