Jacques Delors, founding father of EU’s single currency project, dies at 98 | European Union News

Jacques Delors, founding father of EU’s single currency project, dies at 98 | European Union News

Delors had a high-profile political career in France, where he also served as finance minister under Francois Mitterrand. Jacques Delors, former European Commission chief and a founding father of the European Union’s (EU) historic single currency project, has died. He was 98. The French socialist and ardent advocate of post-war…

Indians sent back by France over trafficking concerns: What we know | Human Trafficking News

Indians sent back by France over trafficking concerns: What we know | Human Trafficking News

EXPLAINER A makeshift courtroom was set up in a French airport to investigate human trafficking concerns. A plane carrying suspected victims of human trafficking was rerouted to India while on its way to Nicaragua after being detained in France. It has now landed in Mumbai. While no evidence of trafficking…

Plane held in France over trafficking concerns lands in India | Human Trafficking

Plane held in France over trafficking concerns lands in India | Human Trafficking

Airbus A340 carrying 276 Indian passengers arrives in Mumbai early on Tuesday. A plane carrying hundreds of Indian passengers that was grounded in France for four days amid a probe into possible human trafficking has arrived in India. The Airbus A340 carrying 276 Indian passengers landed in Mumbai early on…

Analysis: Has the US-led Red Sea force calmed shippers amid Houthi attacks? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Analysis: Has the US-led Red Sea force calmed shippers amid Houthi attacks? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United States-led multinational naval force that was to protect and secure maritime traffic through the Red Sea from attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels appears significantly weakened – even if not quite dead in the water – before it ever sailed together. Less than a week after the announcement of…

Plane carrying Indian passengers to leave France after trafficking probe | Aviation News

Plane carrying Indian passengers to leave France after trafficking probe | Aviation News

Airbus A340 is expected to leave airport on Monday after French Civil Aviation Authority secures approval. A plane carrying more than 300 Indian passengers that has been detained at an airport in France since Thursday has been cleared to leave after a probe into human trafficking claims, French authorities have…

Coinbase Gains Licence to Operate as Virtual Asset Services Provider in France

Coinbase Gains Licence to Operate as Virtual Asset Services Provider in France

US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has successfully acquired a licence to operate as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) in France. This also means that Coinbase is now a registered entity with Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the French financial markets authority. While Binance has amassed approval internationally outside US, Coinbase…

300 Indians stuck in French airport for fourth day amid trafficking probe | News

300 Indians stuck in French airport for fourth day amid trafficking probe | News

Ten of the passengers apply for French asylum, as judges probe whether a criminal group is linked to trafficking. Hundreds of Indian nationals sequestered in a French airport are being questioned by authorities over concerns they could be victims of human trafficking. Four French judges are rushing to speak to…

UK police probe alleged abduction of teen found in France after six years | Crime News

UK police probe alleged abduction of teen found in France after six years | Crime News

Alex Batty disappeared while on holiday with his mother and grandfather, living an off-grid life before he was found last week. Police in the United Kingdom have launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of a British teen found in France after going missing abroad for six years. Greater…

France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike in Gaza’s Rafah | Gaza News

France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike in Gaza’s Rafah | Gaza News

The killing comes as French top diplomat Catherine Colonna in Israel to appeal for truce and lasting peace. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombing of a residential building in Rafah that killed one of its staff in a region previously declared a safe…