ArianeGroup nets contract to produce M51.4 ballistic missiles for France

The French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has awarded ArianeGroup the contract to design and produce the fourth version of the M51 strategic ballistic missile (M51.4). Credit: ArianeGroup ArianeGroup has been the industrial prime...

Migrant deportations LIVE: First flight to take off today under new UK-France deal

A Labour MP said Sir Keir Starmer will be "gone next May" unless he elects to "change course immediately". Richard Burgon, who is on the Left of the party, told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme: "Lots of MPs are looking to the elections next May, the...

Euro zone bond yields steady; France dented by downgrade

Euro zone government bond yields got off to a steady start on Monday, with French debt lagging after credit ratings agency Fitch cut France's long-term rating on Friday, as the country grapples with a slowing economy and ballooning debt. This week...

First Channel migrants could be returned to France on passenger flights as soon as today

The first migrants are set to be deported on passenger flights this week under the proposed one-in, one-out returns deal with France. Under the agreement with the French Government, the first asylum seekers are expected to be escorted by...

One in, one out flights to France to begin ‘imminently’

First Channel migrants deported to France from TODAY in Labour’s ‘one in one out’ deal – but legal challenges await

A NEW migrant returns deal with France will be hit with a slew of last-minute legal battles, Ministers have been warned. The first batch of deportations of migrants who entered the UK on small boats from France are expected to take place from...

France bets on 'Nostradamus' radar to spot missiles

France bets on 'Nostradamus' radar to spot missiles by AFP Staff Writers Crucey-Villages, France (AFP) Sept 5, 2025 France's defence ministry is boosting investment in a 1990s radar system, as part of Paris's push to bolster its early warning...

Explosions in France as Macron names his pal Lecornu as PM

In France, the sleepy minority government of François Bayrou fell on September 8. Bayrou was the reactionary Prime Minister who recently expressed sympathy with those who "felt we were being flooded with migrants". Since June 2024, the left has...

Minister refuses to give ‘details’ as migrant returns to France due to start

A minister has refused to say how many people will be returned to France this week under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal with Paris. Baroness Jacqui Smith said she would not be giving “details” on the number migrants expected to be sent...

EUR/USD: Euro Takes France’s Downgrade in Its Stride

In a quiet start to the week for FX markets, EUR/USD is trading steady despite French debt being downgraded on Friday night by Fitch. That downgrade has already been priced into French debt markets, and instead, Wednesday’s FOMC meeting is set to...

Political turmoil in Paris creates rippling effects in New Caledonia's quest for independence

When New Caledonia's President, Alcide Ponga, arrived in Honiara last week for his first Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), the French government in Paris was facing a major crisis. The upheaval follows a confidence vote in the French...

I visited a European city 2 hours away I would ditch the UK for — not France or Spain

I visited a European country and it felt like home (Image: Shania King-Soyza) Everyone has one city away from home they have fallen in love with. Whenever I'm asked the classic question, "If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you...

The White Lotus Stars Posey, Isaacs Confirm Season 4 Set for France

Posted in: HBO, TV | Tagged: The White Lotus Parker Posey and Jason Isaacs confirmed that HBO and Mike White's The White Lotus would be heading to France for the fourth season. Earlier this month, reports hit that HBO and Mike White's The White...

Paris in flames: Nationwide riots intensify as “Block Everything” protesters bring France to a standstill

Paris in flames: Nationwide riots intensify as “Block Everything” protesters bring France to a standstill France is in a state of severe civil unrest, with "Block Everything" protesters using violence and blockades to paralyze the country's...

Cal State LA’s Chemistry Faculty Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to France

I'd leave the UK in a heartbeat for a European city 2 hours away - not in France or Spain

Everyone has one city away from home they have fallen in love with. Whenever I'm asked the classic question, "If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you move to?" My answer has always been the same: "I don't know." I have been to...

First Channel migrants could be returned to France on passenger flights as soon as today

The first migrants are set to be deported on passenger flights this week under the proposed one-in, one-out returns deal with France. Under the agreement with the French Government, the first asylum seekers are expected to be escorted by...

First Channel migrants could be returned to France on passenger flights as soon as today

The first migrants are set to be deported on passenger flights this week under the proposed one-in, one-out returns deal with France. Under the agreement with the French Government, the first asylum seekers are expected to be escorted by...

Cambodia's "Egg in the Nest" Dessert Wins First Prize at Culinary Competition of International Village of Gastronomy in Paris

AKP Phnom Penh, September 15, 2025 -- The "Egg in the Nest" dessert by Chef Sao Sopheak of Cambodia earned the first prize at the culinary competition of the International Village of Gastronomy in Paris, H.E. Luy David, Cambodian Ambassador to...

Debt, political instability: France's great collapse in the European Union

France's political crisis and fiscal irresponsibility are undermining confidence in it among its European partners. In parliament, the centrist group "Renew Europe" is struggling to come to terms with the loss of its role as a decisive factor,...