France has expressed willingness to engage in bilateral dialogue with Niger regarding the restitution of cultural artifacts looted during its colonial expansion in West Africa, particularly during the 1899 Mission Afrique Centrale (MAC)—one of the most violent campaigns in the region’s history. In a letter to UN Special Rapporteur Bernard Duhaime, French UN representative Jérôme […]

Any extreme threat to this continent would trigger a response from both our nations, PM Starmer said. On Thursday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced that their nations had agreed to coordinate the use of their nuclear weapons in the event of an attack. RELATED: Israel Seeks U.S. “Green Light” […]

Former parliamentary group Identity and Democracy distributed more than 700,000 euros in ‘donations.’ On Thursday, Le Monde reported that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) and other conservative organizations are under investigation for potential new financial irregularities in the European Parliament. RELATED: How Could Le Pen’s Conviction Impact the 2027 French Presidential Election? A […]

Unions reject the chronic lack of personnel and poorly managed technical projects. France’s main airports faced major disruption starting Thursday due to a two-day strike by air traffic controllers, resulting in the cancellation of thousands of flights during the first week of the summer vacation period. RELATED: Severe Thunderstorms Kill Two, Disrupt Transit Across France […]

At least two people died and dozens of regions were placed on alert as powerful thunderstorms swept across France, flooding metro stations in Paris and prompting weather warnings nationwide.

From Allies to Enemies Relations between Iran and Israel were not always hostile. Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the two nations maintained strategic ties based on economic and security interests, as well as a tacit alliance against Arab nationalism, which both viewed as a shared threat.  Under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran was a key Western […]

Niger plans to nationalise a uranium mine operated by French nuclear firm Orano as it continues to pivot away from former colonial ruler, France. The company, which is 90 percent owned by the French state, said on Friday that Niger’s military rulers’ planned nationalisation of the Somair mine was part of a “systematic policy of stripping mining […]

The Third United Nations Ocean Conference kicked off on Monday in France. On Monday, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and other environmental organizations welcomed European Council President Antonio Costa’s call to support a moratorium on deep-sea mining. RELATED: Brazilian President Arrives in Paris Ahead of UN Ocean Conference “There is no scientific basis or economic […]

The current version of the EU-MERCOSUR free trade agreement is ‘not good’, the French president insists. On Thursday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva failed to overcome French President Emmanuel Macron’s resistance to the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR). RELATED: Brazil and China Support International Trade Based on […]

Lula da Silva is scheduled to meet with French President Macron at the Elysee Palace. On Wednesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in Paris for a state visit that will last until next Monday, when the Third United Nations Ocean Conference begins in Nice. RELATED: World’s Coral Reefs Under Largest Bleaching Event: […]