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PARIS (Reuters) - China’s embassy on Thursday hit back at French criticism of Beijing’s treatment of Uighur Muslims, saying French politicians were being misled by a slanderous American, Australian and British campaign. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday said the situation for Uighur Muslims in the western region…

France's President Emmanuel Macron leaves the European Council building in the early morning during an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 20, 2020. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERSPARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was hopeful a compromise could be reached over a European Union recovery plan.Macron…

PARIS (Reuters) - France’s foreign ministry on Friday rebuffed U.S. assertions that a European Union naval mission to enforce a U.N. weapons embargo for Libya was biased and not serious, saying Washington should itself be doing more to stop the flow of weapons.David Schenker, assistant secretary for Near East Affairs…

Fraech Ambassador to Italy, Christian Masset, right, and Italian prosecutor Michele Renzo pose next to a recovered stolen artwork by British artist Banksy Source: Domenico Stinellis via PA Images AN HOMAGE TO the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks by street artist Banksy has been returned to France after the…

PARIS (AP) — Organized crime groups sought to defraud the French state of millions of euros meant for workers left jobless by the virus lockdown, prosecutors said Friday.France had an exceptionally generous temporary unemployment scheme that subsidized workers’ salaries while restaurants, schools and businesses across the economy shut down for…

Updated / Friday, 10 Jul 2020 16:09 Businesses were shut for two months due to the coronavirus The Paris prosecutor's office has said it is investigating "massive fraud" across France by people falsely claiming temporary wage assistance for employees laid off during the coronavirus lockdown. As the crisis hit, the…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to annex occupied territory in the West Bank, warning that it would violate international law and threaten long-term peace efforts.The two leaders spoke by phone Thursday, and Macron’s office said in a statement Friday that…

PARIS, France – The Paris Marathon has been moved further back to November 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced on Monday, July 5. The race had originally been rescheduled for October 18 from its traditional April date due to the virus outbreak.Last month, marathons in New York and Berlin set…

Business China's Huawei is not totally banned from France's next-generation 5G wireless market, but French operators using them will only get limited licences, the head of the national cybersecurity agency said. (AFP/David Becker) 06 Jul 2020 06:08AM(Updated: 06 Jul 2020 06:10AM) PARIS: China's Huawei is not totally banned from France's next-generation…

PARIS, France – Edouard Philippe served President Emmanuel Macron for 3 years as a loyal and unshowy prime minister, but his rising popularity and refusal to join the ruling party put his future on the line. With the French government resigning on Friday, July 3, in the wake of disappointing local…