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Radio France Internationale12h
Bastille Day parade shows 'operational capability of French army'
A record 7,000 military personnel – some in combat gear – have marched down the Champs-Elysées in this year's Bastille Day ...
France 24 on MSN19h
The Bright Side: French military pigeons race in tribute to feathered World War heroes
The French army ceased to rely on messenger pigeons back in 1961, following the Algerian war of independence. But carrier ...
Macron sounds alarm over growing threats and calls for new boost in military budget 'to remain free'
In a speech with a particularly grave tone on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron evoked a deteriorating geopolitical ...
France’s military pigeons race in memory of their brave predecessors
Europe’s last military pigeon loft is at Mont Valerien outside Paris.
Indonesian troops join France's Bastille Day military parade on Champs-Élysées
France marked its Bastille Day national holiday Monday with a traditional military parade in Paris that showcased troops from ...
Bastille Day: Striking footage from a parade designed as a 'true military operation'
Amid ongoing international instability, the event featured a speech delivered by Emmanuel Macron to the military.
French fighter jets practiced shooting down high-altitude balloons as the battle for near space heats up
France is leaning hard into near space, warning the area is increasingly contested, as evidenced by the Chinese spy ballon ...
Russia Sees France as Its Main Enemy in Europe, French General Says
During a rare news conference on Friday, the head of the French military, Thierry Burkhard, said Russia remains a “lasting, ...
Jakarta Globe16h
France’s Macron Calls on His Army to Partner with Indonesia
French President Emmanuel Macron puts Indonesia on the list of countries who refuse the idea of blocs and imperialism in the ...
French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale fighter jet
A French intelligence service says China has used its embassies to promote claims that Chinese-made Pakistani warplanes ...
Interest in Alfred Dreyfus is surging. His antisemitic affair has vital lessons for Jews today.
Once again, the French Jewish Army captain Alfred Dreyfus is making headlines. More than 130 years after his trial for ...