The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Air force jet crashes in French countryside A Mirage 2000 French air force jet crashed in a field in north-eastern France on Monday, but miraculously no one on the ground was killed and the pilot apparently parachuted to safety. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140512/air-force-jet-crashes-in-french-countryside Mon, 12 May 2014 20:26:00 +0200 air-force-jet-crashes-in-french-countryside India approves $2.4 billion French jet upgrade <p>India has approved a $2.4-billion deal for French defence groups to upgrade 51 ageing Mirage fighter jets, officials said Thursday, as the country takes further steps to boost its military capacity.</p> https://www.thelocal.fr/20110714/547 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:38:00 +0200 547