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Leaders of the UK and Germany sign new treaty on defence, trade and migration

France, July 18 -- In a landmark moment for European security, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are set to sign a comprehensive friendship and cooperation treaty in Lon... Read More


UK and Germany sign new treaty on defence, trade and people smuggling

France, July 18 -- In a landmark moment for European security, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have signed a comprehensive friendship and cooperation treaty in Lond... Read More


EU hits Russia with sweeping new sanctions over Ukraine war

France, July 18 -- The European Union approved a new series of sanctions against Russia on Friday in response to its ongoing war in Ukraine. The measures include a lower oil price cap, a ban on transa... Read More


Family of French-German cyclist detained in Iran says he is 'innocent'

France, July 18 -- The family of a 19-year-old Franco-German cyclist arrested in Iran while on a Europe-to-Asia bike trip has said he is "innocent" and demanded proof he was alive from Iranian authori... Read More


Residents evacuated as firefighters battle wildfires in southern France

France, July 18 -- Around 150 people were ordered to leave their homes as more than 1,000 firefighters battled overnight to contain a wildfire that broke outin Martigues, southern France, and spread a... Read More


Firefighters quell wildfires in southern France

France, July 18 -- Around 150 people were ordered to leave their homes as more than 1,000 firefighters assisted by water-bomb aircraft battled overnight to contain a wildfire that broke outin Martigue... Read More


French court orders release of Lebanese militant after four decades in prison

France, July 18 -- A French appeals court on Thursday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been imprisoned for 40 years for the 1982 killing of tw... Read More


Macron hits out at Israeli bombing of Catholic church in Gaza

France, July 18 -- France's President Emmanuel Macron joined other international leaders to hit out at an Israeli military strike on a Catholic church in Gaza which left at least three people dead and... Read More


French army to leave Senegal amid Africa downsizing

France, July 17 -- France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa. Ending the French army's ... Read More


French military to leave Senegal amid ongoing withdrawal from Africa

France, July 17 -- France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa. Ending the French army's ... Read More