French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said on Thursday that he recognizes no limits or Russian “red lines” when it comes to backing Kyiv, drawing criticism from both Moscow and the opposition at home. Macron called the opposition leaders to the Elysee Palace to discuss France’s support for Ukraine, BFMTV reported on Thursday. After more than three hours of discussion, no consensus was... 

The French ambassador to the US, recalled recently over the AUKUS row, will return to Washington next week, President Emmanuel Macron has announced after a phone call with his US counterpart Joe Biden. Biden phoned Macron on Wednesday to discuss last week’s announcement of a new security pact between the US, UK and Australia – which resulted in France losing a multi-billion-dollar shipbuilding... 

A group of suspects of Pakistani origin have been arrested after attempting to hit a French police officer with their car outside the Israeli embassy in Paris, according to reports. Seven male and female suspects who claim to be from London – at least two of whom are minors – are being investigated in connection with the incident, which unfolded on Monday night. Two luxury cars with fake license... 

French President Emmanuel Macron has substantially scaled back plans to rehabilitate France’s banlieues — poverty-ridden and crime-infested neighborhoods with large Muslim populations — and has instead called on local mayors and civil society groups to find solutions at the grassroots level. The policy reversal follows weeks of internal debate about whether a top-down or bottom-up approach is... 

After months of polls and rallies, interviews and debates, the French presidential campaign wraps up at midnight tonight, followed by the customary media moratorium leading in to Sunday’s vote. The status quo looks to have it in the bag – the preferred candidate of the European Union, of finance and the media conglomerates finishes his campaign with a twenty-two percent lead in the latest ELABE/BFMTV... 

The Iranian news agency Sahar claims Syrian General Mohammad Issa has warned the French his country will target the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle if it approaches the Syrian coast. On November 5 French President Francois Hollande said the aircraft carrier would be sent to Syria. “The deployment of the battle group formed around the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle was decided to participate... 

France has said it is planning to reinforce its troops in the Central African Republic (CAR) by sending 400 more soldiers to the former French colony. French President Francois Hollande’s office said on Friday in a statement that the additional troops would join the 1,600 French soldiers already stationed in the CAR. The decision was made after a meeting of a top defense committee in the Élysée... 

A new wave of protest has swept across France. Thousands of people were outraged with the introduction of “ABC of equality ” in educational programs for elementary schools. According to the protesters, the new book causes damage to children’s psyche. The innovation teaches young students that there are practically no differences between men and women. Why does the Elysee Palace downgrade... 

A leaked US intelligence document has revealed that Israel is behind the hacking of millions of phone calls and messages in France. According to a report by Le Monde on Friday Israeli agents is behind a cyber attack against the communications networks of the Elysee Palace, intercepting more than 70 million calls and text messages a month. France had initially accused the US of hacking into former... 

French workers attend the rally in Paris on January 18, 2012. Thousands of people have participated in a rally in Paris, attacking French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans for dealing with the country’s unemployment crisis, Press TV reports. As France gauges the international fallout from losing its triple-A credit rating, Sarkozy has called for the formation of an emergency jobs council...