French Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against COVID-19 restrictions in Paris. France requires people to show proof of vaccination to enter public places with a negative test no longer being sufficient for unvaccinated people.

France: Police fire tear gas as thousands protest against COVID-19 curbs

France has eased Covid restrictions for British travellers who are fully vaccinated. These travellers will now not be required to undergo Covid tests if they want to go France.

France: Covid restrictions eased for vaccinated British travellers

Just a few days to go for Valentine's day and one would expect Paris which is known as a city of love to be full of hearts and roses and celebration, but what is currently happening on the ground is rather the complete opposite. The French police in fact fire tear gas at demonstrators fighting COVID curbs.

French Police fires tear gas at protestors fighting COVID curbs

Amid the rising tensions between the West and Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron dialled Russian President Vladimir Putin.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin amid Ukraine conflict

French police on Thursday issued a warning saying that they would prevent 'Freedom convoys' from blockading Paris and banned the protest scheduled for February 11-14.

Won't tolerate Canada-style 'Freedom Convoys': French police ban Paris protest

At an estimated cost of $57.36 billion, France says that it will build six new Nuclear reactors. According to President Macron, the first reactor will go online by 2035.

France to build six new Nuclear reactors at an estimated cost of $57.36 billion

French counter-terrorism forces based in West Africa killed 10 suspected militants who are allegedly involved in murdering police officers in Burkina Faso last November.

France troops in Sahel combat Islamist militant groups

Paris police said Thursday they would ban so-called "freedom convoys" inspired by a truckers' protest against coronavirus restrictions that has paralysed the Canadian capital Ottawa.

Paris bans Canada-style Covid 'freedom convoys'

After a slew of diplomatic meetings trying to deescalate tensions over Ukraine, French president Emmanuel Macron briefed his US counterpart Joe Biden about his meetings with the top leaders.

France's Macron briefs Biden after 'diplomatic meetings' over Russia-Ukraine tensions

European capitals are buzzing with diplomacy as leaders race against time to defuse the stand-off near Ukraine. France, Germany and Poland have pledged to avert war at a trilateral summit in Berlin. Palki Sharma gets you a round-up of diplomacy week in Europe.

Gravitas Ukraine Direct: European leaders pledge to avert war

Indonesia signed a deal with France on Thursday to buy six Rafale warplanes as part of an anticipated total order of 42, as Paris bolsters military ties in the Asia-Pacific.

Indonesia to buy French warplanes as Paris boosts Asia alliances

Neanderthals first appeared in Europe 400,000 years ago. The current theory suggests that the species went extinct about 40,000 years ago, right around the time Homo sapiens arrived from Africa on the continent.

Did we, the modern humans, kill off Neanderthals? A new finding may have answers

Canadian police threatened Wednesday to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade in anger at Covid health rules, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted the movement as "unacceptable.

Trudeau slams Canada trucker protests, police threaten arrests

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that the leaders of both Russia and Ukraine had committed to honouring the Minsk accord.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Putin & Zelensky committed to Minsk accord

Three days of intense diplomacy for French President Emmanuel Macron, he first met President Putin then he met President Zelensky and then finally other European leaders German chancellor Olaf Scholz and also the Polish President. The focus of all these meetings is to prevent war on Europe.

'Prevent war in Europe,' leaders of Germany, France & Poland meet on Russia-Ukraine crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Macron then met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Macron is trying to be the peacemaker. What's in it for him? Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas Ukraine Direct: Ukraine, Russia crisis: Why is Macron playing the peacemaker?

Are Emmanuel Macron's efforts to dial down tensions in Ukraine working? Do stakeholders expect diplomacy to deliver? WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma decodes the possibilities with correspondents from Moscow, Washington D.C. & London.

Gravitas Ukraine Direct: Russia Vs Ukraine: Can diplomacy deliver?

The leaders of Germany, France and Poland on Tuesday urged Russia to pursue a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis during their meeting in Berlin. The joint request came after Germany, and France's leaders stepped up their diplomatic efforts amid rising tension between Russia and Ukraine in the last few days.

Ukraine Crisis: Leaders of Germany, France, Poland meet to prevent war in Europe

French president Emmanuel Macron became the first leader of a major western power to meet Vladimir Putin since Russian troops near Ukraine. Macron called for calm as he shuttled between Moscow and Kyiv and said that he believes that steps can be taken to de-escalate the crisis. WION's executive editor Palki Sharma brings ground zero report from Ukraine.

French President Macron calls for calm to resolve Ukraine crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron is in Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, seeking a breakthrough in the East-West deadlock over Ukraine. Macron said that "My aim was to freeze the game, to prevent an escalation and open up new perspectives, this objective for me is fulfilled."

Emmanuel Macron says his objective 'was to freeze the game'

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Moscow in a last-ditch effort to de-escalate the stand-off in Ukraine. US intel suggests Kyiv would fall in 48 to 72 hours if Russia invades. Is the window for diplomacy shrinking? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas Ukraine Direct: Macron heads to Moscow, Kremlin circumspect

French President Emmanuel Macron leads talks to dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine. Macron offers concrete ‘security guarantees’ to Moscow, details of which not yet known.

French President Emmanuel Macron offers concrete ‘security guarantees’ to Moscow

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kyiv, a day after meeting in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin. Macron is set to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over Ukraine border tensions.

French President Macron arrives in Kyiv following talks with Putin over Ukraine Crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a bid to calm tensions over Ukraine. Macron told Putin that he seeks to avoid war and build trust.

Vladimir Putin holds talks with Emmanuel Macron for 5 hours in a bid to calm tensions over Ukraine

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