French President Emmanuel Macron today visited Ukrainian soldiers who are training in a military camp in the east of France. For security reasons, Macron's office said it could not say where they were. The Ukrainian brigade that Macron visited today is preparing and arming itself for the fight against the Russian army. The French army is training 2.300...
New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has survived a no-confidence motion by the left, the first test for his government whose support in parliament is fragile. The proposal, which needed 289 votes to be adopted by a majority of the 577-member National Assembly, was supported by only 197 deputies, Le Monde reports. Barnier, a former right-wing Brexit negotiator...
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Next year will prove to be a key test for the French military as it transforms itself into a force capable of standing up to Russia, Politico reports. In May, French troops will take part in a major military exercise in Romania called "Dacian Spring 2025", which will assess their ability to quickly move to the eastern flank of the...
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The wars between criminal gangs, which rage around the drug-trafficking areas of the French seaside city of Marseille, have been in the spotlight again these days, after the cold-blooded murder allegedly committed by a 14-year-old boy hired as an executioner through social networks. As "The Guardian" reports, a 23-year-old prisoner promised the boy that he would...
France's New Popular Front today demanded a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government. However, the initiative of the left coalition has little chance of success. To do so, she would need to be supported by the far right – something that is unlikely, French media reported. President Emmanuel Macron appointed Barnier as prime minister last...
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