https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Once used to scoop fish from the sea off the coast of France, recycled fishing nets are finding new life in Ukraine to protect the country's roads and military infrastructure from Russian drone attacks. https://www.thelocal.com/20251025/french-fishing-nets-find-new-purpose-on-ukraines-front-lines Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:35:19 +0200 french-fishing-nets-find-new-purpose-on-ukraines-front-lines A French court is to try the Chinese captain of a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" early next year, prosecutors said on Thursday, after it was intercepted off the coast of France. https://www.thelocal.com/20251001/france-probes-oil-tanker-linked-to-denmark-drone-flights Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:19:51 +0200 france-probes-oil-tanker-linked-to-denmark-drone-flights President Vladimir Putin's proposal for direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, after Kyiv and its European allies called for a 30-day ceasefire, is "not enough", French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.com/20250511/putins-proposed-ukraine-talks-not-enough-macron-says Sun, 11 May 2025 10:35:05 +0200 putins-proposed-ukraine-talks-not-enough-macron-says