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Macron Launches Voluntary Military Service, Citing ‘Accelerating Threats’
President Emmanuel Macron announced a new voluntary youth military service starting by mid-2026 to help France address "accelerating threats" globally. This initiative reflects a...
Macron Flags Major Flaws in Trump’s Ukraine Peace Proposal
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that while U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine is “in the right direction,” it...
Ukraine Set to Get 100 Rafale Fighter Jets
Ukraine signed a letter of intent with France to acquire 100 Rafale warplanes over the next decade, as announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during...
Macron to Host Zelenskiy in Paris, Vows Long-Term Backing for Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on Nov. 17 his ninth visit since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022....
Sweden’s Austerity Blueprint: Lessons for France’s Fiscal Future
In the early 1990s, Sweden faced one of the worst economic crises in its modern history a collapse so severe that the finance minister...
French Police Hunt Louvre Thieves but Priceless Loot May Be Lost Forever
French authorities are racing to track down the thieves behind Sunday’s daring robbery at the Louvre Museum, where crown jewels were stolen in what...
Defiant Sarkozy Heads to Jail, Marking Historic Fall for Former French President
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will begin serving a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday after being convicted of conspiring to secure illegal campaign funds...
Chinese Jets Edge Out the West
Indonesia’s decision to purchase 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets marks a major turning point in Southeast Asia’s defence landscape, and, more broadly, in...
A Strategic Entente: Lessons from the Franco–German Partnership for Japan and South Korea
In the mid-20th century, two countries—France and Germany—that had fought horrendous wars with one another for the past 70 years initiated an extraordinary experiment....
The Louvre’s Lost Treasure: A Daring Daylight Heist Stuns Paris
Thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday by using a crane to smash a window, stealing valuable jewelry from the area...