French President Emmanuel Macron meets Donald Trump in Washington DC, says Ukraine war will end soon
Feb 26, 2025, at 01:40 am
Washington DC/IBNS: After an hours-long meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC, French President Emmanuel Macron has said that a peace deal or ceasefire agreement in Ukraine will take place in a matter of weeks.
French govt blinks, suspends fuel tax hike for 6 months
Dec 04, 2018, at 08:15 pm
Paris, Dec 4 (IBNS): The French administration has blinked in the face of the Yellow Jacket protests with France Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday declaring a roll back of the fuel tax hike that had resulted in violent protests across the country, latest reports said.
Fuel stations run dry as Yellow Jackets protest in France
Dec 03, 2018, at 09:35 pm
Paris, Dec 3 (IBNS): Fuel stations were running dry in France on Monday with "Yellow Jacket" protesters blocking access to the Total company's 11 fuel depots, reports said, adding that the stocks of several companies fell as a result of the situation.
Trump, Trudeau-Macron engage in Twitter spat ahead of G7 Summit
Jun 08, 2018, at 02:20 pm
Washington/Ottawa, Jun 8 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron have got themselves engaged into a Twitter spat with US President Donald Trump just ahead of the Group 7 Summit this weekend, media reports said.
France’s former Culture Minister appointed new UNESCO chief
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Nov 11(Just Earth News): Member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday appointed Audrey Azoulay, a former culture minister of France, to the top post of the agency.
UN rights experts urge France to provide safe water, sanitation for migrants in ‘Calais Jungle’
Oct 17, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Oct 16(Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts are urging the Government of France to devise long-term measures to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation for migrants in Calais and other areas along the northern French coast.
At General Assembly, France urges return to optimism, values that underpinned UN’s founding
Sep 20, 2017, at 03:42 pm
New York, Sept 20(Just Earth News): Citing a litany of world crises and quoting directly from victims of man-made and natural disasters, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for a return to the optimism and universal values that inspired the founding of the United Nations 72 years ago, taking into the account the new realities of the 21st century.
Champs-Elysees terror attack: Paris prosecutors name attacker
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:36 pm
Paris, Apr 22 (IBNS): The attacker who shot one policeman dead and injured two others in a gun attack on Thursday in Paris's Champs-Elysees area has been named by Paris prosecutors, reports said.
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:13 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has delivered its Order on the case concerning Immunities and Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France) and the request by Equatorial Guinea to indicate provisional measures.
UN refugee agency welcomes France’s decision to close Calais ‘jungle’ camp
Oct 15, 2016, at 03:43 am
New York, Oct 14 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday welcomed the announcement by President François Hollande earlier this month that France will close the informal camp for refugees and migrants in the northern port town of Calais, stressing the vital importance of finding proper alternative accommodation for the thousands of people there.
France and Germany bracing to face more rainfall and flooding
Jun 03, 2016, at 10:12 pm
Paris, Jun 3 (IBNS) High alert was sounded on Friday in the French capital with the forecast of more rain resulting in peaking of flood waters with the River Seine due to reach 6m (19ft) above its normal level, media reported.
NATO Secretary General to visit France
Jun 01, 2016, at 11:18 pm
New York, June 1 (IBNS) The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Paris on Thursday.
Car-free day at Champ-Elysees in Paris a great hit
May 09, 2016, at 03:10 pm
Paris, May 9 (IBNS) People flocked in large numbers to Champ-Elysees in Paris on Sunday to enjoy the area on a traffic-free day, media reported.
UN experts urge France to protect fundamental freedoms while combatting terrorism
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:50 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A group of United Nations human rights experts warned on Tuesday that the current state of emergency in France and the country’s law on surveillance of electronic communications impose excessive and disproportionate restrictions on fundamental freedoms.
COP21: UN joins France and private sector partners for action on electro-mobility
Dec 04, 2015, at 02:36 pm
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Recognizing that transportation has the highest growth in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of any industrial sector, transport representatives at the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) presented 10 initiatives on Thursday that aim to reduce these emissions and build more sustainable transport systems.
Paris attack mastermind kills self during French police raid?
Nov 19, 2015, at 04:20 am
Paris, Nov 18 (IBNS): Suspected mastermind of the Paris terror attacks Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who belongs from Belgium, has reportedly committed suicide during the police raid at Saint Denis on Wednesday.
France observes a minute of silence to mourn Paris attacks
Nov 17, 2015, at 04:29 am
Paris, Nov 16 (IBNS): France on Monday noon fell silent nationwide to mourn for the victims of the deadly Paris attacks that left about 129 people killed on Friday.
Paris attacks were organised from Syria?
Nov 16, 2015, at 09:56 pm
Paris, Nov 16 (IBNS) French PM Manuel Valls has said that the militant attacks carried out in French capital Paris on Friday were organised from Syria, media reports said.
Bus-truck collide in France, 40 killed
Oct 23, 2015, at 09:05 pm
Paris, Oct 23 (IBNS): At least 40 people were killed as a bus and a truck collided near Bordeaux in southwestern France on Friday, media reports said.
Oct 05, 2015, at 01:33 am
Nice, France, Oct 4 (IBNS): At least 16 people were killed as a violent storms and flooding hit French Riviera on Saturday, media reports said.
As momentum builds for December climate talks in Paris, Ban looks ahead to 'bold' outcome
Aug 27, 2015, at 03:56 pm
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) Commending France's "exemplary leadership" on efforts to tackle climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday affirmed that the international community is now at a stage where the final elements of the new climate agreement are being negotiated.
France: Gunman opens fire on train, 3 hurt
Aug 22, 2015, at 06:39 pm
Paris, Aug 22 (IBNS): At least three people were injured as an armed man opened fire on a train in northern France, media reports said on Saturday.
UNHCR welcomes joint declaration by France and United Kingdom on Calais
Aug 21, 2015, at 01:37 pm
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday welcomed the joint declaration signed by the Governments of France and the United Kingdom on the situation in Calais and the associated action plan to deal with it.
Lufthansa's Germanwings plane crashes in France: All feared killed
Mar 24, 2015, at 10:27 pm
Marseille: An Airbus plane of Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in southern France on Tuesday en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf.
UNESCO chief joins world leaders for historic anti-terror unity march in Paris
Jan 12, 2015, at 06:32 am
Paris, Jan 11 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, participated in Sunday's historic march for freedom and solidarity in Paris, held in the wake of the deadly terrorist assault on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, and after three days of subsequent attacks that killed 17 people in the country.
UN and partners stress need for end to political impasse in Haiti before week's end
Jan 09, 2015, at 07:17 pm
New York, Jan 9 (JEN) Less than a week before the Parliament in Haiti becomes dysfunctional, the United Nations and its international partners noted with deep concern that no solution to the political crisis has yet been found.
Global film industry perpetuates discrimination against women – UN-backed study
Sep 23, 2014, at 06:07 pm
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS) Nowhere to be “scene,†women protagonists have less than one-third of all speaking roles in film and are largely absent from powerful positions, according to a United Nations-backed survey released on Monday which argues for the involvement of more female film-makers in the industry, and for greater sensitivity to gender imbalance on screen.