Trains to and from Paris have been cancelled, an area evacuated and part of the main ring road temporarily closed after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found on…
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France: Paris offers nuclear umbrella for its European allies
So in the end Charles de Gaulle was right. As president of France in the 1960s, it was he who launched the policy of French strategic independence. Of course, he…
France: Pelicots’ daughter presses charges against father jailed in mass rape case
Caroline Darian, the daughter of Dominique and Gisèle Pelicot, is pressing charges against her father, accusing him of drugging and raping her – something he has always denied. Last December,…
USA: Vance sparks row with Ukraine peacekeeping remarks
The US vice-president has sparked a row with comments he made about the potential involvement of international forces to police a peace deal in Ukraine. UK opposition politicians accused JD…
UK: Keir Starmer and and Emmanuel Macron to discuss Ukraine plan with Trump
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK and France is to work with Ukraine “on a plan to stop the fighting” with Russia – and will then “discuss…
France: Prisoner ‘The Fly’ arrested nine months after deadly van ambush
A French convict who went on the run after escaping a police van in a deadly ambush has been arrested in Romania, French authorities have said. Two prison officers were…
France: Ex-surgeon admits ‘despicable acts’ in French child abuse trial
A French former surgeon accused of abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, has told a court that he admits to having “committed despicable acts” and “understands and shares…
USA: Macron suggests Ukraine truce could be weeks away
French President Emmanuel Macron has said a truce between Ukraine and Russia could be agreed in the coming weeks. He was speaking to Fox News in Washington following talks with…
France: Customs seize dinosaur teeth found in lorry
French customs officers have found nine dinosaur teeth during a routine check near the Italian border. The discovery was made as the officers inspected a Spanish lorry on the A8…
France: Man offers to split winnings after thieves hit jackpot with his credit card
A Frenchman has appealed to two thieves who used his stolen credit card to purchase a jackpot-winning scratch card to come forward, promising to split the €500,000 (£413,664) prize with…