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French Navy intercepts sanctioned Russian tanker in Mediterranean

The interception was carried out on high seas in the Western Mediterranean, between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco.

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025.
People attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism at the Place de la Bastille after three teenagers aged 12 to 13 were indicted in Courbevoie, accused of rape and anti-Semitic violence against a 12-year-old girl, in Paris, France, June 20, 2024

France's Law Committee adopts controversial bill to combat 'renewed forms of antisemitism'

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025.

France asks for NATO exercise in Greenland, ready to contribute to it, Macron says

US President Donald Trump wearing a "happy Trump" pin speaks during a meeting at the White House in Washington, January 9, 2026; illustrative.

As Trump’s Board of Peace gains global backing, Europe remains cautious over Gaza plan


'What are you doing in Greenland?' Trump shares messages with Macron, Rutte ahead of Davos

"As I expressed to everyone, very plainly, Greenland is imperative for National and World Security. There can be no going back - On that, everyone agrees!" Trump wrote.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

Trump invites EU to Board of Peace, but European officials worried council aims to replace UN

"In the EU, nothing happens quickly. Legal teams and senior officials are carefully reviewing every word in the documents and conditions before any official response," an EU source told Maariv.

US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025

Macron, Jewish orgs. slam French publisher for now-recalled textbooks that 'falsified' Oct. 7 facts

The three textbooks and one middle school dictionary included a paragraph stating that "1,200 Jewish settlers" were killed "in a series of Hamas attacks."

People attend a protest in support of Palestinians, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas War, in Paris, France July 31, 2025.

A slow journey through France’s Loire Valley: Chateaux, wine, and quiet beauty

Choosing which Loire Valley châteaux to visit is both a delightful and challenging dilemma, one that quickly becomes overwhelming. There are 300 châteaux in total, and about 100 open to the public.

Exterior architecture of the Renaissance castle in the village of Grignan in the Drome department of France on September 23, 2025.

'If Israel falls, we fall': Fate of West tied to Israel, former French PM tells 'Post' - interview

"The stakes of the world... the fight against the regime of the Mullahs and its dangers, the links between Iran and Russia, the future of France and Europe is being decided here," he said.

France's Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls leaves after a weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on September 3, 2025.

Sa’ar urges France to support EU designation of IRGC as terrorist group

Sa’ar said that an EU designation “would be both a moral and an effective step, and would send a clear message to the Iranian people: We hear your voice. You are not alone.”

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

France, Germany, Italy summon Iranian envoys over 'unbearable, inhumane' regime crackdown

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and Italy decried the Iranian regime's crackdown on protestors as "unbearable and inhumane," "brutal," and "absolutely unacceptable."

Demonstrators burn a photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support with Iranian people amid anti-government protests raging across Iran, in Paris, France, January 11, 2026.

Germany’s Merz: I believe we are witnessing final days, weeks of Iran’s regime

“If a regime can only cling to power through violence, then it's effectively over anyway,” Merz said.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Bosch's facility in Bengaluru, India January 13, 2026.

Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91

Born in Berlin in 1934 to Latvian Jewish parents Jacob and Polin Levinson, Taft was photographed when she was 6 months old by a German photographer, Hans Ballin.

HESSY TAFT poses holding a photograph of herself taken in 1935 by well-known German photographer Hans Ballin during an interview with Reuters July 9, 2014.

Are we watching the collapse of Western Europe in real time? - comment

The terrorists don't need to show up again. The inhibition is already installed, running quietly in the background like software that updates itself.

People gather on the Place de la Republique square to pay tribute to the victims of last year's shooting at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, France, January 7, 2016. France this week commemorates the victims of last year's Islamist militant attacks on satirical weekly Charlie