ARNOUVILLE, France (AA) – A French opposition lawmaker has urged President Emmanuel Macron’s government to decolonize New Caledonia where violent protests erupted in mid-May after Paris passed a constitutional reform aimed at reducing the indigenous Kanaks’ electoral influence, killing at least seven people. Carlos Martens Bi...
ISTANBUL (AA) — Several municipalities in France turned off lights at their city hall buildings in order to honor civilians Israel killed in the Gaza Strip. Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan launched the campaign in response to recent Israeli attacks on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza strip. “The horror of the murderous strikes [&helli...
ANKARA (AA) – France broke ranks with its Western allies, showing support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after prosecutor Karim Khan sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “Regarding Israel, it will be up to the court’s Pre-Trial Chamber to decide whether ...
Niamey, Niger – AFP The US troop withdrawal from Niger, at the demand of the West African nation’s military rulers, has begun and will be over by September 15 “at the latest”, a joint statement said Sunday. The two sides announced they had reached a disengagement agreement and US forces deployed as part of an […]
Amman, Jordan – AFP The Jordanian military announced Sunday the launch of the “Eager Lion” military exercise, with ground, naval and air forces from 33 countries represented including the United States, France and Britain. The drills, set to end on May 23, include anti-terrorism and air defence training, army spokesman Colone...
N’Djamena, Chad — AFP Chadian soldiers have been deployed in large numbers across several districts of the capital after late-night celebrations marked the presidential election victory of junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. Even before the official results gave Deby more than 61 percent in Monday’s ballot, the pre...
ANKARA (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday condemned the closure of campus entrances at top universities by students protesting against Israeli attacks on Gaza. In an interview with La Tribune Dimanche and La Provence dailies, Macron condemned “with the utmost firmness” the blockades at universities. He said he was in favor...
PARIS (AA) – A Palestinian-British surgeon who served as a doctor soon after Israel began its current war on Gaza was prevented from entering France due to a ban on his entry to Europe imposed by Germany. At Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, Ghassan Abu-Sitta wrote on X: “They are preventing me from entering France. […]
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP France’s top diplomat on Sunday urged de-escalation between Israel and the Hezbollah movement during his second visit to Lebanon since cross-border tensions flared alongside the Gaza war. Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group have exchanged near-daily fire since Israel’s war on Gaza bega...
A 14-year-old girl, identified as Samara, is in coma following an attack by three teenagers outside her school in Montpellier, France. The perpetrators, aged 14 and 15, including a fellow female student of the victim’s school, have been detained on suspicion of attempted murder. The attack comes amid heightened tensions in French school...
