France

Police shutting down major refugee camp in northern France

Sep 17, 2019 07:47

Police in France have been forcing some 1,000 refugees to leave a gymnasium in the vicinity of the northern port of Dunkirk following a court ruling that declared the makeshift camp a health and security hazard.
More mass strikes in France against cutting pensions

Sep 17, 2019 00:55

Huge demonstrations and strikes were held across France as efforts increase to stop austerity-minded rollbacks to the pension system. President Emmanuel Macron wants to dismantle the current system in favor of a single plan which omits any distinction between manual labor and office work.
Paris commuters hit by strike over public transport workers pensions

Sep 13, 2019 08:16

Paris metro and other public transport workers walked off the job Friday over a planned pension overhaul, sparking huge traffic jams and forcing many people to stay home for the duration of the one-day strike action.
Talks with US meaningless while sanctions still in place, Rouhani tells Macron

Sep 12, 2019 00:41

President Hassan Rouhani has informed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that there is no point in talks with the United States as long as it keeps sanctions against the Islamic Republic in place.
France's summer heatwaves claimed 1,500 lives: minister

Sep 09, 2019 03:25

Two heatwaves that hit France this summer claimed more than 1,500 more lives, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said Sunday.
Iran nuclear chief meets acting IAEA chief, complains of Europe failure to meet JCPOA commitments

Sep 08, 2019 05:54

Iran’s nuclear chief has criticized the European signatories to a 2015 nuclear agreement for failing to honor their legal commitments to Tehran, adding that the multinational accord is “no one-way street.”
Yellow Vest protesters return to streets for 43rd week

Sep 08, 2019 02:58

Hundreds of "yellow Vests" demonstrators gather in front of the steps of the Opéra Comédie in Montpellier, for a "national" call to action.
Macron starts pension rollback despite protests

Sep 06, 2019 04:30

After being forced to delay because of the Yellow Vest anti-austerity movement, French President Emmanuel Macron has begun his right-wing pension reform which is already certain to provoke major protests this month.
UN investigators: US, Western allies may be complicit in Yemen war crimes

Sep 04, 2019 02:15

The United Nations’ investigators say they suspect the US and its chief Western allies, the UK and France, of complicity in “war crimes” in Yemen, citing their provision of arms, logistics, and intelligence to a Saudi-led coalition invading the country.
Finnish top diplomat confirms talks on credit facility for Iran in exchange for oil sale

Sep 04, 2019 01:37

Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has confirmed reports that Iran would be able to resume its oil sale under a new initiative by France, which seeks to provide Tehran with a crucial credit facility to help save a nuclear deal that has suffered as a result of US sanctions.