Scotland and France make changes ahead of Six Nations clash
France coach Fabien Galthie made two changes to his team to face Scotland in the Six Nations on Sunday as winger Teddy Thomas was left...
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Twenty hurt after high-speed train derails in eastern France
A high-speed TGV train running between Strasbourg in eastern France and Paris derailed on Thursday, injuring 20 people including one seriously, local officials said. Police...
‘French naval vessel’s presence reflection of growing bilateral ties’
The presence of French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in Cyprus contributes to aims of having a permanent French naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranenan...
French carrier Charles de Gaulle docks in Limassol (with photos)
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle docked on Friday morning in Limassol port. After its arrival, French Lieutenant Marc Aussedat, commander of the Task Force...
France reaffirms solidarity with Cyprus, discusses boosting defence ties (Update 2)
France assured Cyprus on Tuesday of its full solidarity in countering Turkey’s illegal activities in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and would contribute decisively...
French defence minister due in Cyprus as joint exercises start
France’s minister for armed forces will meet on Tuesday with President Nicos Anastasiades and Defence Minister Savvas Angelides as the third joint exercise between the...
Defence minister in Israel as part of military upgrade push
Defence Minister Savvas Angelides was in Tel Aviv on Monday for talks with his Israeli counterpart on enhancing bilateral security and defence cooperation, while Nicosia...
Defence ministry confirms €240m French arms deal
The defence ministry confirmed on Friday reports in French media that that it has purchased 240m euros worth of military equipment from France. The reports...
French police clash with firefighters at Paris demonstration
French police clashed on Tuesday with firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay. Thousands of firefighters attended the protest in...
French navy vessel Charles de Gaulle to visit Limassol
French Ambassador to Nicosia Isabelle Dumont said her country supports Cyprus’ efforts to solve problems with Turkey at a political level while also arguing that...
‘No threat to Cypriot and Greek sovereignty will be accepted’
France will not accept any threat to Cypriot and Greek sovereignty, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said. In an interview with Kathemerini on...
French workers cut power to world’s largest food market in pension protest
French energy workers protesting against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform cut power on Tuesday to the world’s largest wholesale fresh food market, Rungis near Paris,...
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...
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....
