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A French army general involved in the preparations says France’s military is planning to contribute 15,000 soldiers to the massive security operation for next year’s Paris OlympicsNovember 23, 2023, 1:20 PM ET• 2 min readPARIS -- France’s military is planning to contribute 15,000 soldiers to the massive security operation for next year's Paris…

PARIS (Reuters) - France's government condemned on Monday "disgusting" weekend violence around the Olympique de Marseille soccer stadium and said nine people had been arrested after visitors Olympique Lyonnais' bus was attacked and their Italian coach injured.Sunday's Ligue 1 match between the arch-rivals of France's south east, who have a…

As Israel's intense strikes provided cover for its ground forces to step up fighting in Gaza, the United Nations warning thousands more civilians could die.Israel unleashed its bombing campaign after Hamas gunmen stormed across the Gaza border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and seizing more than 220 hostages,…

Starting August 1, there will be no travel restrictions for international travellers arriving in France. France has lifted all rules that previously applied to international travellers, such as producing COVID certificates, submitting a sworn declaration stating that the concerned traveller is not infected with the virus, and pledging to take…

Miami (AFP) – Sweden's Alex Noren closed in on a first US PGA Tour title with a bogey-free four-under par 67 on Saturday for a one-stroke lead over Camilo Villegas in the Bermuda Championship in Southampton. Issued on: 11/11/2023 - 22:53 2 min Noren, who…

Ukrainian refugees who have now been resettled in France due to the war in their country and have a temporary residence permit in France with an indication “beneficiary of temporary protection” must resume this status six months after receiving the permit. Only after finishing such a process Ukrainians will be able to enjoy protection in France…

The man who was stabbed to death during an attack near Eiffel Tower in central Paris was Filipino-German, the French Embassy said Monday."Having learned of the victim's dual nationality, France sends its condolences to his family and loved ones, to the Filipino people and to the German people," it said in a statement.French Ambassador Marie…

PARIS -- Fisticuffs in the cockpit, leaving a leaky engine running while cruising over Africa -- Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety protocols.Two Air France pilots were suspended after physically fighting in the cockpit on a Geneva-Paris flight in June,…

PARIS (Reuters) - France has passed messages to Hezbollah and Israel to not destabilise the United Nations' Lebanon peacekeeping force UNIFIL and said that any broadening of the Hamas-Israel war to Lebanon would plunge the country "into an abyss".France has sought to use its historical relationship with Lebanon to try to defuse tensions between…

<!-- -->A red ball of spicy fire with luminous patches glowing menacingly against a black background.This, prominent French scientist Etienne Klein declared, was the latest astonishing picture taken by the James Webb Space Telescope of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Sun.Fellow Twitter users marvelled at the details on the…