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Jun 8, 20242 min read
Factbox-Key facts about the Allied landings at Normandy on D-Day
PARIS -American, British, Canadian and French leaders will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday. Here are some facts...
Jun 8, 20242 min read
Biden, Macron to discuss Israel and Ukraine in pomp-filled state visit
PARIS - Fresh from commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron will host U.S. President Joe Biden on...
May 31, 20242 min read
Factbox-D-Day: What to expect from 80th anniversary in Normandy
PARIS - Veterans and world leaders will meet in Normandy, northwestern France, on June 6 to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1944...
May 19, 20242 min read
France mobilises police to regain control of New Caledonia airport road
PARIS - French police trying to restore order in the island territory of New Caledonia after days of deadly unrest have cleared dozens...
May 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-Alizadeh aiming for taekwondo gold with Bulgaria after fleeing Iran
Kimia Alizadeh made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal back in 2016 and, despite since defecting and all...
May 16, 20243 min read
France sends more police in bid to restore calm in New Caledonia
SYDNEY/PARIS -The French government sent more police to the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Thursday and said it would crack down on...
May 15, 20243 min read
Gunmen ambush French prison van to free drug dealer, killing two guards
PARIS - Gunmen wearing balaclavas ambushed a prison van in northern France on Tuesday to free a drug dealer known as "The Fly," killing...
May 14, 20243 min read
New Caledonia deploys more police as 'streets on fire' over voting reform
WELLINGTON/PARIS -Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia sent more police onto the streets, shut the...
May 13, 20243 min read
'Choose France' investment push bags record $16 billion in pledges
PARIS - France won a record 15 billion euros ($16.17 billion) in foreign investment pledges on Monday, allowing President Emmanuel...
May 11, 20242 min read
Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -Less than three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated southern state of...
May 9, 20243 min read
Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security
MARSEILLE, France - The Olympic flame landed on French soil amid tight security on Wednesday, firing the starting gun on a summer...
May 8, 20242 min read
Olympics-Elite French tactical unit hopes for peaceful Paris Games
PARIS - Around 50 khaki-clad men riding atop a black armoured truck approached an abandoned office building on the outskirts of Paris...
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