France
France evacuates more than 300 people from Afghanistan
PARIS (Reuters) -France has carried out an evacuation mission in Afghanistan, taking 258 Afghans as well as 11 French, some 60 Dutch nationals and an unspecified number of people linked…
UAE and France sign deal for 80 Rafale fighter jets
DUBAI (Reuters) - France and the United Arab Emirates confirmed on Friday that they had signed deal on the supply of 80 Rafale warplanes, manufactured by French company Dassault Aviation.…
France, in letter to Boris Johnson, rejects joint border patrol in Channel
PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Jean Castex told his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, that he rejected the idea of a joint British-French patrol in the English Channel to fight clandestine…
EU sues France, Portugal and three others over EU arrest warrant law
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said it had opened infringement proceedings against France, Malta, Latvia, Portugal and Slovakia as a result of their incomplete or incorrect transposition of the…
UAE to sign major deals during French president’s visit – Emirati official
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates and France will sign major contracts when President Emmanuel Macron visits Dubai on Dec. 3 , a senior Emirati official…
France ready to talk about migrants if Britain serious, minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - France is prepared to talk to Britain about migration if it is ready for serious discussions, interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday, as he urged the…
France says it is willing to discuss autonomy for Guadeloupe
PARIS (Reuters) - France is willing to discuss autonomy for the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe if it is in the interests of the people who live there, government minister…
6th Edition of Indo France Joint Military Exercise“EX SHAKTI 2021” Culminates in France
6th Edition of biennial Indo - France military exercise “Ex SHAKTI- 2021” culminated on 25 November 2021 after twelve days of intense joint military training, exhibiting their combat power and dominance…
Bolsonaro denounces Macron-Lula meeting as a ‘provocation’
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday called out French President Emmanuel Macron for the "provocation" of meeting with Brazil's leftist former leader Luiz Inacio…
France’s Macron: Stronger European cooperation needed to deal with human trafficking
ZAGREB (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that stronger European cooperation was needed after 27 migrants died a day earlier when their dinghy deflated as they made…
France seals previously-announced Rafale fighter jet deal with Croatia
ZAGREB (Reuters) - France formally signed on Thursday a previously-announced Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter jet contract with Croatia. Reuters TV broadcast images of French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly signing…
Post-AUKUS, France turns to Indonesia, eyes Rafale jet sale
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - France will try to cement deeper ties in the Indo-Pacific region when its foreign minister arrives in Indonesia on Tuesday as it counters the…
