The United States said Friday that it hosted a working-level experts’ meeting with counterparts from China, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom in “an ongoing exchange” amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. According to the State Department, experts from the foreign and defense ministries of the five nuclear-armed states met on June 13 and 14 in…
After Paris Blast Crumples Building in Left Bank, Rescue Workers Still Searching for 1 Person
PARIS—French rescue workers searched Thursday for a person feared missing after a powerful blast brought down a building on Paris’ Left Bank, injuring more than 30 people, six of them critically. Investigators were working to determine the cause of Wednesday’s explosion. A possible gas leak was one of the theories under investigation. The blast near…
Macron Urges EU to Avoid US Reliance and Develop Own Air Defense System
French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the importance of European independence on Monday by calling on France’s EU allies to look at a more home-grown air defense strategy in order to avoid becoming over-reliant on defense systems purchased outside of Europe. “When we talk about air defense, we would be wrong to rush into [increasing] capacity,”…
Bubbly, Historic Reims: The Toast of France’s Champagne Country
Imagine that happy day around 1700 when the monk Dom Pérignon, after much fiddling with the double fermentation of his grape juice, stumbled onto a bubbly delight. Having tasted the very first glass of Champagne, he ran through the abbey shouting, “Brothers, come quickly … I’m drinking stars!” The drink he invented ultimately put the…
French ‘Backpack Hero’ Says His Faith Gave Him Strength to Fight Knifeman
PARIS—A modern-day pilgrim on a walking tour of France’s cathedrals told journalists on Friday his Catholic faith gave him the strength to fight a man who stabbed four children in a park in Annecy. Dubbed “the backpack hero”—”le héros au sac a dos”—by media, the 24-year-old who only gave his name as Henri said he…
British Child Among Four Stabbed by Syrian Illegal Immigrant in French Playground
A British child was among a number of victims attacked by a knifeman in a playground in the French Alps. An adult and four children, all under the age of five, were critically injured when a 31-year-old Syrian went on the rampage in the town of Annecy on Thursday morning. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly…
Very Young Children Among 3 Critically Wounded in Knife Attack in French Alpine Town
PARIS—An attacker with a knife stabbed several very young children and at least one adult, leaving some with life-threatening injuries, in a lakeside park in a town in the French Alps on Thursday before he was arrested, authorities said. French President Emmanuel Macron said “children and an adult are between life and death.” He described…
Japan, France Agree to ‘Coordinate Closely’ on China Issues
May 19, 2023
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The leaders of Japan and France agreed on Friday to strengthen their bilateral economic and security cooperation and pledged to “coordinate closely” on issues related to China. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks ahead of a G-7 leaders summit in Hiroshima, Japan, during which they exchanged views on the…
Apple Faces Planned Obsolescence Investigation in France
The Paris Prosecutor’s Office on Monday announced an investigation into Apple over allegations the company deliberately renders its devices obsolete in order to coerce users into purchasing newer models. The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that an investigation was launched in December 2022 in response to a complaint filed by the advocacy group known…
UK Tribunal Finds Crime Agency’s Hacking Warrants Lawful
Three judges have rejected an appeal against the way the National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained a warrant to use data from a hack of an encrypted phone network. In its ruling, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), led by Mr. Justice Edis, declared the warrant was “lawfully issued” and said, “It is declared that the respondent [the NCA]…
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