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France defends troop deployment to Greenland

Published on: January 16, 2026
12:08

Paris, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The French government defended its troop deployment to Greenland as an act of solidarity with Denmark and a safeguard of European interests, amidst escalating US rhetoric regarding its claims to the island.

Macron convenes Defense Council meeting on Greenland and Iran

Published on: January 15, 2026
11:54

Paris, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) French President Emmanuel Macron chaired a Defense Council meeting on Thursday to analyze the situation in Greenland in light of US attempts to seize the island and the ongoing political crisis in Iran.

Macron calls for arms force in the face of a brutal world

Published on: January 15, 2026
11:19

Paris, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) French President Emmanuel Macron called for a national arms effort in the face of a world he described as brutal, and mentioned the allocation of an additional 36 billion euros for defense by 2030.

France announces sending reinforcements to Greenland

Published on: January 15, 2026
10:17

Paris, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) French President Emmanuel Macron announced the deployment of reinforcements to the Danish island of Greenland in the coming days. Greenland has been in the spotlight due to US ambitions to seize it.

French PM faces two no-confidence motions

Published on: January 14, 2026
09:44

Paris, Jan 14 (Prensa Latina) The French National Assembly will vote on two no-confidence motions on Wednesday against Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu over questions regarding the Government's handling of the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and MERCOSUR (the Southern Common Market).

France: Farmers stage new protests against EU-MERCOSUR deal

Published on: January 13, 2026
09:22

Paris, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of French farmers with their tractors entered Paris on Tuesday to protest against the already approved free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and MERCOSUR (the Southern Common Market), and denounce the pressure they suffer.

France rejects US imposition of the law of the strongest

Published on: January 11, 2026
09:30

Paris, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Parisian communist leader Raphaelle Primet denounced that with its aggression against Venezuela, the US government intends to impose the law of the strongest in international relations, a stance she condemned.

France urges Trump to abandon blackmail over Greenland

Published on: January 11, 2026
09:01

Paris, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot urged US President Donald Trump to abandon what he called blackmail regarding Greenland, alluding to the US attempts to seize the Danish island.

A third of France on alert for storm Goretti

Published on: January 9, 2026
07:45

Paris, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Storm Goretti, with winds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour, triggered alerts in 33 departments of northern France, causing severe disruptions to electricity and rail services.

Farmers protest in Paris against EU-MERCOSUR deal

Published on: January 8, 2026
09:47

Paris, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) French farmers used their tractors on Thursday to block emblematic sites in this capital to protest the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and MERCOSUR, a deal they consider to promote unfair competition.

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