Contents: Lebanon’s government in paralysis following Beirut terror attack; France closes borders in state of emergency after Paris attacks; Europe’s Schengen zone is put at risk by Paris attack
Columnist and author Mark Steyn argued that a “large pool of people” who “provide a comfort zone within which this virus incubates” and that Western leaders are going to have to ask themselves “is it really a good idea to
Reports are coming in from Paris on Friday afternoon of a shootout at a restaurant, and an explosion in a bar near the Stade de France stadium, where a soccer game between France and Germany was in progress. Multiple fatalities have been reported at the restaurant.
Contents: Arms race grows between Serbia and Croatia; EU and African leaders clash amid accusations of ‘Fortress Europe’; Sweden, Slovenia and Denmark take steps to block the migrant flow
France is reportedly refusing to host a working lunch for visiting Iranian president Hassan Rouhani because the hardline Muslim leader demanded halal meat and a wine-free table. The two were scheduled to meet next week during an Iranian state visit to Paris.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is set to make official visits to France, Italy, and the Vatican next week. In doing so, he will be the first Iranian president to make state visits through Europe in a decade, according to reports.
France’s top weatherman has been suspended from his job for questioning the cult of global warming. Philippe Verdier, a household name for his nightly weather reports on the France 2 channel, has just published a book in which he argues that the climate
In the immediate wake of the Vatican sacking of a gay priest who attempted to upstage the Vatican Synod on the Family by “coming out” with his boyfriend the day before it began, Socialist French President François Hollande has withdrawn his proposal of Laurent Stefanini, an openly gay official, for the post of ambassador to the Holy See.
For the first time in 25 years, the French President and German Chancellor, now Hollande and Merkel, came to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The feeling was very different to those days when Kohl and Mitterand, monsters that they
Mob rule is nothing new in France, but this week even a socialist government used to tolerating thuggish union behavior is saying enough is enough.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has blasted the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French President Francois Hollande in the European Parliamentary chamber in Strasbourg today, following their guest speeches in which they urged “more Europe” and further European Union (EU) integration.
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande address the European Parliament on Wednesday, hoping to bolster EU cohesion to face interlocking crises in an echo of Franco-German unity in the days after the fall of the Berlin Wall. As
Hungary should back mandatory migrant quotas or consider leaving the EU, the French President has said. As Hungarians continue to resist EU-imposed quotas on how many migrants they should accept, French President François Hollande told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:
Jinan Badel, a young Yazidi girl who escaped the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), met with French President Francois Hollande where he offered her asylum. She politely turned down his offer so she can return to Iraqi Kurdistan.
Marine Le Pen would win the first round of the next French presidential election if it were held now, a poll has found. The Ifop poll for Le Figaro comes as about 1,000 migrants began arriving in France after President
Berlin (AFP) – Germany pledged an extra six billion euros Monday to help the record numbers of desperate refugees crossing its borders, with France vowing to take in 24,000 over the next two years. Chancellor Angela Merkel said the scenes
On Sep. 11, Sacramento will honor the three American heroes who saved countless lives when they thwarted a terrorist attack on a crowded train in Europe while vacationing there last month.
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has struck back at German Chancellor Angela Merkel after she publicly criticized Italy’s handling of the immigration crisis.
Three California men who received France’s highest honor Monday for thwarting a France terror attack will return to California and a heroes welcome complete with parade.
French President Francois Hollande wasted no time expressing his nation’s gratitude to the American and British heroes who thwarted a jihad attack on a high-speed train on Friday, saving dozens of lives and delivering a hog-tied ISIS lone wolf to the French police.
Nigel Farage has slammed socialist French President Francois Hollande’s “desperate” bid for the revival of old plans for a ‘eurozone government’ as part of a plan to renew faith in the European project. Calling for further integration between member states as a
Contents: France-Germany split over 3-day ultimatum to Greece leads to flared tempers; Eurogroup imposes harsh demands on Greece to remain in eurozone; China police crack down ahead of another volatile week in stocks
The seemingly final deadline for serious Greek proposals in the debt showdown was Friday morning, and some paperwork was indeed delivered on schedule, inducing some optimism that a Greek exit from the Euro would be averted. Depending on who you ask, the deal is either a stunning triumph or disastrous capitulation for either Greece or its creditors.
Contents: Greece’s Tsipras shows up at Brussels empty-handed; Greece’s finance minister tells himself not to gloat; Report on Obama’s plans for the Mideast strategy into total fantasy; China halts trading on 1,000 companies as stock bloodbath continues
Socialism is having its moment here in America, even as socialism abroad is collapsing in disarray.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has applied for political asylum in France after a minister indicated that it might be viewed favourably. The Elysee Palace promptly rejected the request with a polite ‘non’. In an open letter to French President Francois
On Friday, French President François Hollande reacted to news of attack on French factory near Grenoble with an immediate condemnation. Follow Breitbart London on Twitter @BreitbartLondon
Among the evidence that the attack was linked to ISIS is some Twitter chatter to that effect from ISIS supporters. From all accounts, the flags waved by the terrorist and left near the severed head sound like the ISIS banner.
On Wednesday, Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, led by the bearskin capped regimental band of the famous Coldstream Guards dedicated a new monument to the regular British soldiers who courageously turned the tide at the battle of Waterloo.
June 18 will mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo. Over 130,000 spectator tickets have been sold for four days of reenactments, speeches, and commemorations being held on the actual site in Belgium where 200,000 French, British, Prussian and Dutch troops once fought to decide the future of Europe.
Contents: Australia accused of paying people smugglers to take migrants to Indonesia; Pakistan shuts down ‘Save the Children’ and threatens other NGOs; France’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted of ‘aggravated pimping’
Contents: Report: Russia may end support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad; Russia searches for a plan for a post-Assad Syria; Greece faces new financial crisis with no solution in sight
Following a rocky year in their often-delicate relationship, France and Morocco have announced they will cooperate on counter-terrorist activities — especially in light of the ISIS threat, whose militants has been recruiting Muslims in both countries.
French-born actor Gerard Depardieu seemingly has no plans to return to live in his former home country.
Iran forces Afghans to fight in Syrian regime’s collapsing army; Debate over the number of European jihadists in Syria; Greece makes debt payment as even leftists lose sympathy
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP)– French leader Francois Hollande on Tuesday will make the second visit ever by a sitting president of France to its once prized possession of Haiti, where bountiful resources and brutal plantation slavery made it the European nation’s most profitable colony some 250 years ago.
France sent troops to Central African Republic (CAR) to help stabilize the war-torn country, but the nation is now facing accusations that soldiers raped or sexually assaulted children as young as 9 years old.
The French people have given the thumbs down to Francois Hollande’s plan to re-stand as President in 2017. Eighty percent of the public said they did not want the socialist politician to continue despite his ambitions to stay in Élysée
Following the European Union’s emergency summit on the Libyan refugee crisis, French President Francois Hollande announced he would seek a United Nations resolution authorizing the destruction of smuggling vessels.
The French government announced a fourth French national passed away due to wounds from the March 18 terrorist attack at Tunisia’s national museum. The death toll currently sits at 22.
