Anyone travelling to the continent by ferry from Dover tomorrow is being urged to rethink their plans as strikes in France will cause severe disruptions. The Port of Dover is warning that ferry services to and from Calais will be suspended due
Despite the distinction of being Emmanuel Macron’s birthplace, Mayor Brigitte Fouré doubts that Madonna has heard of Amiens, a city in the north of France halfway between Paris and Lille. However, on Monday, Fouré revealed a connection and asked the singer to
The Vatican has ordered a prominent French priest who advised the Holy See for years on matters of sex and homosexuality to cease his psychotherapy practice following allegations he sexually abused men in his therapeutic care. But the Vatican didn’t defrock or
Most Ukrainians don’t trust Emmanuel Macron, a new poll has found. The New Europe Centre, a pro-European Ukrainian think tank, surveyed Ukrainian people for their views on various European leaders. They asked those polled what people and institutions they have “confidence” in,
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday unveiled a contentious pension overhaul aimed at raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030, which has prompted vigorous criticism and calls for protests from leftist opponents and worker unions. Speaking in a
The French Defense Ministry said Thursday it will soon hold talks with its Ukrainian counterpart to arrange for the delivery of armored combat vehicles in what France’s presidency says will be the first time this type of Western-made wheeled tank destroyer will
French President Emmanuel Macron believes training young people in the French Universal Nations Service should become mandatory for four weeks for those aged between 15 and 17. The scheme was reintroduced on a voluntary basis in 2019 but only 32,000 youths signed up last
A series of offensive cartoons depicting Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has provoked outrage in Tehran. The magazine’s latest issue features the winners of a recent cartoon contest in which entrants were asked to
French police are investigating an allegation that the former archbishop of Paris sexually assaulted a woman who is under legal protection as a vulnerable person, prosecutors said Wednesday. Michel Aupetit, who unexpectedly resigned in 2021 after admitting to an “ambiguous” relationship with
Comment on this story Comment The César Awards — France’s version of the Oscars — have banned any nominees who are under investigation over sex offenses from attending this year’s ceremony. In a statement released Monday, the César Academy said any nominee