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40 Ukrainian gunners in France from this weekend to be trained on Caesar

LivinInTheUSAR&I~Smit The delivery of Caesar to the Ukrainians is “in progress” and the capacity will be operational “at…

How Far Right Marine Le Pen Won Over Middle-Aged Voters

MariamR&I~Smit French President Emmanuel Macron and National Rally (Rassemblement National) leader Marine Le Pen are heading into a tight…

France’s Macron: New Russia Sanctions Needed After Bucha Killings

LivinInTheUSAR&I – FS PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that a new round…

Zemmour: French Jews slam far-right Jewish presidential hopefu

JWEric Zemmour, the French far-right presidential candidate, made a career out of controversy as a provocative…

French Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy given jail sentence for illegal campaign financing

RawrR&I – FS The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to a second jail…

‘I felt violated by the demand to undress’: three Muslim women on France’s hostility to the hijab

In France, a new law could seriously restrict women’s rights to wear headscarves in public, and…

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

RawrR&I – FS A court has found Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and…

Suspect dead, 9 in custody following beheading of teacher in Paris suburb

FoundingFrogR&I – TxPat **** Nine people are in custody after police in a Paris suburb shot…