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 French ship in Japan for naval drill as N.Korea tensions rise A French warfare ship arrived in Japan Saturday for an international drill as tensions mounted over North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch in defiance of a US push for tougher global sanctions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170430/french-ship-in-japan-for-naval-drill-as-nkorea-tensions-rise Sun, 30 Apr 2017 11:31:53 +0200 french-ship-in-japan-for-naval-drill-as-nkorea-tensions-rise Last-ditch bid to save France-bound stricken ship succeeds Maritime experts said the final attempt to tow a tilting uncrewed cargo ship and stop it from crashing into France's picturesque Atlantic coast was a success thanks to calmer seas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160201/french-attempt-to-rescue-stricken-cargo-vessel Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:40:16 +0100 french-attempt-to-rescue-stricken-cargo-vessel France hands UK €200m for ghost warship France's top state auditor released a stinging report on Tuesday that lashed out against instances of wasteful government spending like the €214 million paid to the UK for research on an aircraft carrier that was never built. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140211/french-govt-spending-is-running-a-significant-risk-report-says Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:03:00 +0100 french-govt-spending-is-running-a-significant-risk-report-says Royal Navy saves lives of six French fishermen French and British seamen have shown little love for each other over the years but at the weekend the British Royal Navy showed differences can be put aside when it saved the lives of six Breton sailors, who were trapped in a sinking trawler in stormy seas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140203/royal-navy-saves-frenchmen-from-sinking-trawler Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:12:00 +0100 royal-navy-saves-frenchmen-from-sinking-trawler France sells navy ship to Philippines for €6m The Philippines is purchasing a surplus French Navy vessel to boost its forces in the South China Sea where it has an ongoing territorial dispute with China. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130803/france-sells-navy-ship-to-philippines Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:48:00 +0200 france-sells-navy-ship-to-philippines French ballistic missile self-destructs during test A French M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile has self-destructed during testing off the coast of Brittany. The incident marks a rare failure for such a missile, estimated to cost around €120 million. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130506/french-ballistic-missile-self-destructs-during-test Mon, 06 May 2013 10:36:05 +0200 french-ballistic-missile-self-destructs-during-test