The US Navy described its patrol as a ‘routine’ exercise through the international waterway. China’s military has accused the United States of engaging in risky behaviour in the Taiwan Strait after two US naval ships transited the international waterway. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it had monitored the movements of the USS Ralph … Read more
A French police officer has been ordered to pay 1,000 euros, or approximately $1,000 after he described a woman who filed a sexual assault complaint as a “whore”, a source close to the case said on Saturday. In a case that sparked outrage in France, the woman, then 34, filed a complaint at a Paris … Read more
Nassourdine Imavov stakes title-fight claim with defeat of former UFC champion Israel Adesanya in Saudi Arabia. Nassourdine Imavov scored a sensational second-round knockout of former UFC champ Israel Adesanya to put his name in the title picture in the run-up to next week’s showdown between champion Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland. The 30-year-old Frenchman … Read more
Two men admitted on Monday to the brutal 2003 murder of a Frenchman when they appeared in court after more than two decades on the run. The lifeless body of salesman Philippe Charuel was discovered in February 2003 in a ditch by a road in Gondreville, eastern France. According to the investigation, two young prostitutes … Read more
French customs officials said Monday that a record 31,000 tons of illegally imported honey touted as an all-natural sexual enhancement — but often tainted with erectile dysfunction drugs — were seized in the country last year. The packets of honey and gels, sold as “shots” or “sticks” with names like Black Horse or Bio Max, … Read more
France’s Emmanuel Macron is the first foreign head of state to visit Beirut since Joseph Aoun was elected as Lebanon’s president. French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Israel to accelerate its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon as a deadline for the pullout nears under the terms of a ceasefire that ended a war with … Read more
Tehran and the E3 countries of France, Germany and the UK hold consultations on Iran’s nuclear programme and other issues. Tehran, Iran – Iran has released a dual German national as its diplomats held more consultations with European counterparts on sanctions and how to manage ramped-up tensions. Iranian-German rights activist Nahid Taghavi was released from … Read more
European markets were lower on Friday after a rocky start to 2025 for stocks around the world. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.29% by 10:06 a.m. London time, with major regional bourses and sectors mostly trading in negative territory. Autos stocks led losses, down 1.17% as they extended Thursday’s decline, while mining and travel … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron delivering his televised New Year’s address to the nation from the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 31, 2024. Kiran Ridley | Afp | Getty Images As France enters the new year, there’s little hope that the political and economic uncertainty that’s been plaguing the euro zone’s second-largest economy for months … Read more
European markets traded around the flatline Tuesday, in muted trade ahead of the New Year holiday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened a touch lower, down 0.07%, before turning slightly higher but still hovering in flat territory. London’s FTSE 100 index and France’s CAC 40 both slid lower at the open before recovering to trade … Read more