French Government Warns

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

A French student detained for weeks in Tunisia has returned to Paris after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions

World - ABC News - November 15

French farmers mobilize for protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal

French farmers are mobilizing for widespread protests Monday, targeting the controversial EU-Mercosur trade agreement

World - ABC News - November 18

Tractor-driving French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal

World - Yahoo News - November 18

French victim of mass rape lambasts cowardice of men accused of abusing her

Gisele Pelicot lambasted the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her during years of mass rape organized by her husband Dominique.

French farmers threaten 'chaos' over proposed EU-Mercosur deal

World - Yahoo News - November 19

Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps

Eight workers have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the French ski resort of Val Thorens, local authorities said

World - ABC News - November 19

Gisèle Pelicot condemns men accused of raping her and says French society must change

She has waived her right to anonymity so the entire trial can be heard in public.

French farmers lift border blockade after talks with PM

World - Yahoo News - November 20

French asset manager Tikehau may join march for New York listing

An increasing number of European companies are looking past home exchanges to more liquid markets in US

World - Financial Times - November 21

UK and France open bribery and corruption probe into French defense firm Thales

World - Yahoo News - November 21

Armed gang steal jewels from French museum’s £6m ‘national treasure’

Thieves fired shots and took parts of 1904 work by goldsmith Joseph Chaumet from Hiéron Museum. Armed robbers snatched jewels worth millions from a work by the famed Parisian goldsmith Joseph ...

World - The Guardian - November 22

Haiti summons French ambassador after Macron called its leaders ‘morons’

Government protests ‘unfriendly and inappropriate’ comments by French president caught on camera. Haiti ’s government has summoned the French ambassador to the country to protest about “unfriendly ...

World - The Guardian - November 22

No 'red lines' in Ukraine support, French foreign minister tells BBC

Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to Laura Kuenssberg after a week of escalation in Ukraine.

French mass rape trial prosecutors demand maximum sentence for ex-husband

A high-profile rape trial in France is moving into a new phase with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for 51 men men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot, 71, while she was ...

Atos Jumps on French State Bid for Advanced Computing Business

Atos has received a non-binding offer from the French government to acquire its advanced computing activities for an enterprise value of around $521 million.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Macron wraps up South America trip with French submarines in mind

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

Prominent Haitian politician condemns French president for calling leaders 'total morons'

A member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council has publicly criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for describing the leadership of the Caribbean country as “total morons.”

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Poland backs French bid to kill Mercosur trade deal

Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to protect EU’s largest poultry producers

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

French sovereign borrowing costs rise to highest premium in 12 years

Government faces risk of collapse over planned austerity budget. Business live – latest updates French sovereign borrowing costs have soared to the highest premium since the eurozone debt ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

French Intellectuals Decry Dissident Writer Boualem Sansal’s Arrest in Algeria

An outspoken French-Algerian novelist returned to his homeland and was promptly taken into custody at age 75.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Samuel Beckett smoking a French cigarette: John Haynes’s best photograph

‘One day, I was summoned to a pub near the Royal Court theatre where Samuel Beckett was looking at my work. “These are wonderful pictures,” he said’. I knew Samuel Beckett’s reputation. He didn’t ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

French bond yields surpass Greece’s for first time as budget worries swirl

Investors fear dispute over planned tax rises and spending cuts could topple Michel Barnier’s government

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Algeria facing growing calls to release French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal

Politicians, writers and activists have condemned the arrest of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal

World - ABC News - Yesterday

LVMH chief executive testifies in trial of former French spy agency chief

Bernard Arnault, France’s richest man, denies knowledge of scheme to protect luxury goods group. France’s richest man, the LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, has testified in the influence-peddling trial ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday