Trump win ‘opens period of uncertainty’: France
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande, who once said Donald Trump made him want to retch, warned Wednesday that the Republican billionaire’s stunning victory in the...
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France truck attack kills 84
by TNT Desk
NICE: At least 84 people were killed in France’s city of Nice as a truck driver plowed through the crowd gathered to celebrate Bastille Day...
French president confirms EgyptAir flight crash
by TNT Desk
CAIRO: An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean on Thursday with 66 people on board prompting an investigation into whether it...
Eurozone crisis is over, says France’s Hollande
by AFP
TOKYO: The crippling debt crisis that has ravaged Europe for years is finished, France’s President Francois Hollande has declared, despite high unemployment and lingering recession...
China welcomes French president with Airbus order
by AFP
BEIJING: China welcomed French President Francois Hollande on Thursday with an agreement to buy 60 Airbus planes as he became the first Western leader to...
France’s Francois Hollande heads off on sales trip to China
by AFP
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande, accompanied by a high-powered business delegation, starts a two-day visit to China Thursday, with trade rather than geopolitics at the...
Fifth French soldier killed in Mali fighting
by AFP
Paris: A French corporal was killed during fighting in northern Mali, bringing to five the number of French deaths since the January 11 intervention to...
EU puts off rebel arms decision on Syria anniversary
by AFP
Damascus: Syria’s devastating conflict entered its third year on Friday with no agreement among EU leaders on British and French calls for an easing of...
France urges EU to lift Syria arms ban to aid rebels
by AFP
Damascus: French President Francois Hollande urged Europe’s leaders on Thursday to lift an arms embargo on Syria to help rebels battling for nearly two years...
EU leaders clash on crunch budget
by AFP
Brussels: EU leaders clashed on the bloc’s future budget as Britain led a campaign for massive spending cuts while France and Italy argued for a budget...