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Air France resumes flights to Dubai after brief halt

Flights paused amid Iran tensions; KLM also alters Middle East routes

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The airline says safety is priority as regional situation evolves.

The US and Europe: A history of being at odds

Deep disagreements have flared up from time to time since World War II

US soldiers rest on Hill 875 near Dak To, on November 22, 1967, after the troops had secured the area during the Vietnam war. Street protests in Europe against the war had a significant political cost for the continent’s governments, which had to reconcile their support for the US.

Trump threatens France with 200% tariff over snub

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of war-torn Gaza

US President Donald Trump has threatened 200 per cent tariffs on French wine and champagne.

UK, France mull social media bans for youth

Australia became the first nation to prohibit under-16s from using social media platforms

A new book “The Anxious Generation” has said that too much time looking at screens - particularly social media - was rewiring children’s brains and “causing an epidemic of mental illness”.

France’s Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

Macron appeared with a puffy, red eye during his speech at the military base in France

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his New Year's address to the armed forces at the Istres military air force base, southern France, on January 15, 2026.

French President Macron arrives in Abu Dhabi

Leaders discuss long-standing ties and future collaboration in multiple sectors

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Emmanuel Macron, President of the France, in Abu Dhabi.

France's Louvre Museum closed as workers strike

Workers are demanding extra staff and measures to tackle overcrowding

A couple take a selfie outside the closed Louvre Museum as museum workers strike against increasingly deteriorating working conditions and the declining visitor experience at the world famous museum, in Paris on December 15, 2025.

Paris’ Louvre museum to increase ticket price

Measure part of decade-long plan for renovation and expansion of the museum

Tourists queue to enter the Louvre museum next to the Louvre pyramid designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, in Paris, on November 3, 2025.

Macron unveils new French voluntary military service

Volunteers aged 18-19 will start serving next year in new French military service program

French President Emmanuel Macron

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