The Israeli government has cancelled visas for 27 French left-wing lawmakers and local officials just two days before they were set to begin a five-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. The delegation, comprising members of France’s Ecologist and Communist parties, was invited by the French consulate in Jerusalem. Their mission, according to the … Read more
Traffic ground to a halt at one of France’s busiest train stations on Friday after an unexploded World War II bomb was uncovered just north of Paris, the authorities said. The bomb was discovered overnight in the Saint-Denis suburb near tracks that lead into the Gare du Nord, a major Parisian transit hub that serves … Read more
European leaders have dealt with President Trump’s return to office by trying to keep him cooperating on Ukraine while pushing to ramp up their own defense spending so they are less reliant on an increasingly fickle America. But Friday’s meeting in the Oval Office, in which Mr. Trump berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, underscored … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the latter emplanes for Washington | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) departed for the U.S. to meet President Donald Trump after wrapping his two-day visit to France where he co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action … Read more
François Bayrou, France’s fourth prime minister in a year, knew he had trouble ahead. In his inaugural speech in December, he acknowledged “all kinds of difficulties”: a debt mountain, political strife and, alarmingly, “the splintering of society itself.” So far, he’s at least succeeded in holding a government together. Tasked with reducing a deficit currently … Read more
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri with Secretary-General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Anne-Marie Descôtes during the India-France Foreign Office Consultations in Paris on January 21, 2025. Photo: X/@MEAIndia via PTI India and France have agreed to boost cooperation in “high-end technology sectors”, as senior officials held Foreign Office Consultations in Paris, and … Read more
When I crossed a bridge spanning the Rhine last year, a checkpoint blocked the route between France and Germany, on the Pont de l’Europe. Borders are closing in Europe, for reasons ranging from “ongoing crises in Eastern Europe and the Middle East” to “increasing migratory pressures and the risk of terrorist infiltration.” France cites “threats … Read more
For centuries in Morlaix, a city of cobblestones and creperies on the Breton coast of France, the best-known dealers were the ones who traded in linen during the Renaissance and built a number of unique half-timbered houses in the middle of town. The new dealers are another story. France, long a major European market for … Read more
Syria’s new leaders are set to meet the French and German foreign ministers in the capital, Damascus, on Friday in one of the highest-level Western diplomatic visits since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad last month. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s top diplomat, and Jean-Noël Barrot, the French foreign minister, arrived in Damascus for the first such … Read more
Smoke billows over Khiam, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS France’s Foreign Minister said on Wednesday (September 25, 2024) that his country and the United States are working on a proposal for a 21-day cease-fire “to … Read more