Sources: Newsweek
The Government of France sends the Companies for Republican Security riot police unit to Martinique, following resistance from cost of living and social inequality protesters against French-issued bans on demonstrations. 2024-09-23
President of France Emmanuel Macron announces that the country will send Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and train its pilots by the end of 2024. 2024-06-6
Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin signed an agreement with his Chinese counterpart Wang Zhigang to cooperate on the development of a safe and efficacious vaccine, as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-11-18
France surpasses one million COVID-19 cases after a record 42,032 new infections are reported in the last 24 hours, becoming the second European Union country to reach the milestone after Spain and the seventh country in the world to reach the same level. 2020-10-23
France reports 16,972 new cases in the past 24 hours, setting a new record for the country since the beginning of the pandemic. 2020-10-3
A fire kills at least 13 people in a bar in the French city of Rouen. 2016-08-6
A shooting at a Romani camp in Roye, Somme, France, by a suspect from the same community leaves four people killed and three others severely injured. 2015-08-25
Russia and China have blocked a proposal by the United States and France to impose U.N. sanctions on Central African Republic's former President François Bozizé and two other people linked to the conflict. 2014-04-23
A French market regulator approves a takeover defense adopted by the Hermès family, who own the manufacturer of Birkin and Kelly handbags. This improves the odds that Hermès will preserve its independence in the face of a bid by LVMH. 2011-01-6
French prosecutors seek a suspended prison sentence in the manslaughter trial of the former head of the Concorde programme over Air France Flight 4590 which crashed near Paris in 2000, killing 113 people. 2010-05-21