France pushes back on Trump using military pressure to take Greenland, says it’s now ‘survival of the fittest’

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault said categorically on Wednesday that the European Union will not allow President-elect Donald Trump to occupy Greenland by military force. “It is out of the question for the European Union to allow another country… to attack its sovereign borders, no matter who it is,” Barot told French radio. According to […]
France warns Donald Trump against threatening EU ‘sovereign borders’ | Donald Trump

France has warned not to threaten the European Union's “sovereign borders” after President-elect Donald Trump did not rule out military action to seize Greenland, an autonomous territory of EU member Denmark. I warned you. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault told France Inter Radio: “There is no question that the EU will allow any other country […]
Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial accused of receiving illegal funding from Gaddafi | France

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Monday over the biggest political finance scandal in modern French history, in which he is alleged to have received millions of euros in illegal campaign funds from the regime of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. It happened. The historic trial of the right-wing former French president […]
France Detains Three Algerians over Calls for Violence on TikTok

(AFP) – French authorities on Sunday detained three Algerians on suspicion of inciting violence with TikTok videos, and at least two of them were charged with terrorism-related charges. The arrests come amid heightened political tensions between Paris and its former North African colony. A video blogger known as “Imad Tintin” was arrested on Friday outside […]
Global Stocks over the Long Term: the S&P 500, the Big Standout vs the Markets of Japan, China, Hong Kong, India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Canada – WOLF STREET

And how did the depreciation of the yen and rupee affect US dollar investors in Japanese and Indian stocks? Wolf Street by Wolf Richter: The S&P 500 rose 24% in 2024 and 53% in 2023 and 2024 combined. That's a huge two-year gain, reminiscent of the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, when the S&P […]
Indonesia receives official request from France to transfer death row prisoner Serge Atlaoui | Indonesia

Indonesia has received a formal request from France to transfer a French death row inmate who has been imprisoned on drug charges since 2005, a senior Indonesian minister announced on Saturday. “We have received an official letter on December 19, 2024 requesting the extradition of Mr. Serge Atraoui. This letter was sent on behalf of […]
French PM names new government, hoping to avoid another no-confidence vote | France

France's prime minister has announced a new government, the country's fourth since the start of the year, in hopes that his government will hold off on another no-confidence vote by the bitterly divided parliament. François Bayrou's government is a mix of old and new, and includes some familiar faces. Former Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin has […]
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 […]