'Unprecedented new low': France flays Australia over leaked Macron text to Morrison
Nov 04, 2021, at 02:21 am
Sydney/IBNS: After the leak of French President Emannuel Macron's text message to Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, France's ambassador to Canberra said the collapse of the submarine deal reached an "unprecedented new low", according to media reports.
US, French Foreign Ministers to hold talks on October 5: Reports
Oct 03, 2021, at 04:34 am
Moscow/Sputnik: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will hold talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, media said.
Macron stresses on strategic partnerships to defend Europe better after defence pact with Greece
Sep 29, 2021, at 03:53 am
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has stressed that Europe must build its own military capacity, after signing a 3 billion euros ($3.51 billion) deal for French frigates with another European country Greece, according to media reports.
France focuses on responsibility and solidarity in the face of global challenges
Sep 28, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New York: In his address to the UN General Assembly on Monday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian upheld multilateralism as the key to overcoming global challenges including conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
Submarine row: Boris Johnson tells irate France to get a grip
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:20 pm
London/Paris: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has commented on France's condemnation of the trilateral nuclear submarine deal, which is likely to further fuel Paris' anger, according to media reports.
Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden to hold negotiations: French Cabinet
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:52 am
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden will hold a conversation later on Wednesday to clarify details related to Australia's decision to scrap the $66 billion submarine contract with French shipbuilders after formation of the AUKUS alliance, French cabinet spokesman Gabriel Attal said.
France says crisis in relations with US over AUKUS to affect new NATO concept
Sep 20, 2021, at 02:52 am
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: France will discuss the new NATO strategic concept bearing in mind the crisis in its relations with the United States, which formed a new strategic partnership with London and Canberra behind its ally's back, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday.
'Stab in the back..trust betrayed' : France after Australia cancels submarine deal
Sep 17, 2021, at 06:29 am
Paris: France has expressed anger over Australia's sudden decision to cancel a huge submarine deal in order to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the US, according to media reports.
Trial begins in 2015 Paris terror attack
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Paris: A court in Paris on Wednesday started the trial in the 2015 Paris attacks which left 130 people dead.
Belgium, France direct citizens to leave Afghanistan
Aug 14, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Kabul: Belgium and France have once again urged their citizens in Afghanistan to leave as the Taliban continue to advance and seize territory.
Jul 25, 2021, at 05:27 am
Beijing: French co-owner of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in China’s southern Guangdong province, on Thursday said it might be left with no other option but to shut down amid troubles faced by it.
France recognises Covishield for its travel pass
Jul 18, 2021, at 06:55 am
Paris/IBNS: France will accept people vaccinated with Covishield, the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, for its health pass, Prime Minister Jean Castex said in a statement on Saturday, reported AFP.
Manhunt underway in France after shooting at Police : Prefect
May 30, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A gendarmerie operation is underway in the town of Lardin-Saint-Lazare in the southwest of France after a man who shot at the police escaped, the prefect of the Dordogne region is warning locals to stay indoors.
France, several other nations preparing draft UNSC resolution on Israel, Palestine: Source
May 19, 2021, at 02:42 pm
United Nations/Sputnik: France, together with Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, is preparing a draft UN Security Council resolution that will call for the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine as well as organizing humanitarian corridor in the conflict zone, a diplomatic source in the UN Security Council told RIA Novosti.
French Communist leader to run for President in 2022
May 10, 2021, at 07:55 pm
Paris/Sputnik: The French Communist Party has nominated its national secretary, Fabien Roussel, on Sunday to run for president in the 2022 election.
Emmanuel Macron to unveil phased plan to ease France's COVID-19 restrictions
Apr 29, 2021, at 05:53 pm
Paris/Xinhua: French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil a "progressive and phased" plan to relax the country's coronavirus rules on Friday, Prime Minister Jean Castex said here on Wednesday.
French Prime Minister says 3rd COVID-19 wave 'seems to be behind,' but risk remains high
Apr 23, 2021, at 07:10 am
Moscow/Sputnik: France appears to have descended the peak of the third coronavirus wave, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, adding that vigilance must prevail as COVID-19 variants were still spreading.
Resolution on French envoy’s expulsion to be presented in Pakistan’s national assembly
Apr 21, 2021, at 01:08 am
The Pakistan government is all set to present a resolution on the French envoy’s expulsion--a key demand of Pakistan’s radical Islamist group TLP - in the country’s national assembly on Tuesday.
Terrorist threat in France remains 'very strong' despite security efforts: Home Minister
Apr 06, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Tuesday said that the Islamist threat in the country remained high even though national security services managed to prevent dozens of terrorist attacks over the last five years.
France to revise down economic growth for 2021 amid Covid restrictions: Economy Minister
Apr 04, 2021, at 09:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France will have to revise its economic growth for 2021 down from 6 percent to 5 percent due to the coronavirus restrictions, Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire said in an exclusive interview with Journal du Dimanche (JDD).
France goes into third national lockdown as cases surge sharply
Apr 04, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Paris/UNI: France on Saturday entered its third national lockdown as the rise in the number of COVID cases threatens to overwhelm the country's medical system.
Watchdog urges France to review counter-Islamism bill over discrimination concerns
Mar 29, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A prominent human rights watchdog called on France on Monday to scrap or amend several provisions of a draft law aimed at strengthening the protection of French Republican values, such as freedom of speech, warning that the bill as it is carries discrimination risks for Muslims.
COVID-19: Main French book fair canceled for 2nd year
Mar 19, 2021, at 03:54 pm
Paris/UNI: France’s biggest book fair Livre Paris will not take place for a second year in a row due to persisting COVID-19 concerns, the organizers said.
France temporarily suspends use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine: Macron
Mar 16, 2021, at 03:35 pm
Paris/Sputnik: France is temporarily suspending the use of a COVID-19 vaccine, developed by UK drugmaker AstraZeneca, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
French billionaire Olivier Dassault dies following helicopter crash
Mar 08, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Paris/UNI: French Member of Parliament, billionaire and scion of the Dassault aircraft-making family - Olivier Dassault was killed in a helicopter crash in north-western France, media reports said on Monday.
Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy says does not plan to run for President in 2022
Mar 03, 2021, at 02:16 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he did not intend to run for president in the upcoming elections in 2022.
Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail over corruption charges
Mar 02, 2021, at 02:43 am
Paris/IBNS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail for trying to bribe a judge and peddling influence. Two years of his jail term has been suspended, media reports said.
China's CGTN applies to French media regulator for right to broadcast in Europe: Reports
Feb 22, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: China's state-owned media China Global Television Network (CGTN) has applied to the French media regulator, Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA), to receive permission for broadcasting in Europe, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing the regulator.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi cautions France against enacting anti-Muslim laws
Feb 22, 2021, at 03:51 am
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has urged political leadership of France “not to entrench the discriminatory attitudes against Muslim into laws”, a comment which may further deteriorate relationship between the two nations.
Pakistan, France relations still ‘poisoned’ over Prophet Muhammad caricature: Report
Feb 18, 2021, at 07:41 pm
Paris: Relationship between Pakistan and France remain “poisoned” even after months since the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad led the tie between two nations touch low points.