France might hike windfall tax on energy companies -PM

P ARIS, March 27 (Reuters) - Widening a levy on windfall profits made by energy companies during periods of high market prices could be an option for increasing France's tax income and address an ... Read More

UPDATE 2-French ex-PM Philippe says he cooperating after police search his office

Earlier, speaking to the BFM TV news channel ... In 2020, Philippe was re-elected mayor of Le Havre, an industrial port town in northern France where he built his political career. Read More

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Some of the world's biggest investors are staying away from France's government debt, feeling underpaid to take on exposure to its deteriorating public finances. French President Emmanuel Macron ... Read More

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By Lara Jakes Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ... Read More

France beefs up security as Paris Olympics approach

It also comes at a complicated moment for France itself, as it prepares to host ... seeking to spread false information and to amplify "bad news". The French defence ministry, for example ... Read More

2024 Olympics: France calls on 45 countries' militaries, police for security support

At the last soccer World Cup in Qatar, France did provide military support to the local authorities in the form of sniffer dogs and anti-drone personnel. According to a French government and an ... Read More

France to ditch military equipment despite massive new armed forces investment

France will ditch some of its weapon systems despite investing "significant funds" in developing its standing army, the country's defence minister has said. Sébastien Lecornu recently announced ... Read More

Swapping of the Guards: UK and France celebrate friendship

France is the first non-Commonwealth country ... It also paved the way for diplomatic cooperation against Germany in the decade before World War One. French president Emmanuel Macron attended ... Read More

In pictures: Easter celebrations around the world

Around the world, people celebrated Easter including in the Philippines where worshippers crowded to get a glimpse of the traditional procession. Read More

Smoke rises from destroyed Iranian consulate

Iran's ambassador to Syria has warned there will be a response after several people were killed in an attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus. Senior Revolutionary Guards commander Brig-Gen ... Read More

France might hike windfall tax on energy companies -PM

Analyst David Brady said overvalued stocks are set to tumble, rebound before the presidential election, and then suffer a devastating crash. (Bloomberg) -- Canada will raise capital gains taxes on ... Read More

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Britain’s Parliament passed contentious legislation to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to the African country, a political victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. By Mark Landler and ... Read More