A handout computer generated image shows the 40,000-seater Al-Rayyan Stadium which will host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. © ©AFP / HO / Qatar World Cup’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy With a little over a
In this May 1, 2019 photo, members of France’s CGT trade union take part in the May Day rally in Paris. © Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP French schools, trains and businesses are set to be affected Thursday by the first major strike
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday told the United Nations that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine harked back to an age of imperialism. “What we have witnessed since February 24 is a return to the age of imperialism and colonies. France
(CNN) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands of passengers forced to change plans as French air traffic controllers took industrial action over pay on Friday. Europe’s biggest airline Ryanair grounded 420 of its flights across Europe as the
French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday, as major world powers look to try and stop fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Macron’s Élysée office said the French President had reaffirmed to the
PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that the economy was not facing recession after the government lowered its economic outlook for 2023. Le Maire also told CNews television that 2022 economic growh
Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century and the father of the French New Wave, died “peacefully at home” on Tuesday aged 91, his family said. His legal counsel later confirmed he died by assisted
Paris will start switching off the ornamental lights that grace city monuments hours earlier than usual, plunging the Eiffel Tower and other landmarks in the dark to cope with surging electricity costs, officials said Tuesday. Most monuments operated by the
Both the French government and the private sector have been forced to find ways to adapt as gas and electricity prices have risen steadily for months, threatening several sectors with shutdowns in a bid to reduce costs – including swimming pools, gymnasiums
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that his country was ready to deliver gas to Germany this coming winter should Europe’s gas squeeze make such a move necessary, urging French citizens to reduce their energy consumption in order to stave off