A French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage in a supermarket siege on Friday has died, officials say. Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 45, “fell as a hero” and showed “exceptional courage”, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The gendarme helped bring an end to a gunman’s shooting spree that killed three in southern France. The … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published Tuesday, said he was “convinced” the Syrian government was not behind an alleged chemical attack in the country last month that killed dozens. In an interview with the online news feed of the conservative French daily Le Figaro, Putin added that he agreed with his French counterpart … Read more
A French mineworker who was kidnapped in Chad and taken to neighbouring Sudan has been freed after more than six weeks in captivity, French and Sudanese officials said on Sunday. Thierry Frezier, 60, was freed after collaboration between Sudanese, Chadian and French intelligence services, a member of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) told … Read more
A report by French intelligence services blames Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for a suspected chemical attack in rebel-held Syria that killed 87 people, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Wednesday. He said the analysis of samples taken at the scene of the April 4 attack in Khan Sheikhun showed “there is no doubt that sarin … Read more
The French Embassy in Ghana is set to be relocated from its current location, where it shares the premises with the Flagstaff House, the seat of government. The moved French embassy will be situated next to the current residence of the French ambassador to Ghana in Cantonments. Excited by the news, President Akufo-Addo expressed the … Read more
The French Embassy in Ghana is set to be relocated from its current location, where it shares the premises with the Flagstaff House, the seat of government. The moved French embassy will be situated next to the current residence of the French ambassador to Ghana in Cantonments. Excited by the news, President Akufo-Addo expressed the … Read more
Another major leak of top secret materials has again put America’s top spies in hot water — while delivering a coup for anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. The group left the Central Intelligence Agency heavily bruised with the publication Tuesday of nearly 9,000 documents it said were only part of a huge trove of records, plans and … Read more
France’s national holiday turned bloody and violent Thursday night in the southern city of Nice, as a truck drove through crowds of Bastille Day revelers for more than a mile along a promenade. French officials said more than 70 people were killed, as the death toll climbed throughout the night. The vehicle was a large … Read more