France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of starting it. The fire erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, about…
Ukraine has ordered 16 Rafale fighter jets, an initial batch of new-generation SAMP/T surface-to-air defence batteries, and licences for the production of several capabilities, including the Scalp cruise missile, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday after a meeting of more than 20…
Forget last week’s NATO summit where Donald Trump put the alliance through an emotional rollercoaster. It’s Bastille Day in Paris, with the so-called coalition of the willing – aka Nato minus the United States – serving up some more serene summitry…
🇫🇷 🔥 A fast-moving wildfire continues to scorch France’s Fontainebleau forest, located 60km southeast of Paris, on Monday. Authorities estimate some 1,000 hectares of land have been burned so far. FRANCE 24’s Senior Reporter Catherine Norris Trent saw the devastation…
One person was killed in Maine in a fatal shooting involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives said Monday. The incident came days after an ICE officer shot and killed a man…
The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and Britain have condemned Iran’s attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and on countries in the region, as Iran and the United States have traded attacks in recent days, casting doubt on…
A wildfire in in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris has burnt nearly 1,000 hectares since July 12 – an area larger from Gibraltar. Hundreds of residents from nearby towns have had to be evacuated, as authorities are investigating what…
At least 25 heads of state, including Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, are attending a meeting of the Coalition of the willing on July 13, which comes the day before France’s national public holiday Bastille Day. Moscow dismissed the summit, calling…
🇫🇷 As the face of #France, #Marianne is everywhere: the #Louvre, the Senate, even on the official government logo. This #BastilleDay, FRANCE 24’s Gabrielle Nadler looks at how the allegory of Marianne was invented and what she represents today ▶️