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 […]
President-Elect Trump attends the Notre Dame re-opening ceremony in Paris, France
President-Elect Trump attends the Notre Dame re-opening ceremony in Paris, France. | December 7, 2024 #foxnews Subscribe to … source
Women’s Euro 2025 draw: England draw France, Netherlands and Wales – live reaction | Women’s football
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature tom garry The smell of fondue currently wafting through the mixed zone is even stronger than what the teams in Group D are capable of. Some VIPs (alas, not us) obviously want spicy food. The first informal conversations among media members […]
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 […]
Social media reacts to Trump ‘dominating world leaders’ with Macron handshake during meeting in France
Social media users were outraged on Saturday after President-elect Trump shared a “dominant” handshake with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting in Paris. President Trump traveled to France to attend the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, his first overseas trip since winning the 2024 presidential election. Ahead of the event, Trump met […]
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 […]
Emmanuel Macron vows to stay on as French president and will name new PM within days – live | France
Macron vows to continue in the role As mentioned earlier in the blog, the political turmoil has led to calls for Macron to resign. In a 10-minute speech on Thursday, Mr Macron left little doubt that he intended to remain in office. “The mandate you have given me is for five years, and I intend […]