Tag: France government
Croatia to buy 12 French Rafale fighters for $1.2 billion
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia announced Friday that it will purchase 12 used Rafale fighter jets from France for nearly 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion),...
Visiting South Africa, France’s Macron pledges vaccine help
JOHANNESBURG — On a visit to South Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed that his country will provide millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses...
France’s Macron visits Rwanda as relations improve
KIGALI, Rwanda — French President Emmanuel Macron made a key visit to Rwanda on Thursday as his country tries to mend relations with the...
France praises YouTubers over foiled Pfizer vaccine smear
LE PECQ, France — France's government offered strong praise Wednesday to YouTubers and other social media influencers who resisted a mysterious effort to recruit...
Genocide probes clear way for landmark Macron trip to Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda — France and Rwanda are hoping to reset ties scarred by a quarter-century of recriminations over the 1994 genocide when French President...
Merkel, Macron back efforts to improve WHO as meeting opens
GENEVA — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday were among leaders rallying around efforts to strengthen the World Health...
With tall Trump tale, Macron plays to France’s young voters
LE PECQ, France — True or false: When he was the U.S. president, Donald Trump called French leader Emmanuel Macron from the White House...
Macron, in swipe at Turkey, says NATO must commit to values
BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that NATO leaders must make a clear, unequivocal commitment to the military organization’s values and rules...
France’s Sarkozy goes on trial over 2012 campaign financing
PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Thursday on charges that his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid was illegally financed, a...
Grand day for the French: Cafe and bistro terraces reopen
PARIS — It’s a grand day for the French. Cafe and restaurant terraces are reopening Wednesday after a shutdown of more than six months...
