Geopolitics
New York: In his address to the UN General Assembly on Monday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian upheld multilateralism as the key to overcoming global challenges including conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. more
China: Taishan Nuclear Power Plant problems serious enough to warrant shutdown, claims French co-owner

Beijing: French co-owner of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, which is located in China’s southern Guangdong province, on Thursday said it might be left with no other option but to shut ...

France announces coast guard network with South Pacific countries against predatory fishing as China expands reach

Paris: French president Emmanuel Macron on Monday said that France and the South Pacific nations would form a South Pacific Coast Guard network to act against predatory fishing as China e ...

France, several other nations preparing draft UNSC resolution on Israel, Palestine: Source

United Nations/Sputnik: France, together with Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, is preparing a draft UN Security Council resolution that will call for the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine ...

Emmanuel Macron to unveil phased plan to ease France's COVID-19 restrictions

Paris/Xinhua: French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil a "progressive and phased" plan to relax the country's coronavirus rules on Friday, Prime Minister Jean Castex sai ...

French Embassy in Pakistan asks citizens to leave country

The French embassy in Pakistan asked all its citizens and companies to “temporarily” leave the country, citing “serious threats”, media reports say.

France to revise down economic growth for 2021 amid Covid restrictions: Economy Minister

Moscow/Sputnik: France will have to revise its economic growth for 2021 down from 6 percent to 5 percent due to the coronavirus restrictions, Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire said in an ...

Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy says does not plan to run for President in 2022

Moscow/Sputnik: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he did not intend to run for president in the upcoming elections in 2022.

Pakistan, France relations still ‘poisoned’ over Prophet Muhammad caricature: Report

Paris: Relationship between Pakistan and France remain “poisoned” even after months since the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad led the tie between two nations touch low poi ...

France: Lawmakers approve bill to combat 'Islamist separatism'

Paris: French National Assembly on Tuesday approved a law to fight Islamist extremism and separatism, an attempt believed to be taken to tackle the root causes of jihadist violence.