France

Three French flood rescuers killed in helicopter crash

Dec 02, 2019 10:23

Three emergency workers were killed in a helicopter crash near Marseille while on a rescue mission in southern France where floods have left two dead, officials said Monday.
Yellow Vests march as nation preps for huge general strike

Dec 01, 2019 09:54

As France begins its Christmas season, it is also steeling itself for what may be the most important general strike since 1995.
Erdogan, Macron trade barbs in 'brain death' dispute

Nov 30, 2019 07:35

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has engaged in a war of words with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron after the latter said NATO was dying owing to a lack of coordination between member states to respond to Ankara’s Syria offensive.
Foreign Ministry slams France's 'unconstructive' JCPOA claims

Nov 28, 2019 14:04

Foreign Ministry has raised serious objection to the French foreign minister’s comments pointing to Paris’s inclination to bring Iran back under the United Nations sanctions.
Black boxes from France’s ill-fated helicopters found in Mali

Nov 28, 2019 09:34

The black boxes from two French military helicopters that collided and killed 13 soldiers during an operation against alleged militants in Mali have been recovered, France has announced.
13 French troopers killed in helicopter crash in Mali

Nov 26, 2019 12:33

French President Emmanuel Macron says 13 French troopers have been killed in a helicopter crash during an operation against militants in Mali.
France designates Abu Dhabi as Persian Gulf European mission HQ, moves to upgrade Saudi air defenses

Nov 25, 2019 04:02

France has designated Abu Dhabi as the headquarters for a so-called European-led naval coalition in the Persian Gulf, shortly after announcing that it is bolstering Saudi air defenses with new equipment.
NATO divisions grow ahead of high-level summit

Nov 21, 2019 03:42

As usual NATO foreign affairs ministers posed for photographs as they attended their latest meeting here in Brussels but very unusually key players in this 70-year-old alliance are no longer even pretending to show unity.
Russia, France criticize US for ending Fordow sanctions waiver

Nov 20, 2019 03:44

Russia and France have expressed dismay at a recent US decision to cancel a sanctions waiver related to Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility ending a key part of a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement, which Washington abandoned last year.
Girl dies, several feared missing in French bridge collapse

Nov 18, 2019 10:57

A 15-year-old girl has been killed after a suspension bridge over a river in southwest France collapsed, causing a car, a truck and possibly a third vehicle to plunge into the water, local authorities say.