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Two French Nationals extradited from Morocco in cocaine trafficking case

Two French citizens were extradited from Morocco and placed under formal investigation in Toulouse on Friday, authorities confirmed, as part of a crackdown on an organized drug trafficking network operating between Spain and France. Both suspects were also placed in pre-trial......

A nine-year-old boy dies after accidental shooting near Bourges

A nine-year-old boy died early Sunday after accidentally shooting himself with a rifle he found in a home near Bourges, according to police sources. The incident occurred on Saturday morning in the town of Saint-Doulchard, where the child's parents were helping a friend move. According to initial......

Moroccan national sentenced to eight months for anti-semitic insults in Southern France

A 25-year-old Moroccan man has been sentenced to one year in prison, including eight months without parole, for directing anti-Semitic insults at a Jewish family and a rabbi in Béziers, southern France, prosecutors announced Sunday. The incident occurred in July when a 66-year-old man, along......

Franco-German parliament urges cooperation on Future Air Defence System

The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly has called for continued collaboration on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), emphasizing the need for Europe to develop and procure advanced military technologies jointly. The appeal comes ahead of a joint meeting scheduled for Monday, despite ongoing disagreements......

Deadly fire claims five lives in Meurthe-et-Moselle

A devastating residential fire in the town of Neuves-Maisons, in northeastern France, left five people dead and one injured early Sunday morning. According to emergency services, firefighters were alerted shortly after 3:15 a.m. when flames broke out in a three-story building that also housed a shop......

Louvre raises ticket prices for Non-EU visitors

Paris, November 28, 2025 — The Louvre Museum will soon implement a significant price increase for visitors arriving from outside the European Union as well as from non-EU countries within the European Economic Area. The revised pricing, set to begin on January 14, reflects the museum’s intention......

Lucas Philippe of France elected as Interpol president

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has elected Lucas Philippe, a senior French police official, as its new president. The election took place during the 91st General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, on Thursday. Philippe will succeed Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, who has held the position......

France to launch new voluntary military service amid security concerns

Paris, November 27, 2025 – French President Emmanuel Macron is set to unveil a new voluntary military service in the Alps on Thursday, designed to strengthen the armed forces and respond to heightened security concerns, particularly related to Russia. The program will replace the Universal National......

Sarkozy finally convicted over 2012 campaign financing

French justice has confirmed the conviction of former president Nicolas Sarkozy for illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign, marking the second definitive conviction on his criminal record. This decision comes as Sarkozy prepares for the appeal trial in the Libyan financing case, scheduled......

French senate blocks suspension of pension reform

France’s Senate has voted to strike down a provision in the 2026 Social Security Financing Bill that sought to temporarily halt the government’s contentious pension reform. The measure would have pushed the planned rise in the retirement age to January 2028, but lawmakers rejected the suspension......

China shows interest in new Panama Canal ports

Several Chinese companies have expressed interest in bidding for the construction of two new ports along the Panama Canal, the canal administrator said on Tuesday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to reclaim control of the strategic waterway. Earlier this year, Trump claimed that Beijing......

Iran’s Foreign Minister to hold talks in Paris on November 26

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to visit Paris on November 26 for high-level discussions with France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. The meeting will address a wide range of bilateral and regional......

All diplomatic tools should be used to end Russia-Ukraine War, Erdogan tells Macron

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the international community to intensify diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. According to Türkiye’s......

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