Sources: Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron tells major world leaders gathered at an AI summit in Paris that France is "back in the AI race". His remarks came following the announcement that the country would be receiving AI private investments worth a total of €109 billion (US$112 billion) over the coming years. 2025-02-10
A French nun is found decapitated in a village in the Central African Republic. 2019-05-22
Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega is extradited home from France and the United States where he has been serving jail sentences for the past 22 years to serve more time for his role in the murder of political opponents. 2011-12-11
France and Italy are to send military officers to Libya to train rebels. 2011-04-20
France recognizes the National Transitional Council as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people. 2011-03-10
Al-Jazeera reports that forces supporting Muammar Gaddafi have bombed targets in the Libyan city of Misrata. 2011-03-1
France sends two planeloads of aid to opponents of the Libyan regime in Benghazi. 2011-02-28
The United Nations Security Council, after the defected Libyan Ambassador to the UN Abdel Rahman Mohamed Shalgam's appeal to act against Muammar Gaddafi's regime escalating violence, being used to crackdown the 2011 Libyan civil war, and following propositions by France, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States, adopts resolution 1970, [http:--www.un.org-News-Press-docs-2011-sc10187.doc.htm (UN press release on UNSC resolution 1970)] [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-africa-12587078 (BBC)] [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-africa-12589434 (BBC)] [http:--www.unmultimedia.org-tv-webcast- (UN Multimedia)]. "All necessary means" enforcement of said resolution, and imposition of a "No-fly zone" over Libya are rejected. These measures will be however included on UNSC resolution 1973 of 17 March 2011.2011-02-26
Nations including the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Italy and Greece evacuate their citizens from Libya. 2011-02-23
A protest by French anti-nuclear organisation GANVA blocks a train carrying nuclear waste near Caen in northwestern France. 2010-11-5