Robert Badinter, who spearheaded the drive to abolish France’s death penalty, campaigned against antisemitism and Holocaust denial, and led a European body dealing with the legal fallout of Yugoslavia’s breakup, has died. He was 95. The French Justice Ministry on Feb. 9 confirmed Mr. Badinter’s death, without providing other details. French President Emmanuel Macron hailed … Read more
A logo outside a Societe Generale SA bank branch in Paris, France. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Societe Generale on Thursday reported a sharp decline in fourth-quarter net profit on the back of weaker net banking income, but launched a new 280 million euro ($302 million) share buyback program. The French lender posted group … Read more
ACCRA, Ghana – ECOWAS flag with member flags at the second extraordinary summit on the political situation in Burkina Faso, in Accra, Ghana, on February 3, 2022. Photo by NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images Three West African countries currently under the rule of military juntas have announced plans to exit the Economic Community of West … Read more
Jamison Gibson-Park, Tadhg Beirne, Calvin Nash, Dan Sheehan, Ronan Kelleher score tries as Ireland win big vs France on opening Six Nations Friday at Stade Velodrome in Marseille; Jack Crowley kicked all five conversions and penalty; France’s Paul Willemse red carded for two yellows By Michael Cantillon Last Updated: 02/02/24 10:30pm Ireland produced a magnificent … Read more
Munster wing Calvin Nash and Leinster lock Joe McCarthy will make their Six Nations debuts in Ireland’s championship opener against France but centre Garry Ringrose misses out due to a shoulder issue. Jack Crowley has been selected at fly-half for Friday evening’s curtain-raiser in Marseille following the retirement of former captain Johnny Sexton after the … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron, in his first prime-time news conference since forming a new government, laid out some of the biggest challenges he believes France faces, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East — and rising infertility. Calling infertility a “scourge,” Macron proposed a “major plan” designed to help reverse France’s declining birthrate, which … Read more
PARIS — With roadblocks and street protests, farmers in France demonstrated Wednesday across the country and in Brussels against low wages and what they see as excessive bureaucracy, part of a rising tide of anger among agricultural producers across the European Union. There were also demonstrations in Poland, where disgruntled farmers slow-drove their tractors through … Read more
PARIS — France announced more planned deliveries of its Caesar artillery system to Ukraine on Thursday and accelerating weapons manufacturing as it seeks to avoid depleting its own military stocks while continuing to support the war effort against Russia’s invasion. “The logic of ceding materiel taken from the armies’ stocks is reaching its end,” the … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas was en route to Gaza on Wednesday after France and Qatar mediated the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease-fire in November. The medicines arrived in Egypt and were on the way to the border. … Read more
Six countries have earned the title of the most powerful passports in 2024 — with all of them granting visa-free travel to 194 out of 227 destinations. Four EU member states now share crown with Singapore and Japan as the number one passport in the quarterly Henley Passport Index. They are: Spain, Germany, France and … Read more