foreign-affairs
France to rally aid for Lebanon as it warns truce gains remain fragile
Greenland should hold talks with the US without Denmark, opposition leader says
France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland
EU's Kallas: China is increasingly weaponizing economic ties for political gains
France urges nationals to leave Mali as soon as possible
Date: November 7, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -French Foreign Ministry on Friday recommended the country's nationals to leave Mali temporarily as soon as possible through commercial flights and not by land as main roads have be...
South Africa's ambassador to France, found dead in Paris, left suicide note
Date: September 30, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -South Africa's ambassador to France has been found dead at the foot of the Hyatt Hotel, a high-rise tower in Porte Maillot in the west of Paris, newspaper Le Parisien reported on...
Portugal formally recognises Palestinian state, minister says
Date: September 21, 2025
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Portugal's Foreign Affairs Minister Paulo Rangel announced on Sunday that the country has now recognised the state of Palestine. "The recognition of the state of Palestine is the...
Congo says French foreign minister arrives in Kinshasa
Date: January 30, 2025
KINSHASA (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has arrived in Congo's capital Kinshasa, an official at the presidency said on Thursday, as Rwanda-backed rebels consolidated control of...
Sweden, Finland and Turkey have made progress on NATO membership, Sweden says
Date: November 30, 2022
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Sweden and Finland have made good progress towards an agreement with Turkey on the Nordic countries’ admission to NATO, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday. “We had a very good bilateral yesterday between Sweden, Finland and Turkey and I felt after this meeting that there is progress. We...
France says Belarus could face more sanctions if it gets increasingly involved in Ukraine conflict
Date: October 11, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – Belarus could face more sanctions if it gets more and more involved in the Ukraine conflict, French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna told French radio on Tuesday. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that he had ordered troops to deploy with Russian forces near Ukraine in response to what he said...