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France inaugurates memorial honoring hero dogs

October 21, 2022

France inaugurates memorial honoring hero dogs

France has inaugurated a memorial to pay tribute to all “civilian and military hero dogs.” The monument acknowledges the role dogs played in the U.S. and European armies during World War I.

French diplomat calls nuclear energy key to 'independence' from Russia, defends criticism of Ukraine support

October 21, 2022

French diplomat calls nuclear energy key to 'independence' from Russia, defends criticism of Ukraine support

France held roles as both presidents of the European Union at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as well as of the U.N. Security Council in September.

European Union opens 2-day summit on energy crisis

October 20, 2022

European Union opens 2-day summit on energy crisis

The European Union has opened a two-day summit on how to cap gas prices amid an energy crisis caused by Russia. Germany and France are in opposing camps regarding the issue.

France, Portugal, Spain scrap Iberian pipeline plans, agree on undersea corridor

October 20, 2022

France, Portugal, Spain scrap Iberian pipeline plans, agree on undersea corridor

France, Spain and Portugal have come to an agreement to replace plans of building a pipeline between Iberia and France with plans to build a gas corridor under the Mediterranean Sea.

Illegal immigrant charged with ‘barbaric’ killing, rape of Paris 12-year-old found in box

October 20, 2022

Illegal immigrant charged with ‘barbaric’ killing, rape of Paris 12-year-old found in box

A French government spokesman said the 24-year-old suspect in the horrific slaying of a 12-year-old Paris girl was an illegal immigrant living in France.

Expert casts doubt on reports of Russian defectors revealing Russian war crimes

October 18, 2022

Expert casts doubt on reports of Russian defectors revealing Russian war crimes

Reports on Sunday suggested that two top Russian officials recently defected to France and could reveal sensitive information and details of war crimes in Ukraine.

Trains, schools affected as French unions call strike amid soaring inflation

October 18, 2022

Trains, schools affected as French unions call strike amid soaring inflation

Several labor unions in France went on a nationwide strike as France and the rest of the Eurozone economies experience skyrocketing inflation rates and rising energy costs.

French firm charged in US with Islamic State group payments

October 18, 2022

French firm charged in US with Islamic State group payments

French cement company Lafarge pled guilty Tuesday to paying ISIS $17 million to keep a plant open in Syria, with charges announced by federal prosecutors in New York City.

Paris suitcase murder: Main suspect in death of girl is 24-year-old woman with ‘psychiatric disorders’

October 17, 2022

Paris suitcase murder: Main suspect in death of girl is 24-year-old woman with ‘psychiatric disorders’

A 24-year-old woman is believed to be the main suspect in the brutal death of a 12-year-old girl whose body was discovered inside a suitcase in Paris on Friday.

Missing Paris girl, 12, found dead in suitcase; numbers 'placed' on body with 'device': report

October 16, 2022

Missing Paris girl, 12, found dead in suitcase; numbers 'placed' on body with 'device': report

Investigators in Paris have taken multiple people into custody after the body of a 12-year-old girl was found stuffed inside a suitcase on Friday, according to a local report.