The French economy contracted by a record 13.8 percent in the second quarter, data from the national statistics agency INSEE has revealed, highlighting the cost of coronavirus lockdowns. The historic decline marked a third consecutive quarter of negative growth in a worsening recession. France’s economy started shrinking in the last […]
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PARIS – The first five of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft bought by India from France’s Dassault Aviation are being flown from the manufacturing plant by Indian Air Force pilots to India between July 27-29. The three single-seater and two twin-seater aircraft are slated to make the trip in two stages, […]
An American man from New York City with dual citizenship has been arrested after his French wife was found stabbed, dismembered, and buried in a drainage ditch, police in France say. Billy Kruger, who lived with his wife Laure Bardina-Kruger in Indonesia, was arrested Friday as he tried to board […]
An old photo of a French warship was used by Egypt’s Defense Ministry to report on joint drills with France, while an Egyptian corvette was photoshopped into the image, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency said. The statement on the exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, in which Egyptian corvette Tahya Misr and […]
LONDON – A raft of top systems suppliers have been recruited to join the team leading Britain’s development of the Tempest next-generation fighter aircraft. Bombardier in Northern Ireland, GKN, Martin Baker and Qinetiq, alongside the UK arms of Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation and Thales, have signed up to collaborate with the BAE Systems-led team working on the future air combat system, it was announced July 20 on what should have […]
The historic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes in France was engulfed in flames early Saturday morning. Police suspected that it was arson because there were multiple fires set inside the building. “The damage is concentrated on the organ, which seems to be completely destroyed. Its platform […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/12/1079921990_0:289:3072:2017_1200x675_80_0_0_c0add9036513cd220f774a756c09edf9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007181079922099-protesters-rally-in-france-against-police-brutality-in-memory-of-adama-traore—video/ The death of African American George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on 25 May, sparked a wave of protests and breathed new life into Black Lives Matter activists demanding an end to police brutality and racism in countries […]
The historic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes in France was engulfed in flames early Saturday morning. This fire comes just over a year after the blaze at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris. The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes is on fire […]
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in Paris,in front of the eiffel tower,chinese tourists wear face mask to protect against the coronavirus ,with more and more people infected everyday ,and also in europe,chinese tourists wear protection mask, face mask against the contamination. A couple wearing a mask in the trocadero in front the eiffel tower (Photo […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0e/1079884875_0:234:2843:1834_1200x675_80_0_0_eeac409b531071ce50af26c7c3a9913f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007141079885023-italy-returns-stolen-banksy-piece-in-memory-of-bataclan-shooting-to-france–reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A piece of art attributed to famous street artist Banksy in commemoration of the 2015 Paris terror attacks has been returned to France after it was stolen and discovered in Italy, media reported on Tuesday. The so-called Gate of Banksy […]
Bastille Day: Protests As France Gives Tribute To Health Workers By Zoe Tidman, The Independent. July 14, 2020 Bastille Day: Protests As France Gives Tribute To Health Workers2020-07-142020-07-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/pri157864283-e1594749906918.jpg200px200px Above photo: French health workers attend a demonstration on the Bastille Day in Paris to urge the French government to improve wages and […]
PARIS—If you’ve taken a casual stroll in recent years through the romantic streets of Montmartre overlooking the City of Light, you’re bound to have spotted the graffiti. “Instagram, the French press alleges, was one of his preferred hunting grounds. ” Written in plain black script with a bit of a flourish […]
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 25 percent import duty on French goods in an effort to scuttle the country’s digital services tax – making it clear that Paris has several months to rethink cutting into Big Tech’s profits. The tariff would affect some $1.3 billion worth of imported […]
WASHINGTON — It was a happy Independence Day for American defense companies, with the U.S. State Department announcing Monday it has approved almost $7.5 billion in potential foreign military sales to five different countries. The potential sales, announced on the website of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, involve UH-60M Black […]
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Ankara has taken aim at France for allegedly ignoring violations of an international arms embargo placed on Libya, claiming that illegal activity was being carried out to benefit commander Khalifa Haftar. According to Reuters, Turkey’s ambassador to Paris, Ismail Hakki Musa, said on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates and […]
Iran envoy implies US failed to forge consensus for anti-Iran resolution at UNSC …from PressTV, Iran [ Editor’s Note: The US frustration over pushback against its unipolar foreign policy has Sec. of State Pompeo at his wits end, with a twist of election year theatrics. He knows that Russia and […]
COLOGNE, Germany – Germany will use its turn at the helm of the European Council to launch the first-ever common threat analysis for the EU and broker a deal on non-member countries’ access to defense-cooperation projects here. The two objectives represent a push to rekindle the bloc’s nascent defense efforts […]
ROME — In mid-May, Libyans standing on a beach in the west of the country reportedly watched a Turkish frigate off the coast fire a missile, which downed a drone operated by the United Arab Emirates. The incident has not been confirmed but is consistent with Turkey’s bold use of […]
On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted the European signatories of the nuclear deal for serving as “accessories” to Washington and Tel Aviv in their effort to sabotage the treaty. Earlier, France, Germany and the UK called on Tehran to provide the International Atomic Energy Agency with access […]
PARIS — France’s Army needs to toughen up, according to its chief of staff, and he has the strategic plan to do it by 2030. Gen. Thierry Burkhard, a paratrooper in the Foreign Legion and former commander of its 13th Demi-Brigade and later of the Combined Operations Center, unveiled the […]
Britain, France, and Germany Oppose US Effort to Re-Impose Sanctions Against Iran – Joint Statement Source link