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....
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Oct 18, 2023
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...
Sep 22, 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 19, 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 13, 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 11, 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 5, 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%)....
Aug 28, 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...
Jul 20, 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...
Jun 17, 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...
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