Kurds hit streets in France demanding justice for the 2013 killings. Protesters claim 'Turkiye-sponsored terror' against Kurds.

The West Asia Post: A decade of 2013 Kurds murder

Citing shortcomings related to the handling of 'cookies', France on Thursday levied a fine of $5.4 million on the Chinese short-video app TikTok. Commission Nationale Informatique & Libertés (CNIL), the French data protection agency, said users were not allowed to refuse cookies as easily as they accept them.

TikTok fined $5.4 million by France for 'cookies' related issues

Henley Passport Index: Most powerful passports for 2023

Amid threats of a strike by trade unions, the French government on Tuesday proposed raising the legal retirement age in the country to 64, from the current 62 by 2030.

Macron government announces pension reforms amid strike threat by trade unions

Leaders of the European Union's two biggest economies, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will visit India in the first quarter of 2023.

German Chancellor Scholz to visit India in February, French President Macron in March

French President Emmanuel Macron told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday that his nation will send light tanks produced in France to help battle off the Russian invasion.

Macron promises Zelensky light combat tanks to help battle Russian forces

India and France will hold the 36th strategic dialogue in Delhi on Thursday for which French President Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic advisor and G20/G7 Sherpa Emmanuel Bonne will be in the Indian capital.

French president's diplomatic advisor Bonne travels to Delhi to take part in Indo-France strategic dialogue

Iran has announced the closure of a French research institute in Tehran to protest against the cartoons of the Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published by French weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Iran shuts down French research institute over ‘insulting’ cartoons of Ayatollah Khamenei

The 36th India-France strategic dialogue has begun in New Delhi. The talks are led respectively by India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Bonne. Watch to know more.

WION Dispatch: India, France holds strategic dialogue in New Delhi

Two climate activists sprayed orange paint on the facade of the French premier's office in Paris, in protest of what it calls government inaction on climate change.

WION Climate Tracker: Climate activists spray-paint entrance to French PM's office

Argentine football star Lionel Messi trained on Thursday (January 5) with Paris Saint-Germain ahead of a Coupe de France match against LB Chateauroux, in one of his first training sessions with club teammates since the end of a victorious World Cup stint.

Lionel Messi trains with PSG after return from World Cup win

A heavy fight is taking place in South Eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's Ministry claimed to inflict huge casualties on the Russian army over the last 24 hours. This even led France to send light armored combat vehicles to Ukraine to help in the war against Russia.

Ukraine war: France pledges to send armored vehicles to Ukraine amid war with Russia

Iran has warned France of the consequences after the satirical magazine 'Charlie Hebdo' published objectionable cartoons depicting Iran's supreme leader. Tehran has deemed these cartoons of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as insulting.

Iran lashes out at France over cartoons published in a magazine

The French baguette is at risk from surging energy prices, with some bakers warning they can no longer afford to fire up their ovens. Molly Gambhir tells you more in this report.

WION Fineprint: French baguettes under threat as bakers face electricity price hikes

Recently, at least a dozen countries have imposed restrictions on travellers from China because of an uptick in the number of cases in the country. The growing list now includes Australia and Canada which require a negative test result for all passengers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao.

France, Australia, Canada impose Covid restrictions on travellers from China

The French prime minister stated on Tuesday, ahead of crucial discussions with unions, that the government is ready to be flexible on President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to increase the retirement age to 65.

Retirement age hike to 65 'not set in stone', says French PM Elisabeth Borne

As Covid cases continue to mount in China, countries across the world are opting for precautionary measures to avoid a repeat of the first wave. France, Spain, South Korea and Israel are the recent entrants to the list of countries to have announced different Covid curbs.

Spain, France, Israel and S Korea tighten Covid rules for travellers from China as cases mount

The French health system is under immense pressure as the authorities informed that the nation faces a triple epidemic—of coronavirus, flu, and bronchiolitis. The nationwide strike by doctors and emergency services has made the situation even worse.

France makes Covid test mandatory for travellers from China; as it faces ‘triple epidemic’

Eateries and fast-food chains in France are racing to modify their practices as the deadline to do away with the use of disposable cutlery draws nearer. From January 1, 2023, all the eateries will have to use reusable cutlery in what French environmental organisations are calling a 'paradigm shift' for the sector.

Law making French restaurants dump single-use cutlery to be enforced from new year

World Cup winner with France Zinedine Zidane is the front-runner to become Brazil’s next head coach, as per a report in a French newspaper, L’Equipe. Zidane, whose record as a club manager is magnificent, having won three back-to-back Champions League titles with Spanish side Real Madrid during his first stint, could well replace Tite, who left Brazil's squad following the 2022 World Cup debacle.

France legend Zinedine Zidane could be Brazil's next coach - Reports

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who is believed to have killed more than 20 western backpackers in the 1970s and 1980s has returned to France after spending nearly two decades behind bars in Nepal.

'Bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj arrives in France, announces plan to sue Nepal over 'fabricated' cases

Clashes continue in Paris and for the second day after a gunman killed three people and injured three at a Kurdish Cultural Centre and nearby Kurdish cafe in the French capital. Kurdish community members, activists and left-wing politicians took to the streets of Paris, demanding an answer over the killings.

Paris shooting: Kurds clash with police, throw stones and demands answers over killings

A complaint has been launched by France against Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez for brutally trolling Kylian Mbappe in the Finals. French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera also condemned Martinez’s actions.

France FA files complaint over Martinez's inappropriate behaviour

On Wednesday, the Nepalese Supreme Court issued an order for Sobhraj's release, citing his senior age and poor health. Sobhraj, a 78-year-old French national born to an Indian father and a Vietnamese mother, arrived on a commercial flight shortly after 7 a.m. at Paris's main international airport.

WION Fineprint: Serial killer Charles Sobhraj arrives in Paris on commercial flight from Nepal

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