France's Emmanuel Macron seen winning first round of presidentials, Fillon slips: BVA pollsters
Emmanuel Macron is set to win the first round of the French general election in four weeks time, BVA pollsters said, becoming the latest survey team to put the independent centrist ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen for the first time.
Mar 25, 2017, 10:30 AM IST
France's scandal-tainted Francois Fillon accuses Francois Hollande of media leaks
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday accused President Francois Hollande, a Socialist, of orchestrating media leaks that have dented his image as a scandal free leader a month ahead of the key vote.
Mar 24, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
Fillon camp defies President Francois Hollande over planned Paris demonstration
A planned demonstration in support of Francois Fillon will be an "important moment" in France`s presidential race,
Mar 03, 2017, 16:04 PM IST
Terror attacks: Paris Mayor hits back at Donald Trump's remarks
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has hit back at US President Donald Trump's remarks about the French capital's loss of appeal due to terror attacks, a media report said on Sunday.
Feb 26, 2017, 16:16 PM IST
Francois Hollande strikes back at Donald Trump over Paris remarks
In response to unfavourable comments over Paris, French President Francois Hollande warned his American counterpart Donald Trump over showing "defiance towards an allied country", media reports said.
Feb 26, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
Protests against police brutality heats up in Paris suburbs, dozens taken into custody
French police arrested a dozen people in a fourth straight night of confrontation with youths in suburbs north of Paris, with tension sparked by accusations of police violence spreading to new areas, a police representative said.
Feb 08, 2017, 14:00 PM IST
French President Hollande condemns 'odious' Quebec attack
Canadian police have arrested two suspects following the attack that police are also treating as an act of terrorism.
Jan 30, 2017, 12:56 PM IST
Hollande says Trump rule poses 'challenges' for Europe
"Let's speak very frankly, there are challenges, there are the challenges the US administration poses to our trade rules," Hollande said in Berlin.
Jan 27, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
Proposal to ban JeM's Azhar to be brought again at UN: France
Throwing its weight behind India, France on Wednesday said it will ensure that the proposal to designate Pakistan-based JeM Chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist is "reintroduced" at the Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council.
Jan 18, 2017, 21:26 PM IST
EU shouldn't mete out trade punishment over Brexit: Boris Johnson
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Wednesday compared any attempt to punish Britain for leaving the European Union to a World War Two escape movie, saying both sides would do better to strike a mutually beneficial trade deal.
Jan 18, 2017, 18:07 PM IST
French President Francois Hollande says EU requires no 'outside advice'
French President Francois Hollande has that the European Union (EU) "does not need external advice" to tell it what it has to do, a media report said on Tuesday.
Jan 17, 2017, 09:58 AM IST
In Iraq, French President Francois Hollande vows to tackle foreign fighters and their children
France will fight any French jihadists it finds on the battlefields of Iraq, arrest them if they return home and work to de-radicalise their children, President Francois Hollande said on a visit to Baghdad on Monday.
Jan 02, 2017, 18:59 PM IST
In Iraq, Hollande hopes for ''year of victory against terrorism''
President Francois Hollande flew into Iraq on Monday and told French troops stationed there he was hoping for "a year of victory against terrorism".
Jan 02, 2017, 14:27 PM IST
Hollande says `high level of terror threat` to France
President Francois Hollande said Tuesday France was under a "high-level of threat" from terror attack following the carnage at a Berlin Christmas market.
Dec 20, 2016, 16:36 PM IST
Bernard Cazeneuve named France's new PM after Manuel Valls quits to run for president
Bernard Cazeneuve will essentially be a caretaker prime minister ahead of the election in May.
Dec 06, 2016, 18:11 PM IST
France, UAE launch fund to safegaurd monuments from Islamic extremists in Iraq
Museums in Iraq, Roman-era temples in Syria and ancient stucco buildings in medieval Yemeni ports have been spoiled by wars.
Dec 03, 2016, 20:33 PM IST
French President Francois Hollande bows out of 2017 re-election
Bowing to a historic low, the French President said, "I have decided that I will not be a candidate," the 62-year old Hollande said in a solemn televised address from the Elysee Palace in Paris.
Dec 02, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
France foiled suspected IS plot directed from abroad
Two of the suspects were later released but the other five -- four Frenchmen and a Moroccan -- were charged and remanded in custody by anti-terrorism judges yesterday, the prosecutor's office said.
Nov 26, 2016, 04:50 AM IST
French in centre-right primary to pick presidential candidate to face Le Pen
"Political Islam is doing battle against our values. There`s no room for compromise," Fillon said.
Nov 20, 2016, 12:32 PM IST
US climate commitment 'irreversible', Hollande warns Trump
France President Francois Hollande warned Donald Trump today that US commitments to reducing climate change and global warming are "irreversible".
Nov 20, 2016, 03:34 AM IST
