The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be part of France's effort to field an enhanced version of the Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter. French President Emmanuel Macron, who is traveling to the region, on Oct. 21 said the two countries have signed a “common strategy” around the Rafale F5. He did not..»»»

Legendary French rugby player Serge Blanco successfully entered politics in Biarritz, a seaside town in the southwest where he established his athletic career, by winning the municipal election on Sunday. Blanco said he won because voters wanted "to be spoken to from the heart" and "respected". ..»»»

President Emmanuel Macron said France would order additional Rafale warplanes in the coming years and invest nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) into one of its air bases to equip its squadrons with the latest nuclear missile technology. Jolted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and US President D»»»