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French ship makes first Western European transit of Hormuz since Iran conflict

France, April 3 -- The Malta-flagged Kribi, owned by French shipping group CMA CGM, passed through the strait on Thursday, according to MarineTraffic data analysed by the news agencies AFP and Reuters... Read More


Court overturns police ban on Muslim gathering near Paris

France, April 3 -- Paris police had banned the annual gathering north of the capital, citing a "major terrorist risk" and saying the event might be targeted by small far-right groups. The 40th Annual... Read More


French police ban annual Muslim event over terror attack risk

France, April 3 -- The 40th Annual Gathering of the Muslims of France (RAMF) had been due to take place at Le Bourget, just north of Paris, from Friday until Monday. The four-day event brings togethe... Read More


Successful blast-off for NASA's Artemis lunar mission

France, April 2 -- Around 400,000 people gathered to watch NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket topped with the Orion crew capsule lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Centre at approximately 6:35... Read More


New age of Moon exploration underway as NASA's Artemis mission blasts off

France, April 2 -- Around 400,000 people gathered to watch NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, topped with the Orion crew capsule, lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Centre at approximately 6:... Read More


France's Macron visits South Korea for talks on technology and security

France, April 2 -- Macron's two-day visit to Seoul will see him visit a war memorial to pay tribute to French soldiers who fought in the Korean War. He will hold summit talks with South Korean Pr... Read More


Macron heads to South Korea for talks on technology and security

France, April 2 -- Macron is due in Seoul for a two-day visit, where he will hold summit talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Friday. The two leaders are expected to sign several memora... Read More


Inside the Hungarian think tank pushing Orban's far-right agenda in Brussels

France, April 2 -- MCC Brussels is the European Union-facing branch of Mathias Corvinus Collegium - the Budapest-based organisation Orban's government has turned into "the mouthpiece of the Orban regi... Read More


First deaths in Channel of 2026 as France and UK weigh how to stop small boats

France, April 2 -- The men, one from Afghanistan and the other from Sudan, died on Wednesday while attempting to board an inflatable dinghy that was carrying around 30 people, authorities in northern ... Read More


Macron rejects military plan as allies push to reopen Strait of Hormuz

France, April 2 -- The strait normally carries around 20 percent of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas, but has been effectively closed by Iran amid a widening regional conflict. "We have toda... Read More