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Algeria ends visa deal with France, deepening diplomatic rift

Algeria retaliates against France’s suspension of visa exemption Algeria announced on Thursday the termination of a bilateral agreement on visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic and service passports, escalating tensions with France. The decision follows France’s move to suspend the same......

EU-US trade deal averts tariff crisis but sparks mixed reactions

The United States and the European Union have reached a trade agreement aimed at avoiding severe tariffs on European goods. While the deal has been praised for preventing a transatlantic trade war, it has also drawn sharp criticism from some European leaders and industries. Key terms of the agreement The......

Macron postpones meeting with Retailleau amid rising government tensions

Tensions are flaring within the French government, particularly between President Emmanuel Macron and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau. A scheduled meeting between the two, expected to take place on Thursday afternoon, was abruptly postponed, according to sources close to the president, as reported......

“Enough is enough”: French unions launch petition opposing Bayrou’s budget plan

French trade unions have united to push back against the government’s latest budget directions, unveiled on July 15. In a rare show of unity, leading union federations — including the CGT, CFDT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, Unsa, FSU, and Solidaires — launched a petition this Tuesday on Change.org,......

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem's appointment to France's Court of Audit sparks political controversy

French-Moroccan Najat Vallaud-Belkacem has been named senior advisor at France’s prestigious Court of Audit, igniting debate over the appointment's timing and fairness. During a cabinet meeting on July 16, the government, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, approved Vallaud-Belkacem’s......

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal declines appeal, hopes for presidential pardon

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has decided not to appeal his five-year prison sentence in Algeria, instead placing his hopes on a presidential pardon, according to France 24. Sansal, 80, was sentenced in March 2025 by a court in Dar El Beida for undermining Algeria’s territorial integrity.......

European travel chaos deepens amid French air traffic control strike

Hundreds of flights across Europe were cancelled on Friday as French air traffic controllers began the second day of a two-day strike, plunging the continent into widespread travel chaos just as summer holidays commence. Mass cancellations disrupt European skies The strike forced aviation authorities......

France investigates Islamophobic threats against mosque following tragic murder

France has initiated an investigation after a mosque in Sucy-en-Brie, located 15.4 kilometers from central Paris, received alarming Islamophobic threats. A voicemail left by an unidentified man contained derogatory remarks aimed at Muslims, coupled with a chilling threat: “We’re going to......

French PM affirms La Grande Combe mosque murder as an act of Islamophobia

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has reiterated his stance that the brutal attack against a Muslim individual at a mosque last month constitutes an act of Islamophobia. His comments emerge amidst escalating political backlash and public discourse, with various political figures and activists......