•Protesters in France More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators rallied across France yesterday to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s “power grab”. The interior ministry said 110,000 people took to the streets nationwide, including 26,000 in Paris, while ...
•Telegram founder, Pavel Durov The Kremlin warned France today not to turn a criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov into “political persecution.” Russia, which has led an unprecedented crackdown on political opponents during its Ukraine offensive, has painted Durov’s surprise arrest in Paris earlier this week as politically motivat...
•Pavel Durov France yesterday charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, with a litany of violations related to the messaging app and banned him from leaving the country while allowing the billionaire to walk free after four days under arrest. Durov, 39, was charged on several counts of failing to curb extremist and […]
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a short trip to France on a brief work visit. The president, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the early hours of today, left for France on Monday. President Tinubu is scheduled to swear in the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun […]
•Tinubu A photo of President Bola President Bola Tinubu will travel to France today, the presidency has said. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement yesterday. He said Tinubu would return to the country after his stay in the European nation. “President Bola Tinubu will [&hellip...
•Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (bottom C) poses with athletes as he visited with members of the royal family the Olympic village in Paris France has opened an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes after threatening emails were sent to the Olympic delegation, the Paris prosecutor’s office said yesterday. Interi...
•Prime Minister Gabriel Attal France’s President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s government today, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity, the presidency said. French politics have been in gridlock since an inconclusive snap election earlier this month, with parties in the National Asse...
•Spain players celebrate goal Lamine Yamal, 16, became the tournament’s youngest-ever goalscorer as Spain came back to beat France 2-1 in Munich on Tuesday and reach the Euro 2024 final. Trailing after Randal Kolo Muani headed in a Kylian Mbappe cross in the ninth minute, Spain turned the match around in four minutes, scoring twice […]...
•President Macron and Prime Minister Attal French President Emmanuel Macron is refusing to accept Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s resignation following the surprising outcome of the snap parliamentary elections in France, the Élysée Palace announced today. Macron has asked Attal to remain prime minister for the time being in order to ensure the...
•Andersen and Javier Soriano With five Euros titles between them, Spain and France face off in Tuesday’s semi-finals in Munich hoping to extend their respective bids for another triumph. Spain could win a record-breaking fourth Euros crown while France would join the Spanish and Germany on three titles should they go all the way, reports...

