France demanded to pay slavery reparations to Haiti

Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:36 UTC The petitioners also requested that France own up to the independence fee it charged 200 years ago A large number of Latin American social organizations and personalities, such as Argentine 1980 Nobel Peace Prize …

France hails ‘positive process’ in Ukraine truce talks

France said talks on Thursday between top US and European officials on the war in Ukraine had launched a “positive process,” as Europe seeks to be included in efforts to end the three-year-old conflict. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio again pressed a US …

Macron seeks to attract researchers to France in jab at US

(Bloomberg) — French President Emmanuel Macron is making a not-so-subtle pitch to lure away US-based researchers who have been affected by Donald Trump’s policies. Most Read from Bloomberg “Here in France, research is a priority, innovation is a culture, …

Freedom Came at a Price: France Rethinks Haiti’s Debt.

- Advertisement - Haiti wants its money back, but France is stalling. French President Emmanuel Macron says he will set up a special group to study the history between France and Haiti. The group will include French and Haitian historians. It will look at …

Coast Guard to get fast craft from France

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the procurement of 40 patrol vessels from winning bidder OCEA, a French shipbuilder, has been formalized. The awarding of the contract was followed by a high-level meeting between Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon, …

France Gélinas advocates presumed consent for organ donations

Gélinas favours an organ donor system where doctors may assume people have consented to organ donations unless there is a specific objection on record Ontario NDP health care critic France Gélinas is again pushing to have the Ontario government approve a …

Bloomberg: Poland Needs ‘Nuclear Umbrella’ Of Both France And The US

1 President Andrzej Duda called for containing Russia. Poland supports the idea of access to the French “nuclear umbrella” to protect against a potential Russian threat. This statement was made by Polish President Andrzej Duda in a commentary to Bloomberg. …

Macron invites foreign researchers to 'choose France'

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited foreign researchers to work in France, in an apparent effort to lure US scientists hit by federal research spending cuts under Donald Trump. "Researchers from the world over, choose France, choose Europe,…

Algeria-France Business Ties Hit by Diplomatic Rift

In April 2025, tensions between France and Algeria flared after the arrest of an Algerian consular agent in France, triggering mutual expulsions, political backlash, and fears of long-term diplomatic fallout. This analysis explores the roots, reactions, …

Time running out to strike Iran nuclear deal, France warns