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Tesla sales plummet in France amid Musk's support for European far-right parties

France, Feb. 9 -- Sales of Tesla cars slumped in five European countries in January, but the decline has been particularly sharp in France - with a drop of 63 percent. The electric vehicle(EV) market... Read More


Europe's far-right leaders salute Trump and downplay threat of US tariffs

France, Feb. 8 -- Europe's far-right leaders, including France's Marine Le Pen, on Saturday hailed the agenda of the American president Donald Trump claiming it presented the continent with a turning ... Read More


Cambodian bronze masterpiece West Mebon Vishnu undergoes restoration in France

France, Feb. 8 -- The West Mebon Vishnu, one of the largest bronzes found at Cambodia's Angkor archaeological site, is being restored at alaboratory in western France. The 11th century statue, part o... Read More


France calls on drug users to 'grow a conscience' over deadly turf wars

France, Feb. 7 -- France's interior minister has urged drug users to take responsibility for enabling drug-related crime as record drug seizures put a growing narcotics crisis under the spotlight, wit... Read More


PM Bayrou calls for national debate on immigration after controversial 'flooding' comments

France, Feb. 7 -- Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has called for a national debate on immigration and what it means to be French, days after stirring controversy with comments about immigrants 'floodin... Read More


France to handover last military base in Cote d'Ivoire as retreat from West Africa continues

France, Feb. 7 -- France is preparing to hand Cote d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further diminishing French influence in West Africa. Ivorian Presi... Read More


France delivers first Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine amid uncertainty over US support

France, Feb. 7 -- France has officially delivered its first batch of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine, marking a significant boost to Kyiv's air defense capabilities amid its ongoing war with Rus... Read More


Bayrou's government survives no-confidence vote over France's 2025 budget

France, Feb. 6 -- France's government survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday allowing the 2025 budget to make its way through parliament. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou conceded MPs had adopted a... Read More


TotalEnergies scales back on low-carbon investment as profits slump

France, Feb. 6 -- French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has announced it will reduce its investments in low-carbon energy as it posted a sharp drop in net earnings for 2024, withafter-tax profits sin... Read More


Fighting resumes in DRC's South Kivu ahead of crisis talks

France, Feb. 6 -- In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the mining tow... Read More