Jan 31 Strikes and protests continue in France’s pension battle By Jade le Deley, John Leicester, Associated Press Labor unions aimed to mobilize more than 1 million protesters in what one veteran left-wing leader described as a “citizens’ insurrection.”… Continue reading
Jan 30 France braces for major transportation woes amid continued pension strikes By Associated Press Labor unions mobilized massive street protests in an initial salvo of nationwide strikes earlier this month. They're hoping for similar success Tuesday to maintain pressure on government plans to raise France's retirement age. Continue reading
Jan 30 France, Australia to supply Ukraine with artillery shells By Associated Press France and Australia have announced plans to jointly produce and send several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells to Ukraine. The first deliveries are expected by the end of March. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Biden tours flooding and storm damage in California In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden got an up-close look at the ravages of storms that have swept California, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued an urgent appeal to Western nations today for tanks and air defense systems and more… Continue watching
Jan 17 Families mourn victims of Nepal plane crash as police investigate deadly crash By Anish Bhattarai, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Nepalese authorities are returning to families the bodies of plane crash victims and are sending the aircraft's data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what caused the country's deadliest air accident in 30 years. Continue reading
Jan 10 French Prime Minister Borne unveils plan to raise retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030 By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has unveiled a contentious pension overhaul aimed at raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030 that has prompted vigorous criticism and calls for protests from leftist opponents and worker unions. Continue reading
Dec 30 France, Spain to require negative COVID tests for China passengers By Associated Press France says it will require negative COVID-19 tests of all passengers arriving from China and is urging French citizens to avoid nonessential travel to China. Continue reading
Dec 24 Kurds, anti-racist activists gather in Paris after deadly cultural center shooting By Jeffrey Schaeffer, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivated. Continue reading
Dec 18 Israel deports Palestinian lawyer, activist to France By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel on Sunday deported a Palestinian lawyer and activist to France after claiming he has ties to a banned militant group, drawing a rare condemnation from the French government. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 2:22 News Wrap: Russian shelling continues in Ukrainian city of Kherson In our news wrap Sunday, a rocket strike killed at least one person in Russia’s Belgorod region while Russian shelling in Kherson killed at least three civilians, North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles capable of striking Japan, the mayor of… Continue watching