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 The top operations officer of BNP Paribas will step down as the French bank faces a €7 billion fine from American regulators for sanctions busting. Meanwhile, US authorities have granted the banking giant license to work in Iran. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140612/french-bank-exec-to-step-down-amid-probe Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:34:00 +0200 french-bank-exec-to-step-down-amid-probe Top French officials, including President François Hollande, are pressuring the United States to sweeten a plea deal being offered to BNP Paribas bank over its dealings with blacklisted countries like Sudan and Cuba. On Tuesday France called a proposed multi-billion euro fine 'unreasonable' https://www.thelocal.fr/20140603/france-bnpparibas-us-prosecutors Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:53:00 +0200 france-bnpparibas-us-prosecutors Just days after two French high school boys were brought back from Turkey after trying to join jihadists fighting in Syria, one was charged under a terror statute. Prosecutors were continuing to look into how the boys allegedly became radicalized. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140131/french-teen-jihadists-face-terror-probe Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:00:00 +0100 french-teen-jihadists-face-terror-probe Two French prosecutors have landed themselves in hot water after being caught tweeting during a trial, judicial sources revealed Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121128/lawyers-vie-for-tweet-of-the-year Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:32:00 +0100 lawyers-vie-for-tweet-of-the-year