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Mbappe on fire as France reach Qatar 2022 quarterfinals

The PSG football superstar scored two goals and provided an assist against Poland. Reigning champions France are through to the World Cup quarterfinals at Qatar...

Female referee team to make World Cup history

Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to take charge of a World Cup game on Thursday. France’s Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman...

Watch: EU drug ‘super cartel’ taken down

The organized crime syndicate controlled around one third of the cocaine trade in the bloc’s countries, according to Europol. A sprawling cocaine “super cartel” has...

Macron’s electoral campaigns under investigation – media

French prosecutors have launched a probe into suspected illegal financing. French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 and 2022 election campaigns are reportedly under investigation by the...

France ends anti-jihadist Africa op

The mission in Sahel has officially concluded, but 3,000 troops remain in the region. France’s troubled nine-year counterterrorism Operation Barkhane in Northern Africa is officially...

Watch: Former French Presidential candidate claims Macron is unjabbed

Macron famously said that he 'wanted to piss the unvaccinated off' by implementing policies to force them to take it. 'I’m not for pissing off...

Watch: French police violently crack down on cost-of-living protesters

Demonstrations for better wages in France elicited a harsh response from law enforcement. Massive protests against the high cost of living met with a heavily-armed...

Anti-NATO and Anti-EU protests growing across Europe

Tens of thousands of citizens across Italy, France, Germany and Belgium took the streets recently to voice opposition to Brussels and Washington bureaucrats. Protest marches...

Thousands march in Paris over cost of living

The demonstrations took place amid rising inflation and fuel shortages. Massive crowds of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to voice discontent...

Watch: Mass protests against NATO and EU hit Paris streets

The demonstrations were sparked by what protesters called economic “disruption” and “energy and health restrictions”. A massive crowd of protesters marched through the centre of...

Strikes halt French refineries

Protests triggered by spiraling inflation and pension reform could lead to fuel shortages in the country. Strikes at French energy company TotalEnergies have dragged on...

Watch: Protesters besiege French Embassy

Burkina Faso’s military junta has accused France of sheltering the country's ousted former-leader. Crowds of protesters tried to storm the French Embassy in Burkina Faso's...

Prominent Franco-Palestinian lawyer goes on hunger strike

Salah Hamouri has joined dozens of prisoners who are protesting the Israeli practice of indefinite detention without charges. Franco-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri, who...

Watch: Macron Addresses Claim Trump Kept File of Juicy Details on French Prez’s Love Life at Mar-a-Lago

Last month, US media reported that a file called “info re: President of France” was among the documents seized by the FBI during its...

Bait and switch: How Russia handed Moscow to Napoleon 210 years ago, but went on to win the war

The Western cliche is that "General Winter" defeated the French leader, but the truth is far more complex. Two hundred and ten years ago, on...

‘Idiot’ Greens made EU dependent on Russian energy – Le Pen

Paris also made a “geopolitical mistake” when it supported EU sanctions against Russia, the politician believes. Marine Le Pen, the leader of the right-wing National...

Dentists jailed over mass mutilation

A French father-and-son dentist team performed unnecessary and harmful operations on hundreds of patients. A French court sentenced two fraudster dentists to jail terms on...

Watch: Thousands protest in Paris demanding end to NATO

A crowd of 'tens of thousands' marched through the streets of Paris yesterday demanding an end to NATO. The large crowd was heard chanting 'Let's...

Largest French wildfire may be ‘act of arson’

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says the origins of the blaze devouring Gironde are suspicious. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday he strongly suspected...

West Papuan and Kanaky liberation movements sign Memorandum of Understanding

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),...

Syringe attacks puzzle European authorities

After a wave of assaults in France, the disturbing phenomenon has spread to Spain. Revelers at the Festival of San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain have...

Watch: Tour de France hit by eco protesters

'Derniere Renovation' broke up Stage 10 of the iconic race. The Tour de France was brought to a halt on Tuesday after protestors glued themselves...

Macron’s parliamentary majority in jeopardy

Election projections suggest that the French president’s coalition may fail to retain absolute majority control of the National Assembly. President Emmanuel Macron’s parliamentary alliance was...

Mona Lisa painting attacked

Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece was targeted by a man disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair. A man disguised as an elderly woman attacked...

Western-backed coup foiled, government claims

Attempted coup in Mali comes amid tensions with France. A group of Malian officers attempted a coup last week with the help of a...

Watch: Battery fires lead to suspension of electric bus services in Paris

Two electric buses recently caught fire in Paris, leading to a suspension of services while the causes of the spontaneous combustions are investigated. One such...

Violent May Day clashes in Paris

Black-clad anarchists clashed with police and smashed storefronts as France’s annual day of left-wing protest turned violent. Thousands of protesters packed the streets of Paris...

Macron’s re-election masks deep French malaise

The re-elected president’s second term risks being as plagued by protest as his first one. French President Emmanuel Macron sailed to a re-election victory on...

2 people shot dead by police in Paris amid protests – media

The law enforcement opened fire on a vehicle after the passengers "refused to comply". Two people were killed in Paris amid election protests on Sunday...

Macron pledges to address voters’ ‘rage’ as police clash with protesters

“I am not anymore a candidate of one camp,” the re-elected French president claimed as protesters take to the streets in Paris. French President Emmanuel...

Le Pen Concedes Defeat in Presidential Election as Macron Projected to Win 57% of Vote

The La Republique En Marche party founder and former Rothschild investment banker has replicated his 2017 win against National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen,...

Furious Macron Reportedly ‘Ranted to Advisers’ as BoJo’s Kiev Trip Ruined His Plans for Secret Visit

Boris Johnson made an unexpected visit to Kiev on 9 April, with the Ukrainian Embassy in London sharing a photo on Twitter of the...

‘Dismayed’ French Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen Accused of Embezzling £500,000

On Sunday, Marine Le Pen’s bid for the French presidency took a hit when European Union investigators accused her and her father of embezzling...

Watch: France Hit by Mass Protests Amid Presidential Election

The first round of presidential elections in France was held on Sunday, and the second is set for 24 April because no candidate gained...

Macron to face Le Pen in French election run off

The incumbent president and his populist rival will meet in the second round after leading the field in Sunday’s voting. Incumbent Emmanuel Macron and conservative...

French voters could strike a major blow to globalism

After Emmanuel Macron picked globalism over his country’s interests for five years, his main rival Marine Le Pen is drawing closer. The French are headed...

‘Freedom Convoys’ gaining steam across Europe – reports

Inspired by the Canadian movement, truckers in Europe are planning to import the protest by driving to national capitals before “converging” on Brussels. Truckers in...

Watch: Big anti-vax pass protest in Paris

More than 50,000 people marched in Paris on Saturday (local time) against Macron's vaccine passport policies.

Watch: French Politician Stephane Claireaux attacked by pro-freedom protesters

A French politician has been attacked with dirt bombs outside his home during an anti-vax pass protest. In the video, Stephane Claireaux can be seen...

Watch: Macron’s vow to ‘piss off’ the unvaxxed backfires as huge protests gather across France

Macron’s words may have backfired after huge crowds took to the streets of France promising to piss him off instead. The huge crowds on Saturday...

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