France will use a share of 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in revenues from frozen Russian assets to finance purchase of military equipment for Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Friday. “Alongside other (EU) member states, the ministry… will take part in implementing the new support measure for Ukraine from the European Peace Facility,” it … Read more
Demonstrators hold placards during a during the trial of a man accused of drugging his wife for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home. — AFP/file Dominique P, a 71-year-old former employee of the Electricite de France(EDF), is set for trial in Avignon for allegedly enlisting more than 70 male … Read more
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ATHENS: Israeli actions in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem have severely worsened the situation, noted the French Foreign Ministry on Friday. “France expresses its strong concern over the deterioration of the situation in the Palestinian Territories following recent Israeli actions,” the ministry said in a statement. Regarding Gaza, the ministry highlighted that Israeli attacks … Read more
FRANCE: France has launched a cyberbullying probe following a complaint by Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who was at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The investigation was opened Tuesday into “cyberharrassment” following the high-profile gender row at the Games, the Paris public prosecutor’s office … Read more
PARIS: The United States men’s basketball team secured their fifth consecutive gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a 98-87 victory over France. Despite hopes for a “Miracle on the Seine,” the French team fell short, losing to a dominant American squad led by Stephen Curry and LeBron James. James, wearing gold sneakers … Read more