Sahel jihadists: West Africa faces up to policing its terror triangle
By Paul Melly Africa analyst Sahel Islamist insurgency With Chad’s withdrawal of troops and the imminent reduction in French…
Afghanistan crisis: Chaos as Europeans scramble to evacuate Kabul
Chaotic conditions have been reported outside Kabul airport as European governments rush to bring home their citizens as well as…
Covid: France and Austria reopen bars and restaurants as lockdowns ease
Coronavirus pandemic Bars, shops and cultural spaces across France have reopened their doors as the country starts lifting restrictions aimed…
Covid-19: Italy returns to strict lockdown for Easter
Coronavirus pandemic Italy has entered a strict three-day lockdown to try to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases over Easter.…
Coronavirus: Germany imposes Easter lockdown to curb new surge
EU-UK post-Brexit trade deal After talks with regional leaders, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany was now in a “very serious”…
Lebanon’s politicians show no sign of saving their country, France says
By Reuters Staff French…
Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to jail for corruption
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption. He was…
French military jets cut off village’s power supply by flying low
Two French military planes that flew very close to the ground have struck electrical lines and cut the power supply…
France says Iran is building nuclear weapons capacity, urgent to revive 2015 deal
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – Iran is in the process of building up its nuclear weapons capacity and it…
Covid: France mobilises 100,000 police to stop New Year’s Eve gatherings
Coronavirus pandemic France is to mobilise 100,000 police and gendarmes on New Year’s Eve to break up parties and enforce…