カテゴリー: France
French president compliments leader for refusing to side with Moscow over UkraineThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has vowed to boost cooperation with Kazakhstan at a time of “multiple crises in the world” as he began a trip to central Asia, a reg…
Women aiming to reach UK or Ireland realised lorry was heading in wrong direction and contacted BBC journalistSix women have been rescued from the back of a refrigerated lorry in France after a panicked text message to a BBC reporter set off a frantic …
Remi Lucidi, 30, who had a large social media following, found dead on a patio at apartment block A man identified as the French climber Remi Lucidi has been found dead in Hong Kong and is believed to have fallen from a high-rise building while attempt…
Families, friends and colleagues remember Stockton Rush, Hamish Harding, Shahzada and Suleman Dawood and Paul-Henri NargeoletLatest updates: Titan submersible suffered ‘catastrophic implosion’Tributes have poured in for the five people who are now beli…
Nato statutes ‘clearly limit the scope to North Atlantic’, official says, with reports that president Macron personally objects to the ideaFrance is unenthusiastic about a proposal for Nato to open a liaison office in Japan, an official has said, days …
Many in need of permanent protection remain stuck in ‘prison-like’ camps on Greek islands, leading refugee charity saysJust 271 Afghans were resettled in the EU in 2022, 0.1% of the 270,000 identified as in need of permanent protection, it has emerged….
Forty-year-old festival sees chefs use power tools to mix the eggs before a fork lift hoists the enormous frying pan into placeUsing 8,400 eggs, 25kg of venison sausage and 14 bottles of salt and pepper, New Caledonia’s giant omelette festival aims to …
Lu Shaye’s comments raise fresh questions over China’s role in brokering peace in UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesFrance, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have expressed dismay after China’s ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty no…
French president reaffirms Sunday’s call for Europe to act more independently from US over China and TaiwanEmmanuel Macron has stood by his controversial comments on Taiwan, repeating that being a US ally did not mean being a “vassal”.At the end of a s…
Alarm on both sides of Atlantic as French president warns against being drawn into any Taiwan conflictEmmanuel Macron has flown into a storm of criticism after he said Europe should not become a “vassal” and must avoid being drawn into any conflict bet…
The French president said to his Chinese counterpart: ‘I know I can count on you … to bring Russia back to reason and everyone to the negotiating table’, as the two held the first of a series of high-level meetings in Beijing. Macron said: ‘We need t…
French president makes plea as two leaders hold first of series of high-level meetings in BeijingRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has urged China’s Xi Jinping to bring Russia “back to reason” over the war i…
French leader sees Beijing as possible ‘gamechanger’ and will also discuss European trade on three-day visitEmmanuel Macron has arrived in China for a three-day state visit during which he hopes to dissuade Xi Jinping from supporting Russia’s invasion …
Emmanuel Macron has said China’s engagement in peace in Ukraine is a ‘good thing’.The French president told reporters that he would visit China in early April, in part to seek Beijing’s help with ending the warRussia-Ukraine wa…
India is about to overtake China as the most populous country, but as birthrates fall we’re facing life in a greyer world. Are we ready for the physical, political and financial challenges ahead?In Japan even criminals are getting old. In the country’s…