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Former president Jacques Chirac, who led France from 1995 to 2007, has died at the age of 86. His son-in-law Frederic Salat-Baroux told the Associated Press that Chirac died “peacefully, among his loved ones.” The exact cause of death is unknown, but he had reportedly been hospitalized several times in …

The woman who started France’s campaign to encourage other women to expose their sexual harassers has been found guilty of defamation by a Paris court. Sandra Muller, who created the “#balancetonporc” (“rat on your pig”) hashtag in 2017, has been ordered to pay damages to ex-TV boss Éric Brion. The …

DONALD TRUMP threatened to release prisoners from Europe who have joined Islamic terrorist groups if their countries refuse to take back the captives. The US President has repeatedly criticized European countries for their reluctance to take back their citizens who defected to fight in the middle east and were captured. …

A car has slammed into a mosque in the eastern French city of Colmar. The driver has been detained by police after receiving a stab wound. It remains unclear whether the ramming was an attack or a suicide attempt. An automobile has crashed into the Grand Mosque of Colmar late …

Representative of the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV) at the Human Rights Council described the situation in Yemen as the most catastrophic man-made crisis of all times and stressed that all armed countries including US, UK, and France, should stop military support of the coalition. “According to the …

French police have cleared more than 800 migrants from a makeshift camp that sprung up outside a gymnasium near the northern port of Dunkirk last spring. The move on Tuesday followed a court ruling that the camp had become a health and security hazard, AFP said. The mayor of Grande-Synthe …

The French capital is seeing huge jams and massive crowds on the few metro lines running as transport workers strike against planned pension reform. Ten of Paris’s 16 lines were shut and service on the others was disrupted. Many workers cycled, walked or stayed at home, while free rides were …

The daughter of the King of Saudi Arabia was complicit in beating up and briefly kidnapping a workman in her luxury flat Paris, a French court ruled on Thursday, sentencing the princess to a 10-month suspended prison sentence. Speaking after the verdict, Princess Hassa bint Salman’s French lawyer said most …

The Iraqi Economic Council member, Ghadir al-Attar announced on Thursday that the visit of French President, Emmanuel Macron to the country will witness signing a contract for the construction of Baghdad suspension train. Al-Attar said in a statement today that “French President, Emmanuel Macron will visit the capital Baghdad during …

France has calculated the death toll from the record heatwave which hit Europe this summer, with its health minister reporting that the abnormal weather caused 1,500 deaths in the country. There were “18 days of extreme heat” in France this year and not everyone managed to live through them, Agnes …

As the Brexit deadline approaches, France seems unwilling to extend it further down the road, saying there will be a clear ‘NO’ if the UK attempts to delay it for another three months after October 31. The stern warning comes just days after the UK Parliament passed a bill that …

Hundreds of “yellow vests” demonstrators gather in front of the steps of the Opéra Comédie in Montpellier, for a “national” call to action. Yellow vest protesters have once again taken to the streets for the 43rd consecutive week. The protests began in November after planned hikes in fuel tax, that …

Iran says it has started up advanced centrifuges to boost the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium, warning signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal that the clock is ticking for them to salvage the landmark agreement in the face of pressure by the United States. As a third step in Iran’s …

Indonesia has sent hundreds of garbage-filled shipping containers back to their countries of origin, according to the customs agency. The Southeast Asian nation, which is pushing back against becoming a dumping ground for foreign trash, has already returned about 250 containers seized across the archipelago in recent months, and authorities …

The United States, Britain, and France may be complicit in war crimes in Yemen by arming and providing intelligence and logistics support to a Saudi-led coalition that starves civilians as a war tactic, the United Nations said on Tuesday. U.N. investigators recommended that all states impose a ban on arms …

A suspected knife assault near a train station in Villeurbanne, France, has left one person dead and six wounded, according to reports. Police are said to have arrested one man and are seeking another. The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon at Laurent Bonnevay station in Villeurbanne, metropolitan Lyon. Local media …

The body of an Iraqi migrant who tried to swim across the Channel from France to the UK has been found off Belgium’s coast, Belgian authorities said Monday. The 48-year-old was discovered on Friday near the seaside resort of Zeebrugge, wearing a makeshift life jacket made of empty plastic bottles …

The Brazilian government has said it will reject G7 countries offer of aid from to help tackle fires in the Amazon rainforest. French President Emmanuel Macron – who hosted a G7 summit that ended on Monday – said $22m (£18m) would be released. But Brazilian ministers say the money is …

US President Donald Trump has stated that serving in his current position as head of state will cost him up to $5 billion as a result of forgone business opportunities. “It will cost me anywhere from $3 to $5 billion to be president,” Trump said during his closing press conference …

After they wooed him in Taormina, Italy, in 2017, Donald Trump snubbed world leaders by dropping out of the Paris climate accords. When they reached consensus in Charlevoix, Canada, a year later, Trump abruptly refused to sign their joint statement and escalated his trade war with personal insults. And as …