eu rejects italys budget in eurozone first

EU rejects Italy's budget in eurozone first

STRASBOURG, France: The European Commission on Tuesday (Oct 23) rejected Italy's draft 2019 budget, the first time the EU executive has ever sent a member state back to the drawing board over spending plans.
lloris hails frances mental strength after germany win

Lloris hails France's mental strength after Germany win

Tottenham 'keeper Hugo Lloris hailed the mental strength that saw World Cup winners France overcome a patchy opening period to beat Germany 2-1 on Tuesday (Oct 16).
11 killed as floods hit southwest france

11 killed as floods hit southwest France

At least 11 people died when violent rainstorms turned rivers into raging torrents in southwest France on Monday (Oct 15), prompting some of the deadliest flooding in years, officials said.
mbappe helps france avoid iceland defeat

Mbappe helps France avoid Iceland defeat

Kylian Mbappe inspired a fightback from world champions France as they rallied from two goals down at home to earn a 2-2 draw with Iceland on Thursday (Oct 11).
man united in trouble and could lose pogba says deschamps

Man United in trouble and could lose Pogba, says Deschamps

Manchester United are in trouble and fans of Italian champions Juventus are right to dream of signing Paul Pogba, France's World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps said on Wednesday (Oct 10).
french firms eye railway projects in vietnam

French firms eye railway projects in Vietnam

A mission of the French Embassy in Vietnam led by Laurent Chopiton, Deputy Economic Counsellor, on October 8 worked with Vietnam Railways (VNR) on a possible cooperation in railway projects in the future.
race to clean up oil spill after cargo ships collide off corsica

Race to clean up oil spill after cargo ships collide off Corsica

French and Italian civil and military teams were working to contain a spreading oil spill in the Mediterranean on Monday (Oct 8) after a container ship collision off the island of Corsica that prompted France to launch an investigation into "maritime pollution".
france says russian global hacking claims worrying

France says Russian global hacking claims 'worrying'

France expressed solidarity with other Western powers on Thursday (Oct 4) night after they accused Russia of orchestrating a string of global cyber-attacks, denouncing them as "serious and worrying".
french court to rule on wwii looted pissarro painting

French court to rule on WWII looted Pissarro painting

A French court will rule Tuesday (Oct 2) on an American couple's appeal against an order to hand over a painting they bought which had been looted from a Jewish collector during World War II.
frenchman busted in indonesia with drugs haul police

Frenchman busted in Indonesia with drugs haul: Police

A Frenchman with nearly 4kg of drugs has been arrested by Indonesian police, authorities said Monday (Oct 1) in a country with some of the world's toughest narcotics sentences, including the death penalty.
di francesco under fire as roma owner disgusted by bologna defeat

Di Francesco under fire as Roma owner 'disgusted' by Bologna defeat

Roma's American owner James Pallotta said he was "disgusted" after the Serie A giants plunged further into crisis with a 2-0 defeat in Bologna on Sunday (Sep 23), piling the pressure on under-fire coach Eusebio Di Francesco.
france says no alternative to au led plan on central africa

France says 'no alternative' to AU-led plan on Central Africa

France's foreign minister said an African Union-led plan was the only viable way to end fighting among rival factions in the Central African Republic, pushing back on Monday (Sep 24) against an alternative peace process steered by Russia.
pogba not as selfish as people think says deschamps

Pogba not as selfish as people think, says Deschamps

France manager Didier Deschamps believes the outside world has the wrong image of Paul Pogba, who played a key role in leading Les Bleus to winning the World Cup.
france reverses car tyre sea sanctuary an environmental flop

France reverses car tyre sea sanctuary - an environmental flop

What seemed a like a crazy idea turned out to be just that: A 1980s experiment that saw 25,000 car tyres dumped into the crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean to create a sanctuary for sea life off the French coast is being cleaned up after it was found to be polluting.
frances le pen ordered to undergo psychiatric tests over is tweets

France's Le Pen ordered to undergo psychiatric tests over IS tweets

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen expressed outrage on Thursday (Sep 20) after being ordered to undergo psychiatric tests for tweeting pictures of atrocities committed by the Islamic State group.