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Armed French gendarmes stand guard. (Photo by Sylvain Thomas/AFP via Getty Images)
Release of the First French Jihadist Who Joined ISIS Raises Security Concerns
February 5, 2020 | 8:53pm EST
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and his French counterpart, Florence Parly, at the Pentagon this week. (Photo: DoD/Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)
France Urges US to Continue ‘Discreet But Valued’ Support for Anti-Jihadist Mission in Africa
January 29, 2020 | 5:55pm EST
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Red Sea last April. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Skyler Okerman)
France Sends Carrier Back to Mideast, Underlining Commitment to Ongoing Anti-ISIS Mission
January 20, 2020 | 4:37pm EST
French President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger and President Idriss Deby of Chad, at the end-of-summit press conference. (Photo by Guillaume Horcajuelo/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
France Adds Forces to Sahel Counter-Terror Operation, Urges EU Allies to Join
January 14, 2020 | 4:59pm EST
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani at the U.N. in New York in 2018. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images)
Iran’s Rouhani to Macron: ‘Americans … Will Not Remain Immune to Repercussions’
January 7, 2020 | 6:03pm EST
French President Emmanuel Macron with his Nigerien counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou in Niamey. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Amid Concerns of Growing Terrorist Threat in West Africa, Macron Pays Solidarity Visit
December 23, 2019 | 6:51pm EST
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China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia the Biggest Jailers of Reporters, Watchdog Report Finds
December 18, 2019 | 5:36pm EST
Striking protestors in Paris on Tuesday. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)
Strikes Rock France But Macron Silent on the Pension Reform Plans That Sparked Them
December 10, 2019 | 7:00pm EST
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press at the NATO summit north of London on Wednesday. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)
Macron Looks to NATO Allies For Help in Sahel After Deaths of 13 French Soldiers
December 4, 2019 | 5:19pm EST
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Airbnb Sponsorship Deal Sparks Furor in Upcoming Olympics Host City Paris
November 26, 2019 | 5:12pm EST