PARIS (AP) – French activists fear the proposed new security law would deprive them of a powerful weapon against police hostility – cellphone videos of police activity – threatening their efforts to document possible cases of police brutality, especially in poor colonial neighborhoods. The government of French President Emmanuel Macron …
Read More »The Iranian diplomat has been accused of plotting terrorism at a Paris meeting
An Iranian diplomat has been accused by President Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, of plotting to bomb a large French political event by attending – but seeking immunity so that his trial does not begin on Friday. Assadullah Assad, 48, is accused of masterminding an attack on a June 2018 meeting …
Read More »European stocks are set to open lower as investors digest vaccine news
European stocks will come lower on Friday, with investors keeping an eye on vaccine news and the latest Chinese data. The UK’s FTSE is set to stabilize at 6,342, down 20 points, with France’s CAC dropping 33 points, the A6060 and Germany’s DX33 sinking 33 points, according to IG. Wall …
Read More »Germany has called on alpine nations to close ski resorts amid the epidemic
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Germany wants European countries in the alpine region to close ski resorts to fight the spread of coronavirus. Many Germans contracted coronavirus at ski resorts when the epidemic began Reuters, And last month Germany issued travel warnings for ski territories in Austria, …
Read More »Macron of France hosts Trump’s envoy after congratulating Biden
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron held a low-key meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, a delicate tip-fence around the fact that France is already a U.S. citizen. Has been elected as the President-elect. Election winner. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a loyalist of Trump, …
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