text

France: Acid attack on 4 US students not seen as terror act

FourAmericancollegestudentswereattackedwithacidSundayatatrainstationinFrance,butFrenchauthoritiessofardonotthinkextremistviewsmotivatedthe41-year-oldwomanwhowas

text

Opinion: Can Germany fix the EU in next four years?

WeapproachthegrandfinaletotheEuropeanelectionseason.UnliketheDutchandFrenchelectionsearlierthisyear,theplebisciteforanewGermanleaderdoesnotinvolveapotentialEuro

text

Labour protests hit France in key challenge for Macron

FrancebracedforadayofstrikesandprotestsTuesdayagainstEmmanuelMacron'sflagshiplabourreforms,akeytestashestakeshispresidencyonoverhaulingthesluggisheconomy.Moreth

text

Amazon, Google face new tax from EU states

DigitalmultinationalslikeAmazonandGooglemaysoonbetaxedontheirrevenues,notprofits,ifFrance,Germany,ItalyandSpainhavetheirway,theirfinanceministerssaidinajointlet

text

Xi, Macron hold phone talks over DPRK issue

ChinahopesFrance,asapermanentmemberoftheUNSecurityCouncil,willplayaconstructiveroleinalleviatingthesituationontheKoreanPeninsulaandbacktherestartingoftalks,Pres

text

The French fall in love with Chi the animated kitten

Chithekittendoesn’thavesuperpowerstosavetheworldoramagicpockettoproducefuturisticgadgets.Themainprotagonistofthe“Chi’sSweetHome”animationisjustatypicalkittenliv

text

PSG swoop for Mbappe, no move for Sanchez

ParisSaint-GermainclinchedasensationaldealtoprisewonderkidKylianMbappeawayfromMonacoonThursdayinamovescheduledtobecomethesecondmostexpensivetransferinhistory.Le

text

France seeks 600 mn in taxes from Microsoft: report

France'staxauthorityisseeking600millioneuros($715million)fromMicrosoft'slocalsubsidiaryforbillingFrenchcustomersfromIreland,theweeklyL'ExpressreportedonWednesda

text

France to loan 430 mln euros to Iraq

Franceistogranta430-million-euroloantoIraqwhoseeconomyhasbeenweakenedbylowoilpricesanditsfightagainstjihadists,FrenchMinistryofForeignAffairssaidonSaturday.Fore

text

For Macron, security holds the key to Eurozone reform

Inamoreuncertainglobalenvironment,FrancehastheabilitytoprovideGermanywiththesecurityguaranteesitneeds.TheFrenchpresidentwoulddowelltolinkthesewithhiseconomicref

text

BMW crashes into pizzeria near Paris, killing 1, injuring 12

A car crashed into the outdoor terrace of a pizzeria at Sept-Sorts, 60 km northeast of Paris, on Monday evening, killing a 13-year-girl and injuring at least 12 others, a spokesperson of France's Ministry of Interior told local media.

text

Popularity of France's upstart new president Macron fading fast

EmmanuelMacron'shoneymoondidn'tlastlong.Lessthanthreemonthsafterhiselection,France'senergeticandimage-consciouspresidenthasseenhispopularitydropafterannouncingb

text

France's first lady to become Huan Huan panda's twins' godmother

France's first lady Brigitte Macron will be named godmother of the expected twin cubs, the first babies panda in the European country, Beauval zoo officials said Thursday.

text

Air France extends no-fly zone around DPRK

AirFrancesaidThursdayitwasextendingitsnon-flyoverzonearoundDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)afteramissilefromthereclusivestatefellintothesea100kilometres(

text

France's nationalization of shipyard further strains Italy-France ties

France'sdecisiontonationalizeakeyshipyardratherthanletanItaliancompanytakecontrolisstokingangerinItaly,andanalyststoldXinhuathemovecouldaddmorestresstoalready-s

text

French parliament approves Macron's labour reform drive

France'sparliamentonWednesdayadoptedabillallowingthegovernmenttofast-trackchangestothelabourcode,thefirstmajorreformofEmmanuelMacron'spresidencywhichaimstoslash

text

Secret protectionist? Macron's shipyard nationalization shock

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronhasgivenhisblessingtothenationalizationofashipyardinwesternFrancetopreventanItaliancompanytakingcontrol,amoveseeminglyatoddswithhis