Wife of ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei granted asylum in France: lawyer
The wife of ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has been granted asylum in France, said lawyer Emmanuel Marsigny, who is acting on her behalf.
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France suggests sanctions could be reimposed if Iran reneges on deal
International sanctions could be reimposed on Iran if it reneges on commitments under its nuclear deal, sources at the French presidency said on Tuesday, after Tehran said it would scale back its compliance a year after Washington pulled out.
France suggests Europe will reimpose sanctions if Iran reneges on deal
European countries will reimpose sanctions on Iran if it reneges on commitments under its nuclear deal, a source at the French presidency said on Tuesday, after Tehran said it would scale back its compliance a year after Washington pulled out.
France's Macron offers tax cuts to quell 'yellow vest' protests
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Thursday to cut tax further and said the French would have to work more as he outlined his response to months of anti-government protests that have challenged his authority.
Climate change protesters descend on France's SocGen, energy companies
Climate activists blocked thousands of employees from entering the headquarters of French bank Societe Generale, state-run utility EDF and oil giant Total on Friday, environmental group Greenpeace said.
Tripoli interior ministry accuses France of supporting Haftar, ends cooperation
Libya's internationally recognized interior ministry accused France on Thursday of supporting eastern commander Khalifa Haftar and said it would halt cooperation with Paris.
France's Suez says to help China improve chemical industry safety after blast
China has asked French utility Suez SA to help the country's efforts to tackle underlying safety issues in its massive chemical sector after a deadly explosion in the eastern coastal city of Yancheng last month, a company executive said.
Iran protests to France over diplomat's nuclear comments
Iran protested to France on Sunday over comments by the French ambassador in Washington concerning Tehran's right to enrich uranium after 2025.
India says no link between Reliance tax relief in France and jet deal
India on Saturday said a French media report linking a tax exemption given to a French subsidiary of Reliance Group and an $8.7 billion fighter jet deal between the two countries was "totally inaccurate."
Italy, France spar over tackling escalating conflict in Libya
France and Italy wrangled on Thursday over how best to tackle renewed conflict in Libya as a bid by eastern forces under Khalifa Haftar to seize Tripoli stalled in the face of strong resistance on the capital's southern outskirts.
EU to agree Brexit delay but France pushes for conditions
European Union leaders will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit but they could demand she accepts a much longer extension as France pushed for conditions to limit Britain's ability to undermine the bloc.
Germany to agree to Brexit delay but France sets conditions as May arrives in Paris
Germany and other European Union powers will accept Prime Minister Theresa May's request for another delay to Brexit but French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to limit Britain's influence as it grapples with its departure.
France sets conditions for another Brexit delay before May arrives
French President Emmanuel Macron's office set out blunt conditions on Tuesday as Prime Minister Theresa May headed for Paris to ask him to agree to a delay in Britain's departure from the European Union.
May heads to France after asking Merkel to help on Brexit impasse
Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday met Angela Merkel, the European Union's most powerful leader, to seek support for a new Brexit delay while her ministers tried to break the deadlock in London at crisis talks with the Labour Party.
France threatens to reject May's Brexit delay request
France threatened to reject British Prime Minister Theresa May's request for a three-month delay to Brexit on Wednesday unless she can guarantee to get her departure plans though parliament, potentially sending Britain crashing out of the EU wit...
Shocked aviation world awaits Boeing black box probe in France
Investigators in France on Friday examined the black boxes of a Boeing 737 MAX that crashed in Ethiopia as the global airline industry waited to see if the cause was similar to a disaster in Indonesia months before.
Boeing black box review begins in France, aviation world waits
Investigators in France on Friday examined the black boxes of a Boeing 737 MAX that crashed in Ethiopia, as a spooked global airline industry waited to see if the cause was similar to a disaster in Indonesia months before.
Environmental groups take France to court over climate change inaction
Environmental groups including Greenpeace and Oxfam have filed an unprecedented court action against the French government, accusing it of insufficient policy actions to tackle climate change.
Iran, France to swap ambassadors after diplomatic spat
Iran and France are to exchange ambassadors after Paris suspended nomination of an envoy to Tehran last year over accusations that Iranian intelligence had planned an attack on an opposition group in Paris, official reports said.
U.S., UK, France ask U.N. to blacklist militant leader behind Kashmir attack
The United States, Britain and France proposed on Wednesday that the United Nations Security Council blacklist the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad, which said it attacked an Indian paramilitary convoy in disputed Kashmir.