FRANCE – An English Channel migrant crossing attempt on Thursday left 4 migrants dead off northern France, according to authorities. “Unfortunately, we are gathered again to report four deaths this morning,” Pas-de-Calais Prefect François-Xavier Lauch told…
RUSSIA – According to a statement by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) on Wednesday, the European Union is secretly working on the creation of their own nuclear weapons. “In the endless corridors of the European…
FRANCE – A TGV train collision with military truck in France killed the train driver on Tuesday and injured 2 others, according to local reports. The truck was transporting military vehicles. The crash occurred near Nœux-les-Mines…
FRANCE – The former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin died on Monday at age 88, according to local reports. The Socialist leader served as prime minister in a left-wing coalition government from 1997 to 2002. Jospin…
FRANCE – France is running low on MICA air-to-air missiles as their use in UAE by its Rafale fighter jets to intercept Iranian attacks causes a depletion. The high tempo of operations has significantly reduced available…
RUSSIA – The Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) on Tuesday said that the UK and France were planning a secret nuclear weapons transfer to Ukraine. “London and Paris are preparing to arm Kyiv with a nuclear bomb,….. the elites are…
FRANCE – Reports of an explosive device in Paris, France on Friday evening prompted evacuations from several buildings. Establishments including the Montparnasse Tower and Sciences Po Paris evacuated the premises and did security checks following a…
FRANCE – An avalanche in the French Alpine resort of Val-d’Isere on Friday killed 3 skiers, following a heavy snowfall brought by Storm Nils. The avalanche struck at around 11.30 am (0930GMT) in an off-piste area…
FRANCE – Storm Nils battered southern and southwestern France with violent winds, flooding and avalanches on Thursday Feb. 12, resulting to the death of a truck driver and left around 850,000 households without power. The man…
FRANCE – France wants to restart dialogue with Russia, according to the French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. “It is being prepared, and so discussions are taking place at a technical level,” Macron told reporters during…
PORTUGAL – At least 10 European countries have elections in 2026, with some setting the stage for 2027 elections, in an ever-changing political landscape. From the Iberian Peninsula to the Baltics and Central Europe, there’ various…
BELGIUM – Farmers protests against Mercosur trade deal rocked Europe as of Friday Jan. 9, as the European Union prepared to approve the trade deal. In Belgium, Walloon farmers set up blockades, closing major highways south…
SYRIA – Joint military airstrikes targeting underground ISIS (Daesh) facility in Syria were on Saturday carried out by UK and France. British Defense Secretary John Healey described the strike as part of ongoing efforts to prevent…
MOROCCO – The Moroccan National Arabic Language Coalition on Wednesday demanded the end to the French language dominance in the country, emphasizing the need to strengthen Arabic. In a statement marking World Arabic Language Day, the…
RUSSIA – Welcome to The State Signal‘s latest Ukraine war news today, Dec. 2. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that its forces captured Zeleny Hai and Dobropillia settlements in Zaporizhzhia Region. A day before,…
FRANCE – The French Senate on Tuesday blocked the planned pension reform suspension for the 2026 Social Security Financing Bill. During a public session late Tuesday, senators voted to delete Article 45, which froze the legal…
FRANCE – Three people working with SOS Donbass, a French-Russian humanitarian group assisting civilians in eastern Ukraine, were arrested for allegedly spying for Russia and posting pro-Russian propaganda in Paris. The arrests are part of an…
FRANCE – Citing “disinformation” concerns from Russia, the European Commission have launched the Democracy Shield initiative whose strategic framework according to the commission is to “safeguard and strengthen democratic institutions across the EU, candidate countries, and…
FRANCE – On Friday, a French government’s draft social security budget bill in committee was rejected by lawmakers according to local reports. Despite the removal of several contentious provisions and the adoption of an article suspending…
FRANCE – A motion of censure against the reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu‘s government was on Monday submitted by the far-right National Rally (RN) and the left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI). RN announced in a news…
FRANCE – The EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament despite of a unified front by far-right and far-left lawmakers. During the plenary sitting in Strasbourg,…
FRANCE – The French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu submitted his resignation to Emmanuel Macron on Monday following criticism over cabinet. Lecornu’s resignation came right after he unveiled a new government featuring mostly the same names as…
FRANCE – The southeastern Alpes-Maritimes department said that 2 people were killed and 5 others injured in a shooting in Nice on Friday. “A shooting took place tonight in Nice, in the Moulins district. Two people…
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, was on Tuesday found dead outside a hotel in Paris after allegedly jumping from the building’s 22nd floor. After being reported missing on Monday, Nkosinathi, 58,…
FRANCE – At least 309 people were arrested after nationwide strike started as France faced protests on Thursday, led by trade unions. Around 1 million people took part in the protests according to authorities, surpassing the…
FRANCE – The Block Everything movement in France began on Wednesday, with over 700 gatherings expected to happen simultaneously across the nation, each with over 3,000 participants. Local reports indicate that at least 200 participants have…
FRANCE – At least 3 people were killed in a fire at a house for disabled persons in Charente France after fire broke out at the middle of the night according to local reports. The fire…
FRANCE – The French parliament on Tuesday adopted the assisted dying bill. The bill is now expected to be reviewed by the Senate in the fall and return to parliament in early 2026. The parliament adopted…
FRANCE – A boat carrying migrants sinks in English Channel of France off coast of Pas-de-Calais, killing one migrant. French authorities rescued 61 migrants, who were among 62 trying to cross the English Channel when the…
ALGERIA – Algeria have expelled 2 French intelligence officers for having fake diplomatic passports, as tensions continue to rise between France and Algeria. According to Algeria International TV, the two individuals worked under the French Interior…