French defense minister responds to JD Vance comments on post-conflict peacekeeping force in Ukraine
French defense minister responds to JD Vance comments on post-conflict peacekeeping force in Ukraine
French privacy watchdog to quiz DeepSeek on AI, data protection
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France’s privacy watchdog said on Thursday it will question DeepSeek to gain a better idea of how the Chinese startup’s AI system works and any possible privacy risks for users. DeepSeek attracted global attention after writing in a paper last month that the training of DeepSeek-V3 required less […]
Ukrainian soldiers trained by French army go AWOL before shot fired
About 1,700 soldiers from a Ukrainian unit equipped by the West and trained in France went AWOL before a shot was even fired. At least 50 members of the new 155th mechanised brigadeone of the few to operate the Leopard 2 battle tankdisappeared while elements of the unit were being drilled in France. By the […]
A Staunch Ally in Africa Says French Forces Will Withdraw
The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there.
Ivory Coast says French troops to leave West African nation
Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region. In an end-of-year address, Ivory Coast’s President, Alassane Ouattara, said the move was a reflection of the modernisation of the country’s armed forces. Separately, Senegal, which last month […]
Cyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over Immigrants
In the ruins left by Cyclone Chido, people from Mayotte, off the eastern coast of Africa, are calling to deport the undocumented immigrants who had settled there from neighboring islands.
French President Emmanuel Macron Appoints New Cabinet After Previous Government’s Collapse
President Emmanuel Macron of France named the choices less than three weeks after the previous government collapsed. He had already picked François Bayrou as prime minister.
Kyrsten Sinema Spent Campaign Cash on French Castle Stay
Outgoing independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has spent her final months in office missing votes, tanking a union-friendly National Labor Relations Board, and praising the obstructionist procedure known as the filibuster. She has also violated campaign finance law by taking pricey trips to places like Rome and California wine country, according to a Wednesday complaint […]
9 Best French Presses (2024): Plastic, Glass, Stainless Steel, Travel
The French press is a humble piece of coffee-making equipment. It doesn’t require electricity, yet experts agree that it can brew a richer and more full-bodied cup of joe in comparison to its more technologically advanced peers. For example, natural oils that would otherwise be filtered out in a drip coffee maker remain fully intact, […]
How French Crown Jewels Ended Up in New Jersey
When the French state scandalously sold off most of its crown jewels, Tiffany bought a third of them.