France will reintroduce a voluntary military service next year, President Emmanuel Macron announced. The program will last 10 months. It targets young adults aged 18 to 19 and aims to strengthen national defense amid Russia’s growing threat. Macron said the program will gradually start next summer with volunteers deployed only on French soil. He emphasized […]
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France lauds Pakistan’s air defence, blames Indian pilots for Rafale losses
A French naval commander has acknowledged that Pakistan successfully downed Indian Rafale fighter jets during the recent conflict in May 2025. This marks the latest acknowledgment from an international source after US President Donald Trump and the US Congress also confirmed the event. Captain Jacques Launay, commander of the Naval Air Base at Landivisiau, told […]
Zelenskiy signs strategic military pact with France
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is in Paris to finalize deals with France for air-defence systems, warplanes, and missiles. The agreements aim to strengthen Ukraine’s long-term military capacity amid rising Russian drone and missile attacks. Talks with President Emmanuel Macron are expected to yield both immediate and long-term support. Zelenskiy announced that a historic agreement will […]
World condemns Islamabad suicide attack
The United States, China, Turkey, the UK, the European Union, France, Australia, and Qatar strongly condemned the suicide attack in Islamabad. Each country expressed condolences to the victims’ families and solidarity with Pakistan in fighting terrorism. US Chargé d’Affaires Netley Baker said America stands with Pakistan in the struggle against terrorism. He emphasized full support […]
Oldest Olympic champion Charles Coste dies at 101
PARIS – Charles Coste, the world’s oldest former Olympic champion and a celebrated French track cyclist, has passed away at the age of 101, France’s sports minister Marina Ferrari confirmed on Sunday. Coste, who won gold at the 1948 London Olympics, remained a beloved figure in French sports history and recently served as a torchbearer […]
Two more suspects charged in $102m Louvre jewel heist
PARIS – French authorities have placed a man and a woman under formal investigation in connection with the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, bringing the total number of suspects charged to four, the Paris prosecutor said on Saturday. The 37-year-old man, previously known to police for theft, was charged with organised theft […]
France arrests Afghan with suspected links to IS offshoot
A 20-year-old man from Afghanistan suspected of having links to an offshoot of the Islamic State group has been arrested in France, anti-terrorism prosecutors said on Saturday. The man was charged with participating in a criminal terrorist organisation and financing a terrorist enterprise, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) said. The suspect, who was arrested […]
French explorers launch 4,000 km Antarctic mission to uncover 130,000-year-old ice
Two French adventurers, explorer Matthieu Tordeur and glaciologist Heidi Sevestre, have begun a daring three-month expedition across Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice dating back 130,000 years. The mission, titled Under Antarctica, aims to deepen understanding of how melting ice could affect global sea levels amid rising temperatures. Speaking from Cape Town before […]
France’s marathon man Mahut calls time on tennis career
Frenchman Nicolas Mahut delivered an emotional farewell to professional tennis after his doubles defeat at the Paris Masters. Mahut, 43, won five Grand Slam doubles titles in a career spanning 25 years, but he is best known for losing the longest professional tennis match in history against American John Isner at Wimbledon in 2010. The […]
Louvre transfers jewels to Bank of France after heist
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France, according to French radio RTL, after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum’s security vulnerability. The transfer of some precious items from the museum’s Apollo gallery, home to the French crown jewels, was carried out on Friday […]