Macron defies French unions over retirement age in pension reform
France’s government defied trade unions on Friday by including a contested clause on raising the retirement age by two years in its draft legislation, amid...
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Scuffles break out as protesters invade Paris’ Gare de Lyon station
Protesters scuffled with police at Gare de Lyon station in Paris on Monday as a nationwide strike against plans by French President Emmanuel Macron to...
French unions make pre-Christmas push to block pension reforms
French trade unions on Tuesday used transport strikes and mass protests to try to force President Emmanuel Macron to ditch a planned pension reform before...
France’s unions take pensions battle back onto the streets
French unions called on Tuesday for public workers to stage one of the biggest protests in decades, hoping to exceed the 800,000 people they brought...
Transport chaos as French strike against Macron reforms enters day two (Updated)
By Bate Felix and Tangi Salaün PARIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) – France faced a second day of travel chaos, shuttered schools and understaffed hospitals on...
French police fire tear gas at strikers challenging Macron reform (Update)
Police fired tear gas at protesters in the centre of Paris on Thursday and public transport ground to a near halt in one of the...
Thirteen French helicopter troops killed in Mali combat operation
Thirteen French soldiers fighting jihadists in Mali were killed in an accident between two helicopters, the French presidency said on Tuesday, the single biggest loss...
French teenager dies after bridge collapses into river
A 15-year-old girl died and several people are likely missing after a bridge collapsed into a river in southwestern France on Monday, emergency services said....
‘France’s long-term support for Cyprus will continue’
France’s long-term support for Cyprus will continue, Director of International Relations Directorate of the French Armed Forces, Vice-Admiral, Henri Schricke has assured, emphasising the importance...
French police clear migrant tent camps in northern Paris
French police cleared two huge migrant tent camps in northern Paris on Thursday and authorities vowed to clear other camps, a day after the government...
Protests everywhere
Journalists don’t just travel in packs; they write in packs too. And what they’ve written this week is endless pipe-sucking ruminations about what’s driving the...
‘We defend Cyprus’ sovereignty because of its importance and not because of Total’
France defends the Republic of Cyprus’ sovereign rights not because of any French company, but because the sovereignty of Cyprus is so important and if...
France, Cyprus complete military exercise in EEZ
The FNS La Fayette, the OPV Ioannides and Special Forces of the Cyprus Navy and an AW-139 helicopter of the Cyprus Air Force on Sunday...
French frigate in Cyprus’ EEZ, naval exercise underway (Update 2)
A French frigate was confirmed to be in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Saturday as part of naval exercise between the two countries, as...
Cyprus and France in constant contact ahead of EU Council
President Nicos Anastasiades and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have agreed to remain in constant contact in view of the European Council meeting that will...
France and Italy issue joint statement at OSCE on Turkey’s illegal activities
The French and Italian delegations taking part in the 18th Autumn Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, in Marrakesh have issued a joint statement condemning...
World leaders attend funeral of France’s Jacques Chirac (Updated)
World leaders, past and present, stood in silence in Paris on Monday at a funeral service for Jacques Chirac, the French leader remembered at home...
Parisians dine on calf’s head in tribute to Chirac
Some queued outside the Elysee Palace under lead-grey skies to pay tribute to Jacques Chirac who died on Thursday. Others flocked to bistrot Le Pere...
Lopez drop goal sees France past Argentina in Tokyo thriller
France dominated the first half and just about held on in the second to edge Argentina 23-21 in a thrilling Rugby World Cup Pool C...
Paris commuters hit by transport strike over pension overhaul
By Leigh Thomas and Matthias Blamont PARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Parisian commuters faced travel chaos on Friday as transport workers went on strike over...
