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World’s most powerful passport: Four European countries rise to the top of the list
Four European countries now share the top spot with Singapore. Four European countries now have the world’s most powerful passports....
Jan 12, 2024


EU members try to find compromise for power market deal
European Union energy ministers are holding talks in Luxembourg to try and defuse a spat between Germany and France over nuclear...
Oct 18, 2023


Pope in Marseille: Religious groups commit to helping migrants
Migrants "arrive and don't speak French. [They] have no friends, no money, no relationships... It is essential to help them integrate,"...
Sep 22, 2023


French President Macron to host UK opposition leader Starmer
Keir Starmer is in Paris a day ahead of King Charle's delayed state visit to France. The UK opposition leader has said he wants closer...
Sep 19, 2023


Bangladesh: Macron accused of putting trade before rights
As China and the US jostle for influence in Asia, French President Emmanuel Macron offered an alternative to Bangladesh during a visit....
Sep 13, 2023


France and Bangladesh sign deal to provide loans, satellite technology
French President Emmanuel Macron is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to bolster bilateral relations between the two...
Sep 11, 2023


Europe's travel strikes: Flight and train disruption you can expect in September and October
Some action is timed to coincide with France's Rugby World Cup. Europe is a hive of strike action right now, with many employees unhappy...
Sep 5, 2023


Asylum applications surge 30% so far in 2023 across EU, Norway, Switzerland
This year so far Germany has received the most applications: 30% of the total, almost twice as many as Spain (17%) and France (16%)....
Sep 5, 2023


France further relaxes access to archives from brutal Algerian war
Cases of abuse and killings involving minors will now be open to further scrutiny after decades of campaigning. France is to make access...
Aug 28, 2023


Paris 2024: French towns say 'non merci' to Olympic torch relay over cost concerns
Citing costs, departments across France have turned down the chance to be in the world's spotlight. So, how much are they being asked to...
Jul 20, 2023


Rare earthquake damages French homes, schools and churches
Around 170 people been relocated from the western French town of La Laigne after an on Friday evening. The quake, believed to have been...
Jun 17, 2023
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