The conditions are no longer in place for the fight against the Islamists to continue in Mali and French President Emanuel Macron has called for a reorganization of French forces in the region, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said tonight. “If the conditions are no longer met so that we can act in Mali, which […]
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French Foreign Minister: ‘All the evidence’ agrees that a ‘fierce attack’ by Russia is imminent
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today that “all the evidence” was in favor of a “fierce” Russian military strike on Ukraine. “Is there any evidence of a violent attack by Russian forces on Ukraine? Yes, this is true, it is possible, it is possible (to be done) quickly,” the French diplomat told France […]
France: At least seven killed in building explosion
At least seven people have been killed, including a newborn baby, in an explosion at a building in southwestern France. The cause of the explosion in the building has not been clarified yet, today early in the morning in the center of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque. Pictures released by the local fire department show debris on the ground […]
The man who threatened two police officers with a knife in Paris and was neutralized was already known to the authorities
LAST UPDATE: 10.11 Two police officers in Paris today neutralized a man who threatened them with a knife at the train station Gard di Nord in the capital, Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Jembari told RMC radio. “The person who attacked them succumbed to his injuries on the spot,” the minister said, noting that the two police […]
French ambassador to Ukraine calls on French to get food and water
The French ambassador to Kiev Etienne de Ponsin urged his Ukrainian counterparts to get food, water and warm clothes due to the tense situation with Russia, but has not yet recommended leaving the country, as reported by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. “The last few days have not yet led to the expected de-escalation, […]
France: Valerie Pécres in favor of border walls to tackle immigration
French presidential candidate Valerie Pecres, seeking to revitalize her prospects in the upcoming elections, expressed her support for the border walls and referred to the “great replacement” of the population by non-white immigrants, as broadcast by Bloomberg agency. Addressing thousands of supporters in Paris on Sunday, Pecresse, the Republican nominee, said France had lost much […]
France: Nearly 100 arrests in ‘Freedom Convoy’ mobilization
Police in Paris produced 97 people in relation to the protest of the “Koky of Freedom”, against the Coronovirus constraints, which took place despite the fact that the French authorities had banned it. In addition, the authorities announced today on Twitter that 513 fines were imposed. Critics of the measures imposed in France, aimed at […]
France’s presidency: Putin says nothing suggests he is preparing an invasion
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not say anything during a telephone conversation today with French President Emanuel Macron indicating that he was preparing to invade Ukraine, a French presidency official said. “We do not see any indication that President Putin is going to launch an attack,” the official told reporters after a nearly 90-minute telephone […]
France: At 500, demonstrator vehicles stopped the police stopped as they headed in Paris
LAST UPDATE: 12:52 The French police announced that there was currently 500 vehicles who were trying to enter Paris and participated in a provider of protesters opposed to restrictive measures to curb Covid-19. Police stopped the vehicles at three entrances to the French capital and gave more than 150 calls, she said in a Twitter […]
Abolition of tests for vaccinated travelers coming to France
France will abolish the obligation to conduct a test on the departure of vaccinated travelers coming to the country from tomorrow, Saturday, the government announced tonight. “The vaccination certificate is again sufficient for arrival in France, whatever the country of origin, as was the case before the spread of the Omicron variant,” said a press […]