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France Begins Troop Withdrawals From Chad Amid Waning Influence

(AFP) – France began withdrawing its soldiers from Chad on Friday, the Chadian Defense Ministry announced, after N'Djamena abruptly ended military cooperation with its former colonial power last month. Ten days after French fighter jets left the Sahel country for good, the ministry announced in a statement on Facebook that a force of 120 soldiers […]

UK-Bound Iraqis Among Those Killed in France Migrant Camp Shootings

Five people were killed by “precision shots to the head” in and around a migrant camp near Dunkirk in northern France, with a man confessing to the shootings surrendering to police hours later. A 22-year-old Frenchman identified as “Paul D” surrendered to police on Saturday after a series of shootings that left five people dead […]

Trump Greets U.S. Marines Stationed in France During Visit

President-elect Donald Trump visited the country to attend the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and greeted U.S. Marines stationed in France. in video Trump was seen shaking hands with several Marines in line, according to a post by Margo Martin, Trump's deputy communications director, on X. Several people responded to the video, pointing […]

Trump, Jill Biden attend Notre Dame reopening in France with world leaders

President-elect Trump attended the reopening ceremony of Notre Dame Cathedral along with First Lady Jill Biden and other prominent world leaders. Notre-Dame Cathedral reopened on Saturday, five years after a fire severely damaged the historic Gothic cathedral. Trump was seated between French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […]

Trump meets with Macron, Zelensky in France

President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Paris on Saturday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, saying he wanted to discuss the “crazy” situation the world is in. Mr Trump is President Macron gives greetings Speaking at the Elysée Palace, the two leaders said that during their first administration, “we achieved really great success by cooperating […]

France is Stuck in a Constitutional Crisis it Can’t Easily Escape

After World War II, constitutional guardrails built into the French system and cracks in the national political structure left the country ungovernable, with the latest Macron government the shortest-lived in modern history. It is starting to look like a sliver. We have an electoral system that produces adverse results, a constitution that prevents re-election, and […]