French Security Forces Evacuated Macron From Theater Besieged by Protesters – Reports
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:32 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: French security forces evacuated President Emmanuel Macron from the Bouffes du Nord Theater in Paris as protesters tried to enter the building, French media reported.
France to send more forces to combat terrorists in Africa, Macron says
Jan 14, 2020, at 10:26 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will commit an additional 220 military servicemen to take part in Operation Barkhane, which aims to fight jihadist groups in Africa’s Sahel region.
Over 300 people evacuated from supermarket in France due to fire
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:40 pm
Paris/UNI: More than 300 customers and 35 staff members were evacuated at a supermarket in France's eastern city of Besancon after a fire broke out at an underground parking lot, media reported on Tuesday.
Three people injured as masked gunmen opened fire in France’s Besancon: reports
Dec 26, 2019, at 09:37 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Unknown masked gunmen opened fire in the French city of Besancon, leaving three people injured, French media reported.
Yellow vest, pension reform protesters clash with police in Paris, Nantes – Reports
Dec 07, 2019, at 11:43 pm
Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Yellow vest protesters sought to make use of the pension reform strike momentum on Saturday as they clashed with police in Paris, prompting tear gas salvos, media said.
Turkey to deport 11 French IS suspects: minister
Nov 29, 2019, at 10:30 am
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey will deport 11 French national Islamic State (IS) suspects to their home country next month, said Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Thursday.
Two found dead in France following heavy storms, floods- Reports
Nov 24, 2019, at 10:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two people were found dead in separate locations in southeastern France after storms and floods battered the region, media reported on Sunday.
Police deploy tear gas, smoke bombs against yellow vest protesters on outskirts of Paris
Nov 16, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Police in Paris have deployed tear gas and smoke bombs against yellow vest protesters who are demonstrating on the outskirts of the French capital, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.
Yellow vest protests cost France $2.75Bln - Reports
Nov 15, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: France has lost 2.5 billion euros ($2.75 billion) over the yellow vest protests, which started exactly a year ago, French RTL radio station reported on Friday, citing the government.
Two injured in France mosque shooting
Oct 29, 2019, at 10:07 am
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: Two people were injured on Monday after a man fired shots at a mosque in Bayonne in southwestern France before being arrested, regional authorities said.
Anti-terrorism prosecutor takes over probe into Paris police HQ knife attack
Oct 05, 2019, at 10:05 am
Paris (Xinhua/UNI) The counter-terrorism unit of the Paris prosecutor's office on Friday took over the investigation into the deadly knife attack in Paris police headquarters, according to local media.
France: Four killed in Paris police HQ knife attack
Oct 04, 2019, at 09:49 am
Paris: A knife attack by an employee left three officers and one administrative worker killed at police headquarters in Paris city of France, media reports said on Friday.
At UN, France’s Macron says more ‘political courage’ is needed to face global challenges
Sep 25, 2019, at 04:36 pm
New York: Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly's annual high-level debate on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for courage, and for politicians to take the risks needed to achieve real solutions to contemporary challenges.
Google to pay 965 mln euros to settle fiscal disputes with France
Sep 13, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Paris, Sep 13 (Xinhua/UNI) US tech giant Google has agreed to pay 965 million euros (1.068 billion US dollars) to settle disputes with the French tax authorities in a fraud inquiry that began four years ago.
Anti-Macron March underway in Bayonne amid G7 Summit in neighboring Biarritz
Aug 25, 2019, at 10:34 pm
Bayonne, France, August 25 (Sputnik/UNI) A protest march against French President Emmanuel Macron has begun on Sunday in Bayonne, a city in the southwest of France, just a few miles from Biarritz, which is currently hosting the G7 summit, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
French President Macron keen to get into Merkel's shoes
Aug 25, 2019, at 10:04 am
Beijing, Aug 25 (UNI): As France hosts G7 Summit, a China-based daily says French President Emmanuel Macron is keen to step into German leader Angela Merkel's shoes.
At least 13 people injured in fireworks explosion in southern France - Reports
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Moscow, Aug 17 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 13 people have been injured, two of them seriously, in a fireworks explosion during a fireworks show in the town of Collioure in southern France, local media reported on Saturday.
At least three dead, one injured in shooting in Southern France
Jul 29, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Paris, Jul 29 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people were killed and one was injured in a shooting in Southern France on Sunday evening, local media reported.
Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman's sister faces verdict over beating workman in France
Jul 09, 2019, at 07:17 pm
Paris, July 9 (IBNS): Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman's sister is facing a verdict in France on Tuesday for allegedly beating an Egyptian-born artisan, media reports said.
Number of Yellow Vest protesters in France fell to lowest since rallies began: Reports
May 19, 2019, at 07:36 am
Moscow, May 18 (Sputnik/UNI): The number of yellow vests protesters in France fell to 15,500 people nationwide, the lowest since the protests started in November, local media reported on Saturday.
Six people injured in shooting in France's northern city of Amiens: Reports
May 12, 2019, at 08:55 pm
Moscow, May 12 (Sputnik/UNI) At least six people sustained injuries as a result of a shooting in the northern French city of Amiens early on Sunday, local media reported.
Three Spaniards suspected of planning violent acts arrested in France
May 01, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Paris, May 1 (Xinhua) French police on Wednesday arrested three Spaniards suspected of planning violent acts during a May Day rally in the French capital as part of the government's preventive measures against violence, local media reported.
France denounces attacks against military forces in Mali
Apr 24, 2019, at 10:07 am
Paris, Apr 23 (Xinhua/UNI) France strongly condemned assaults targeting MINUSMA peacekeeper forces and local soldiers in Mali, stressing that the responsible "must be prosecuted", the French foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
French Police detain over 120 people amid Yellow Vest rallies in Paris
Apr 20, 2019, at 06:34 pm
Moscow, Apr 20 (Sputnik/UNI) French police detained 126 people during yellow vest demonstrations in Paris on Saturday, the 23d consecutive weekend of national protests throughout the country, Le Figaro newspaper reported.
Notre Dame fire 'under control', French President Macron vows to rebuild it
Apr 16, 2019, at 09:01 am
Paris, Apr 16 (IBNS): Firefighters have worked for several hours to bring the fire, which broke out at the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame in French capital Paris, under control on Tuesday as the country's President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild the iconic structure which is visited by thousands of people every year.
Around 33,700 yellow vest protesters rally across France: Interior Ministry
Mar 31, 2019, at 09:56 am
Paris, Mar 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Some 33,700 yellow vest protesters rallied across France on Saturday, 4,000 of them in Paris, the French Interior Ministry said in a communique.
Xi calls for strong China-France partnership
Mar 27, 2019, at 10:46 am
Paris, March 27 (Xinhua): Chinese President Xi Jinping met with French senate president Gerard Larcher here Tuesday, urging the two sides to maintain sound strategic partnership and foster more fruitful practical cooperation so as to lay a stronger foundation for bilateral ties.
In support of India's fight against terror, France to freeze assets of JeM chief Azhar
Mar 15, 2019, at 01:29 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI): In a major display of strategic partnership with India and solidarity on the issue of terror, France on Friday announced that it will "freeze" all assets of JeM chief Masood Azhar in application of the country's Monetary and Financial Code.
Feb 15, 2019, at 08:58 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): French protesters’ rights have been “disproportionately curtailed” during the wave of recent “gilet jaunes”, or yellow jacket demonstrations across the country over Government economic policies, said a group of independent UN human rights experts on Thursday.
Paris: Fire at apartment block kills ten people, injures many
Feb 06, 2019, at 02:14 pm
Paris, Feb 6 (IBNS): Ten people, including a child, have died while many were injured in a fire at an eight-storey building in Paris, media reports said.