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France abusing rights of the homeless: UN official
Apr 12, 2019 13:02France is guilty of human rights abuses of homeless people and laws guaranteeing a home for all fail to protect the most vulnerable, a UN special rapporteur said on Friday.
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Haftar’s army downs Libyan govt. military plane
Apr 11, 2019 01:53The so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has shot down a military aircraft operated by the UN-backed government of Libya en route from the city of Misrata, an official says.
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France, EU partners pressing US to moderate Iran bans, Macron tells Rouhani
Apr 10, 2019 00:29French President Emmanuel Macron says Paris and its European partners are pressing the Trump administration to moderate the sanctions it imposed against Tehran after withdrawing the US from the Iran nuclear deal.
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Rwanda marks genocide amid questions about France's role
Apr 07, 2019 06:02Rwandans have gathered to begin a solemn commemoration of a genocide which killed some 800,000 Tutsis 25 years ago, amid new questions about France's role in the extermination.
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Pope blames US, Europe for deaths of people in war zones
Apr 07, 2019 01:28Pope Francis says arms sales by the United States and Europe are to blame for the deaths of people, including children, in such places as Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan.
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UK, US and France pushed terrorists for chemical attacks in Syria: Official
Apr 07, 2019 00:37A Syrian official has lashed out at Britain, France and the United States over warning Damascus against using chemical weapons, saying the three countries are fully responsible for pushing terrorist groups to use toxic chemical materials in the crisis-plagued Arab country.
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Twentieth round of yellow vests protests end at Trocadero
Mar 31, 2019 03:47France's yellow vest protesters started their twentieth round of protests on Saturday, with the Paris protest ending on the Place du Trocadero in the capital city.
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France, Belgium planning false flag Syria chemical attack: Russia
Mar 30, 2019 01:17Russia has warned that the intelligence agencies of France and Belgium - in cooperation with terrorists and "pseudo-humanitarian" volunteers - are preparing to conduct a false flag chemical attack in Syria.
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Germany extends ban on Saudi arms sale by 6 months despite France, UK criticism
Mar 29, 2019 03:44Germany has extended its ban on all arms exports to Saudi Arabia for a further six months, in a move which drew criticism from fellow European arms exporters, including France and Britain.
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Police, yellow vests clash as France deploys anti-terror troops
Mar 24, 2019 03:14Police have fired tear gas and clashed with "yellow vest" protesters who marched through Paris and other cities across France for the 19th week against the policies of President Emmanuel Macron.