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Macron warns Trump all sides would lose in 'trade war'

Sat, 10 Mar 2018 09:07:47 +0100

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday warned his US counterpart Donald Trump against forging ahead with planned tariffs on European steel and aluminium, saying it risked starting a mutually destructive "trade war".

North Korea official blasts France over nuclear criticism

Sat, 09 Sep 2017 16:30:45 +0200

A senior North Korean official has lashed out at France after it warned Pyongyang's nuclear ambition could pose a threat to Europe, saying Paris must abandon its own atomic weapons first.

Macron urges 'very firm' response to North Korea nuclear test

Sun, 03 Sep 2017 14:40:29 +0200

French President Emmanuel Macron called Sunday for a "very firm" response by the international community to North Korea's announcement that it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.

France's Macron warns against 'escalation of tensions' over North Korea

Sat, 12 Aug 2017 18:04:39 +0200

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday warned against an "escalation of tensions" over North Korea amid a growing war of words between Washington and Pyongyang.

North Korean student feared kidnapped in Paris

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:10:00 +0100

Paris prosecutors are investigating the disappearance of a North Korean student linked to political rivals of dictator Kim Jong-un, a judicial source said Friday.

North Koreans snubbed by French cheese college

Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:23:00 +0200

A bid by North Korea to send experts to a prestigious French cheese-making training school, seemingly at the behest of its fromage-loving leader King Jong-un, has been rejected. It did not fit with the institution's "priorities or strategy", it seems.

France urges China to ease North Korea crisis

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:51:00 +0200

France said on Wednesday it wanted China, which "has power over North Korea", to intervene in the military crisis rocking the Korean peninsula.

France slams North Korea nuclear bomb test

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:41:00 +0100

French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test and said Paris would back firm action by the UN Security Council.

France slams North Korea rocket launch

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:39:43 +0100

France on Wednesday firmly condemned North Korea's long-range rocket test and said it would back strong UN action against Pyongyang.

South Korea to buy two French spy planes

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:44:00 +0100

South Korea will buy two French spy planes capable of intercepting radio messages from North Korea and detecting its missile launches, a state agency said Monday.

France to open liaison office in N. Korea: report

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:36:00 +0200

France will open a cooperation bureau in North Korea, Le Monde newspaper said on Tuesday, but underscored that Paris was not launching diplomatic relations with the reclusive Stalinist state.