SAINTE-SOLINE, France—Several people were injured on Saturday following clashes between French police and protesters opposed to a large water reservoir for farm irrigation, despite a ban on gatherings in the area. Police fired tear gas to repel some protesters who threw fireworks and other projectiles as they crossed fields to approach the construction area in…
France to Ban TikTok on Work Phones of Civil Servant: Minister
PARIS—France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account. “In order to guarantee the cybersecurity of our administrations and civil servants, the government has decided to ban recreational applications such as TikTok on the professional phones of…
Protests Erupt Across France After Government Forces Through Pension Reform, Raising Retirement Age
Protests erupted across France on March 17 after French President Emmanuel Macron’s government invoked a special constitutional power allowing him to push through controversial pension reforms that raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Thousands of people gathered in the capital Paris after French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced the use of Article 49.3—which allows the government to…
Schoolteacher Stabbed to Death by Pupil in Southwest France
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, FRANCE—A 16-year-old pupil stabbed a Spanish-language teacher to death on Wednesday at a Roman Catholic high school in the high-end beach resort town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz in southwestern France, government officials said. Local prosecutor Jerome Bourrier said the pupil was being held in custody. A murder investigation is underway, indicating that they suspect the young…
Zelenskyy Makes Surprise Trip to UK, France to Ask for More Weapons, Fighter Jets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an unannounced visit to France and the United Kingdom on Feb. 8 where he called on leaders of the two nations to supply Ukraine with more fighter jets and weapons amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Zelenskyy first landed in the UK where he was greeted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before heading to…
India, France, and United Arab Emirates Form Trilateral Partnership
India, France, and the United Arab Emirates have formed a tripartite partnership in the energy sector, particularly in solar and nuclear energy, as well as in tackling climate change and bolstering defense, the nations said. The foreign ministers of the three nations discussed in a phone call on Saturday the roadmap for the trilateral initiative…
US, France Intercept Thousands of Assault Rifles, Anti-Tank Missiles From Iran
The U.S. Navy helped French naval forces intercept and seize thousands of assault rifles and half a million rounds of ammunition coming from Iran and heading to Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, officials said on Feb. 1. In a statement, the U.S. military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said the seizure occurred on Jan. 15 in the Gulf of Oman along routes “historically…
France Must Raise Pension Age to 64, Prime Minister Says
PARIS—France’s prime minister insisted Sunday that the government’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is “no longer negotiable,” further angering parliamentary opponents and unions who plan new mass protests and disruptive strikes this week. Raising the pension age is one part of a broad bill that is the flagship measure of…
France: More Women, Children Returned From ISIS Camps in Syria
PARIS—France on Tuesday repatriated another group of women and children from former ISIS terrorist group-controlled areas of Syria, the latest return of French nationals who’d been stranded in camps there, eyed warily by Paris. The group was made up of 32 minors and 15 adult women, France’s national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office said. It said the…
France Fines TikTok $5.4 Million for Online Tracking Shortcomings
PARIS—France on Thursday fined TikTok 5 million euros ($5.4 million) for shortcomings linked to the short video platform’s handling of online tracking known as “cookies”, which the ByteDance-owned company said it had now addressed. French data protection watchdog CNIL said that its investigation only concerned the website tiktok.com and not the service’s much more heavily…
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