US President Donald Trump has mocked French President Emmanuel Macron, claiming he pressured France into sharply raising prescription drug prices by threatening steep tariffs on French imports. Addressing Republican lawmakers, Trump recounted a dramatic exchange in which he said France initially resisted his demand to increase drug prices, arguing that Americans were
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Gary O’Neil has been appointed as the new manager of French Ligue 1 club Strasbourg following Liam Rosenior’s departure to Chelsea. The 42-year-old, who previously managed Premier League sides Bournemouth and Wolves, expressed pride in joining a club with a “high-quality squad and clear, ambitious goals” and praised Strasbourg’s passionate fans and rich history.
French cinema legend Brigitte Bardot, who died last month at the age of 91, will be buried on Wednesday in the Riviera resort town of Saint-Tropez. Her funeral service will take place at Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption church, followed by a private burial in a local cemetery overlooking the sea, in the town where she spent much of […]
Nestle announced a major recall of some batches of its infant nutrition products, including SMA, BEBA, and NAN formulas, across Europe, Turkey, and Argentina due to potential contamination with cereulide, a toxin produced by certain strains of Bacillus cereus. The recall, which began on a smaller scale in December, comes after testing revealed an issue […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and leaders from more than 30 allied nations in Paris as efforts intensify to secure long-term security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire with Russia. The meeting includes members of the so-called “Coalition of the Willing,” as well as US mediators Steve […]
Pope Leo on Tuesday formally closed the Catholic Church’s Holy Year by sealing the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, urging Christians around the world to show greater kindness to those in need, especially foreigners and migrants. Speaking at a Vatican ceremony, he reflected on the record 33.5 million pilgrims who visited Rome during the […]
Authorities in Switzerland have revealed that Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, where a devastating fire killed 40 people and injured 116 on New Year’s Day, had not undergone a safety inspection for five years. Mayor Nicolas Feraud said the council could not explain the lapse but expressed deep regret, acknowledging responsibility […]
Greece’s air traffic control system suffered a major communications outage on Sunday, cutting contact between controllers and aircraft across much of the country and forcing authorities to suspend flights into and over Greek airspace. Controllers described radios falling silent mid-operation, replaced by a high-pitched noise, while internet systems also failed, disrupting
The European Commission has strongly condemned the spread of sexualised images of women and children on Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, calling the content illegal and unacceptable. The criticism follows reports that X’s AI chatbot Grok was generating non-consensual images of undressed women and minors through a feature previously referred to as “spicy mode.” […]
Paris’ Louvre Museum reopened on Monday after a three-hour delay, though several sections remained closed as staff partially resumed a strike over pay and working conditions, according to Reuters. Employees had held a meeting earlier in the day to decide whether to continue rolling industrial action, which began last month and was paused during the […]









