French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Tuesday that he was pressing Danish authorities not to extradite anti-whaling activist and Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson […]
Month: July 2024
Macron’s political woes cast shadow over Olympic spectacle
French President Emmanuel Macron hoped the Paris Olympics would be a shining part of his legacy. But a failed bet on a snap legislative election […]
French security forces intercept six drones a day near Olympics sites, PM says
The ban on drones flying in the airspace around Paris is being strictly enforced during the 2024 Summer Olympics, with security personnel armed with drone-disabling […]
French leftist party France Unbowed moves to overturn Macron’s controversial pension reform
France’s leftist party France Unbowed (LFI) announced its plan to introduce legislation on Tuesday to repeal President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious pension reform, which raised the […]
Paris 2024 (2/5): Mathieu Forget makes photography an Olympic art
For the Paris 2024 Olympics, dancer, choreographer and photographer Mathieu Forget invited athletes to dance with him for a series of jaw-dropping photographs in iconic […]
Paris races to control its rat population ahead of Olympics
Paris is readying for the Games with extensive efforts to keep its rat population out of sight, ensuring visitors experience the city’s charm without encountering […]
Security tightened for Israel’s Olympic delegation in Paris amid Gaza tensions
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said on Monday that the “Israeli delegation is welcome in France”, adding that the call by a far-left lawmaker for […]
France’s major parties trade barbs over economy in TV debate
Ahead of the first round of voting in legislative elections on June 30, top representatives of France’s major parties and alliances took part in a […]
Tax the super-rich, says new report commissioned by G20 chair Brazil
In a new report commissioned by Brazil for its G20 presidency, French economist Gabriel Zucman says an international scheme to impose a global minimum tax […]
Health at heart of UK general election: Conservatives, Labour vow to fix NHS
In the run-up to the UK’s general election on July 4, the state of the country’s National Health Service (NHS) is a key campaign theme. Satisfaction […]