New Armored Vehicles Will Help Ukraine Take the Fight to Russia
The Western allies’ provision of infantry fighting vehicles signals their support for new offensives in coming months, analysts said.
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Dismay in French Caribbean as Paris court dismisses pesticide case
Nearly 20 years after Caribbean islanders sued to hold the French government criminally responsible for the banana industry’s extended use of a banned pesticide in Martinique and Guadeloupe, a panel of judges has dismissed their case, ruling that it’s…
Is Miss France discriminatory? Paris court dismisses feminist group’s claims
A Paris court backed the organisers of Miss France on Friday, dismissing claims from a feminist group that the beauty pageant’s selection process was discriminatory, one of the plaintiffs said.
French nuclear fusion project may be delayed by years, its head admits
Facility still far from being able to show feasibility of generating plentiful, carbon-free energy despite recent breakthrough in USAn international project in nuclear fusion may face years of delays, its boss has said, weeks after scientists in the Un…
Ultra-right march banned as Paris braces for return of the Yellow Vests
Police in the French capital have outlawed a torchlight procession by the extreme-right organisation Paris Pride that was planned for Saturday but deemed a “major threat to public order”. Several marches involving Yellow Vest protestors are also set t…
Macron offers solutions but no magic cure for France’s stricken health system
French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his government’s plans for the health sector, which is struggling with overcrowded hospitals and a lack of staff in rural areas. But in a New Year address to health workers, he also warned the crisis could…
Paris court dismisses probe into mass poisoning of French West Indies
In a highly sensitive case that relates to the poisoning of up to 90 percent of the population of Martinique and Guadeloupe by a pesticide used on banana plantations, French court judges have put an end to the affair, claiming legal challenges on the …
Ukraine welcomes agile armour it hopes will give it a fighting edge
Light armoured vehicles arriving in Ukraine are good fit for tactics Kyiv has been deploying against RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesOn the roads leading to Ukraine’s frontlines, a striking change has become visible in recent months.Where…
Billionaire Ukrainian tycoon denies embezzlement charge in French court
A Ukrainian billionaire and former member of the Kyiv parliament suspected of embezzling 100 million euros has told a French court the case against him is politically motivated. He says he wants to return to Ukraine to defend his country against Russi…
Minister unveils sweeping plans to overhaul France’s justice system
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti on Thursday unveiled a 60-point plan intended to redress some of the major problems in the sector. The recruitment of judges, simplifying the penal procedure, modernising civil law and the crisis in French p…