French security forces were trying to catch the suspected Strasbourg gunman dead or alive, an official said Thursday, two days after an attack near the city’s Christmas market. Continue reading →
{FD} France’s Macron caught between protests, Strasbourg attack
French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to take back control of his nation after a month of protests that caused mayhem across the country — and now a new extremist attack that’s putting France on renewed terror alert. Continue reading →
{FD} France shooting: 2 dead, several wounded in Strasbourg
A shooting in the French city of Strasbourg killed two people and wounded up to eight others, officials said, sparking a major security operation around a world-famous Christmas market on Tuesday. Continue reading →
{FD} As protests rages in France, Macron remains invisible
As anti-government protests rage through France and Paris locks down, fearing new riots, the man whose presidency has unleashed the anger is nowhere to be seen. Continue reading →
{FD} Macron tours damaged Arc de Triomphe after Paris riots
French President Emmanuel Macron visited the graffiti-damaged Arc de Triomphe monument and held an emergency meeting on security Sunday, a day after central Paris was hit by France’s worst riot in a generation. Continue reading →
{FD} Macron weakened ahead of Trump, Putin meeting
It’s a weakened Emmanuel Macron who’ll be hosting U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other world leaders at centennial commemorations in Paris this weekend to mark the end of World War I. Continue reading →
{FD} New Caledonia in Pacific to vote on independence from France
New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, is preparing for an independence referendum — the last step in a three-decades-long decolonization effort. Continue reading →
{FD} French president backs Ethiopia leader’s sweeping reforms
French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed support for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ambitious reforms and diplomatic peace efforts. Continue reading →
{FD} 100 years ago, US fought its deadliest battle in France
It was America’s deadliest battle ever, with 26,000 U.S. soldiers killed, tens of thousands wounded and more ammunition fired than in the whole of the Civil War. Continue reading →
{FD} Hidden underground world below French president put on view
The French presidential wine cellar holds 14,000 bottles regarded as so precious, few people are allowed to enter the room. Continue reading →
{FD} Petanque players in Paris praised for stopping knife attack
Petanque players in Paris who helped in the apprehension of a knife-wielding man have been lauded Monday for their bravery as French authorities opened a murder investigation into the attacks that saw seven people injured. Continue reading →
{FD} France’s Macron encounters obstacle course at home
French President Emmanuel Macron planned to focus this month on promoting his policies to reshape the economy. Continue reading →
{FD} How Macron won Trump’s friendship, failed to influence him
For over a year, French President Emmanuel Macron has cajoled his counterpart Donald Trump, convinced he could make him change his thinking on climate change, the Iran nuclear deal and world trade. Continue reading →
{FD} France’s Macron turns away from Trump in laying out roadmap
French President Emmanuel Macron laid out his roadmap for the country’s diplomatic priorities in the year to come during a 90-minute speech to France’s ambassadors Monday. Continue reading →
{FD} Volunteers re-enact World War I encampment in Verdun, France
Hundreds of volunteers from 18 countries gathered in the northeastern French town of Verdun on Saturday to keep alive the memory of those who fought under appalling conditions in World War I. Re-enactors dressed in soldiers’ uniforms brought to life a … Continue reading →
{FD} French president pushes for new changes as criticism grows
French President Emmanuel Macron is back from summer vacation and he plans to launch a new push for economic changes as he faces growing criticism at home. Continue reading →
{FD} France’s Macron survives no-confidence votes amid scandal
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government survived two votes of no confidence Tuesday in the wake of a political and public uproar triggered by a video of his chief bodyguard beating a protester. Continue reading →
{FD} France honors Holocaust survivor Simone Veil at the Pantheon
Holocaust survivor Simone Veil, one of France’s most revered politicians, is getting the rare honor of being buried at the Pantheon, where French heroes are interred, one year after her death. Continue reading →
{FD} Giant crackdown against wildlife crime in 92 countries
Nearly 100 countries took part in a globe-spanning crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade, seizing tons of meat, ivory, pangolin scales and timber in a monthlong bust that exposed the international reach of traffickers, Interpol said Wednesday. Continue reading →
{FD} Suspect questioned in probe over January 2015 Paris attacks
A French judicial official says a 37-year-old man is being questioned by investigators in the probe into the January 2015 attacks on a satirical newspaper and a kosher supermarket in Paris. Continue reading →
