Are Russians starting to feel at ease in Europe again? Many signs suggest they are. A video has surfaced online showing young ...

France has expelled a "radical" imam who made "unacceptable remarks" about the country's flag, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has said. Mahjoub Mahjoubi appeared to call the French flag ...

Schools in France are now required to display the French and EU flags in classrooms alongside the words to the national anthem. The move - effective from the start of the school year on Monday ...

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France raised its flag Tuesday at its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus after it had been closed for more than 12 years. French special envoy for Syria Jean-Francois Guillaume and a ...

PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - France raised the flag on Tuesday over its embassy in Damascus 12 years after cutting ties with Syria's Bashar al-Assad amid the country's civil war, with its diplomats ...

France said its raising of the flag did not automatically mean it would reopen its embassy. During his meeting with British officials, Sharaa, formerly known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al ...

The Turkish national flag is raised at the Turkish embassy in Damascus DAMASCUS (Reuters) -France raised its flag at its Damascus embassy on Tuesday for the first time in 12 years and European ...

France raised its flag at its Damascus embassy on Tuesday for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials prepared to engage with the new Syrian leadership, a sign of the growing ...