France

Macron: UK playing with our nerves on post-Brexit row

Nov 20, 2021 07:01

French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Britain of playing with his country’s nerves in a dispute over post-Brexit fishing licenses.
Turkey refuses Macron’s call for troops withdrawal from Libya

Nov 14, 2021 04:59

Turkey has refused French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for the foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya, describing it as a “wrong” solution ahead of the Libyan presidential and parliamentary elections.
Iran sees France as potential major actor in JCPOA talks

Nov 11, 2021 02:48

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri Kani, the country’s top negotiator in the Vienna talks on the revival of the JCPOA, said France could play the role of a major actor in the nuclear negotiations in case Paris adopts a “more independent stance”.
Germany COVID infections hit highest as France sees record hospitalizations

Nov 09, 2021 08:16

Germany’s new coronavirus infections have soared alarmingly, touching the highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed on Monday.
French Navy conducts surveillance op to enforce North Korea sanctions

Nov 08, 2021 05:54

A UN-appointed French naval crew has conducted surveillance operations above the Yellow Sea between North Korea and China, in search of what it describes as signs of contraband headed for North Korea.
Austerity closed over 20% of French hospital beds during epidemic

Nov 05, 2021 16:04

France has been shocked by a report that found that 20% of all the nation’s hospital beds have closed since the start of the pandemic. That total number of closed beds is twice as many as in 2019, which also reveals that hospitals have been running at under-capacity for some time.
UK, France at war over post-Brexit fishing rights

Nov 04, 2021 14:37

To fish or not to fish is at the center of an escalating row between France and Britain row after France seized one British trawler and fined another for not playing by the new rules.
Britain’s position on fishing row with France unchanged: Johnson

Nov 03, 2021 13:34

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says London will make no concession in a dispute with France over fishing rights, against the backdrop of a move by Paris to put on hold plans for retaliatory measures.
France-Australia row deepens as Macron's text leaked to Australian media

Nov 03, 2021 05:21

France has denounced Australia's "very inelegant" move to leak a private text message from President Emmanuel Macron to the Australian premier about a submarine deal that Canberra later unilaterally dropped, deeply dismaying Paris and sparking a diplomatic row.
Britain warns France: Back down in 48 hours or face trade trouble

Nov 01, 2021 10:36

The UK warned France on Monday to back down in a fish row within 48 hours or face legal action under the Brexit trade deal amid an intensifying dispute between Paris and London.