France’s budget set to clear the way for Macron’s military spending boost

France's delayed budget for this year is set to pass Monday, enabling higher military spending promised by President Emmanuel ...

France launches Orion 26, its biggest military drill since the Cold War

Orion 26 mobilises 12,500 troops, 25 ships and 140 aircraft as France and 24 allies rehearse high‑intensity warfare in Europe ...
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Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player

PARIS (AP) — Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage, has been freed in a prisoner swap with France, officials said ...
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French troops 'didn't sign up for war with Russia' — newspaper

The JDD report stated that French troops are now training under conditions designed to simulate the battlefield in Ukraine PARIS, December 1. /TASS/. French military personnel reportedly fear a ...

Fact Check: Macron did not say he was ready for war in January 2026 speech to French military

French President Emmanuel Macron did not say he was ready to go to war with the U.S. and Russia in a January 2026 speech to ...

France's budget clears the way for Macron's military spending boost

France has adopted its delayed 2026 budget Monday, enabling higher military spending promised by President Emmanuel Macron ...