Oct 08 The first all-female guard change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Russia puts a film crew in space and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin Russia launches a crew to film a movie in space for the first time, vaping rates among high schoolers plunged in 2021 and an all-female team leads the changing of the guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to approve its COVID-19 booster shot In our news wrap Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration to allow boosters for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S. Coast Guard now says something dragged a pipeline that spilled oil off Southern California over the… Continue watching
Oct 05 330,000 children victims of church sex abuse, French report finds By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press An estimated 330,000 children were victims of sex abuse within France’s Catholic Church over the past 70 years, according to a report released Tuesday that represents the country's first major accounting of the worldwide phenomenon. Continue reading
Sep 30 French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy convicted in campaign financing case By Sylvie Corbet, Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press It is the first time in France's modern history that a former president has been convicted and sentenced to a prison term for actions during his term. Continue reading
Sep 23 Denmark sides with U.S. against French criticism of defense deal By Associated Press Denmark is siding with the United States in the dispute with its fellow EU member France over a major Indo-Pacific defense deal. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:34 EU’s top diplomat says it can deploy military forces without U.S., NATO approval By Nick Schifrin President Joe Biden spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday for the first time since France erupted with anger over a new Indo-Pacific defense alliance between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Nick Schifrin looks at European-U.S. relations with… Continue watching
Sep 22 U.S.-French tension seems to simmer down after Biden-Macron call By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron and President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call to meet next month over a submarine spat that sent relations between the longtime allies into a tailspin. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Psaki says Biden will hold call with French president after defense deal causes rift By News Desk France is reeling after being humiliated by a major Pacific defense pact orchestrated by the U.S., Australia and Britain involving a submarine deal that sank a rival French submarine contract. Continue reading
Sep 19 Australia says France knew of ‘grave’ submarine concerns By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press France accused Australia of concealing its intentions to back out of the 90 billion Australian dollar ($66 billion) contract for French majority state-owned Naval Group to build 12 conventional diesel-electric submarines. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: France recalling ambassadors from U.S., Australia over submarine deal In our news wrap Friday, France is recalling its ambassadors from the U.S. and Australia in a fury over a submarine deal, more than 170 people including some Americans boarded a flight out of Afghanistan, Republican Rep. Anthony Gonzalez says… Continue watching