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Laurent Nuñez visited the European Center for Judaism in Paris to announce his "total commitment to responding to fears of antisemitism."

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready for joint drone production with France. According to him, this partnership will strengthen both countries and contribute to enhancing European security overall.

Zelenskyy wrote on X on Sunday that he looked forward to a “historic deal with France in Paris to strengthen our combat aviation and air defense.”

Over 60% of French people, according to the poll, believe that there are reasons for Jews living in France to be afraid.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is now free to travel after French authorities fully lifted the ban on his travel, although the investigation into the platform remains open. French authorities have reportedly lifted Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s travel ban amid an ongoing investigation into the messaging platform. Durov had been ordered to remain in France following his arrest in Paris in August last year, facing multiple charges related to his operation of Telegram. Durov was previously granted temporary exemptions, and French authorities have now fully lifted restrictions on his travel, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Read more

In the span of one frenetic week, France unveiled seemingly opposing policy tracks. On Oct. 31, the French National Assembly adopted a first-reading amendment rebranding the country’s real estate-only wealth tax into a broader “tax on unproductive wealth” that now explicitly covers digital assets. At the same time, the right-wing Union des droites pour la […] The post France wants to tax unrealized crypto holdings but also hoard 420,000 BTC appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A 20-year-old man from Afghanistan suspected of having links to an offshoot of the Islamic State group has been arrested in France, anti-terrorism prosecutors said on Saturday. The man was charged with participating in a criminal terrorist organisation and financing a terrorist enterprise, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) said. The suspect, who was arrested in Lyon last week, was placed in pre-trial detention. “He is suspected of having been in contact with IS-K (Islamic State in Khorasan),” the anti-terrorism unit said. The man is suspected of “sending funds” and helping translate and relay “the propaganda of this terrorist organisation”, PNAT added. The IS-K, the militant group’s branch in Afghanistan, also operates in Pakistan and former Soviet countries in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan. The group has been responsible for deadly attacks in Afghanistan and Russia, including an attack on a Moscow concert hall in March 2024 that killed 150 people. According to French daily Le Parisi...

For decades, Europe’s wealth was measured in gold and bonds. Now, two of its largest economies are preparing to add something new to their strategic vaults. This week, news has emerged that political leaders in Germany and France have each introduced proposals to establish a national Bitcoin reserve in a move that could redefine the architecture […] The post Is the EU Bitcoin race starting? France targets 420k BTC as Germany weighs reserves appeared first on CryptoSlate.

France will deliver additional Aster missiles and new Mirage aircraft to Ukraine in the coming days, President Emmanuel Macron said.

La journée de jeudi a été marqué par un ballet diplomatique à Antananarivo. L'ambassadeur de France, Arnaud Guillois, a rencontré successivement hier par le Président de la Refondation de la République, Michaël Randrianirina à Iavoloha, et le Premier ministre, Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo à Mahazoarivo. Lors de ses échanges avec le colonel Randrianirina, le diplomate français a tenu à réaffirmer la position de la France : un soutien à une transition démocratique, inclusive et pacifique. Mais (…) - Diplomatie

French regulator ACPR is auditing Binance and other exchanges as Paris seeks a greater role in enforcing MiCA rules across Europe. Update (Oct. 17, 2025, at 11:00 am UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by a Binance spokesperson. France’s banking regulator is reportedly conducting additional Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges, as Paris lobbies for more authority over Europe’s crypto industry under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). According to a Friday Bloomberg report, the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) is checking the Anti-Money Laundering compliance of Binance and “dozens of exchanges.” The report cited anonymous sources who noted that the checks started last year and are confidential. Read more

France, via Banque de France, ESMA, AMF and ECB, has seen Lise secure a DLT TSS license under the EU Pilot; Stock trading and Exchange custody run on a ledger with instant settlement, and IPO access for SMEs has expanded, with early-2026 debuts planned and backing from BNP Paribas and Bpifrance. The post France’s Lise Wins DLT Greenlight, Targeting 2026 Stock Exchange IPOs On-chain appeared first on Cryptonews.

Targeting the first tokenized IPO launch in the first quarter of 2026, France’s Lightning Stock Exchange aims to become a fully tokenized equity exchange in Europe. Lightning Stock Exchange (Lise), a new stock exchange headquartered in France, is entering the market with bold ambitions to launch a fully tokenized equity exchange dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). France’s Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) has issued Lise a DLT trading and settlement (TSS) license, paving the way for its tokenized equity exchange in Europe, the company announced on Thursday. “This approval authorizes us to operate the first tokenized stock exchange dedicated to equities in Europe,” Lise managing director Mark Kepeneghian said in a statement on LinkedIn. Read more

The Bank of France’s governor called for crypto oversight to be given to the European Securities and Markets Authority, and for tightening MiCA’s rules on stablecoin issuance. The Bank of France called on the EU to give its markets regulator direct supervision over major crypto firms, warning that fragmented oversight could threaten the bloc’s financial sovereignty. Speaking at the ACPR-AMF Fintech Forum in Paris on Thursday, Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) should be given the mandate to directly oversee crypto-asset issuers under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.  “I also advocate, along with the president of the AMF, for European supervision of crypto-asset issuers, carried out by ESMA,” he said, adding that it may guarantee the consistent application of rules and reduce risks.  Read more

France’s President Emmanuel Macron faced growing pressure on Tuesday to resign or hold a snap parliamentary election to end political chaos that has forced the resignation of five prime ministers in less than two years. The 47-year-old centrist president has repeatedly said he will see out his second term, which ends in 2027. But resignation calls, long confined to the fringes, have entered the mainstream during one of the worst political crises since the 1958 creation of the Fifth Republic, France’s current system of government. On Tuesday, as Macron’s outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held last-ditch talks to form a new government, his first premier in 2017, Edouard Philippe, said it was time for a new president to break the deadlock. Speaking to RTL radio, Philippe said Macron should be “leaving in an orderly manner” to allow a way out of the crisis. ‘It’s a mess’ Political turmoil in the euro zone’s second largest economy was front page news across Europe at a time when US President Donald Trump i...

France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, barely 14 hours after appointing his new cabinet, after allies and foes alike threatened to topple his government, driving French stocks and the euro sharply lower. His swift resignation was unexpected and unprecedented, and marked another major deepening of France’s political crisis. The far-right National Rally immediately urged President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap parliamentary election. After weeks of consultations with political parties across the board, Lecornu, a close ally of Macron, had appointed his ministers on Sunday and they had been set to hold their first meeting on Monday afternoon. But the new cabinet line-up had angered opponents and allies alike, who either found it too right-wing or not sufficiently so, raising questions on how long it could last, at a time when France is already mired deep in political crisis, with no group holding a majority in a fragmented parliament. Lecornu handed his resignation to Macron on Monday...

ISLAMABAD - France on Tuesday pledged €500,000 in financial support to help flood-affected communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, funding a new ‘Acted’-led project that will restore livelihoods, shelters, water systems, and education in Buner and Swat.

• PA President Abbas calls on all states to follow suit • Dar attends, but doesn’t address high-level moot • PM due to meet Trump alongside Muslim leaders • Palestine flag unfurled at London mission NEW YORK: France and Monaco extended formal recognition to the State of Palestine at a high-level conference on Monday. “We must do everything within our power to preserve the very possibility of a two-state solution, Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security,” French President Emmanuel Macron said before announcing the diplomatic move, drawing lengthy applause from the audience. Macron outlined a framework for a “renewed Palestinian Authority” under which France would open an embassy subject to factors such as reforms, a ceasefire and the release of all remaining prisoners held in Gaza. Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg and San Marino were also expected to recognise a Palestinian state ahead of this week’s UN General Assembly, after Australia, Britain, Canada, Portugal and Malta did so over the we...

Macron makes announcement at opening of Saudi-French conference on the two-state solution, says France will open an embassy in Palestine only after the hostages are released ■ Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas pledges reform ■ Israel's ambassador to the UN: 'This is not a move for peace, but dangerous political theater'

Macron announces recognition at opening of Saudi-French conference on the two-state solution, says France will open an embassy in Palestine only after the hostages are released ■ Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas pledges reform ■ Israel's ambassador to the UN: 'This is not a move for peace, but dangerous political theater'