France faced its worst unrest in years over the weekend as demonstrations against the rising cost of living and declining public services escalated into violence, intensifying pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and
France’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Rémi Lambert, is likely aware of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous remark about the strategic importance of Trincomalee Harbour. Napoleon is often attributed with stating that whoever controls Trincomalee
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On May 30, 2026, the historic UEFA Champions League victory of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was overshadowed by widespread violence across France. What began as celebrations following PSG’s triumph quickly descended into riots
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France is attempting a strategic reinvention of its relationship with Africa as its long-standing influence in the Sahel unravels and new global powers move in to fill the vacuum. At the center
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France, long regarded as the spiritual home of wine culture, has reached a symbolic turning point after beer consumption surpassed wine consumption for the first time in the country’s modern history. According
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A 40-year-old man with no prior criminal record has been formally charged in France over the alleged rape, sexual abuse, and creation of child sexual abuse material involving 34 minors aged between
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On April 13, 2026, a Paris Court delivered a landmark verdict finding French cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing terrorism by channelling funds to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
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In a quiet suburb just north of Paris, a three-year-old girl’s distress has become emblematic of a national scandal shaking France’s education system. What began as reluctance to attend preschool soon escalated
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France and Japan have taken a significant step toward deepening their strategic partnership, unveiling a wide-ranging set of agreements aimed at strengthening economic security, technological cooperation and defense ties in an increasingly
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A storm is brewing behind the gilded façade of Monaco’s royal palace, where accusations of betrayal, secret dossiers and a dramatic fallout between Prince Albert II and some of his closest confidants
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During an interaction with members of the local community on his ongoing visit to India, Emmanuel Macron made striking remarks about the modern understanding of free speech, arguing that the concept loses
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India is poised to purchase 114 additional French Dassault Rafale aircraft in a deal valued at $39 billion, marking a dramatic turnaround for a fighter once dismissed as a white elephant. According
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On an island where revenge killings and criminal rivalries have long shaped daily life, François-Xavier Bustillo knows that speaking out can carry a deadly price. Yet the Catholic prelate, appointed bishop of
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Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov has accused France of abandoning democratic principles after French police raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X, calling the country “not a free country”
More France, a founding member of the European Union and for decades one of its wealthiest economies, is sliding steadily down the continent’s prosperity rankings, raising alarms among economists and commentators who warn
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France’s influence in Africa is facing one of its most serious challenges in decades, as a new generation of leaders openly rejects Paris’s post-colonial role and forges alternative alliances, according to claims
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