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Ukraine war videos raise questions over Russia's recruitment of Africans

France, Jan. 16 -- The footage, widely circulated online, shows black men in Russian military uniforms being humiliated, threatened or described as expendable. The language used has drawn attention to... Read More


Bodies of more than 20 African migrants found in mass grave in Libya

France, Jan. 16 -- The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said authorities raided a farm near the town of Ajdabiya after receiving ​a report of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa being h... Read More


France says parliamentary approval of budget is 'impossible'

France, Jan. 16 -- The eurozone's second-largest economy has been bogged down in political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron called snap polls in 2024, in which he lost his majority. In a bid to... Read More


Macron says France is providing two-thirds of Ukraine's intelligence information

France, Jan. 16 -- Washington briefly suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine in March as part of efforts to crank up pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyto cooperate with President ... Read More


France now supplies most of Ukraine's intelligence, Macron says

France, Jan. 16 -- Washington briefly suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine in March as part of efforts to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyto cooperate with President Donald Trump... Read More


Macron seeks €36bn boost in French defence spending by 2030

France, Jan. 15 -- Speaking at the Istres-Le Tube Air Base in southern France, where he delivered his New Year's address to the military, Macron said France needed to move faster. "To be powerful in ... Read More


France's Sophie Adenot to spend nine months on ISS after medical evacuation

France, Jan. 15 -- NASA said Adenot's Epsilon mission, originally planned for mid-February, could now launch as early as 8 February from Florida. The space agency also confirmed the mission will last ... Read More


Brussels lays out €90bn loan for Ukraine with military focus

France, Jan. 15 -- Around two-thirds of the funds, about €60 billion euros, will be used to support Kyiv's military, while the remaining €30 billion euros will cover general budget needs, ... Read More


Macron warns of 'cascading consequences' if US seizes Greenland

France, Jan. 15 -- "If the sovereignty of a European ally were affected, the cascading consequences would be unprecedented," Macron told a cabinet meeting, according to government spokeswomanMaud Breg... Read More


France to step up Greenland deployment with land, air and sea forces

France, Jan. 15 -- The move followed an emergency defence council convened at the Elysee on Greenland and Iran, after which President Emmanuel Macron travelled to the Istres air base in southern Franc... Read More