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 French Socialist government has survived a no-confidence vote but an internal rebellion means further trouble lies ahead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160513/french-government-survives-but-bigger-troubles-lie-ahead Fri, 13 May 2016 11:04:16 +0200 french-government-survives-but-bigger-troubles-lie-ahead France's Socialist government survived a vote of no-confidence tied to its controversial economic reform package on Thursday. In a message to Socialist Party rebels Manuel Valls vowed: "We won't stop reforming" France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150220/french-pm-reform-france-confidence-vote-macron Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:16:00 +0100 french-pm-reform-france-confidence-vote-macron A group of rebels in France’s ruling Socialist Party flexed their muscles on Tuesday by refusing to back the government’s 2015 budget in a parliamentary vote. It's another sign of a growing split in President François Hollande's party. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141021/french-socialist-rebels-wont-back-budget Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:23:00 +0200 french-socialist-rebels-wont-back-budget French Prime Minister Manuel Valls urged Socialist Party rebels to unite behind the government this weekend, as opposition among dissenters on the left against the leader they are increasingly referring to as a French "Tony Blair", continues to grow. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140901/frances-tony-blair-divides-socialists Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:17:00 +0200 frances-tony-blair-divides-socialists President François Hollande commended the courage of the French forces fighting in Mali after it was announced that another soldier had been killed in the conflict. Six French soldiers have now died since the operation began in January. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130430/sixth-french-soldier-killed-in-mali-conflict Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:42:40 +0200 sixth-french-soldier-killed-in-mali-conflict France and Britain are prepared to arm Syrian rebels even without unanimous EU support, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130314/france-and-britain-ready-to-arm-syrian-rebels Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:29:00 +0100 france-and-britain-ready-to-arm-syrian-rebels The United Nations is likely to vote next month on a peacekeeping force for Mali, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130313/france-un-to-vote-on-mali-force-next-month Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:57:00 +0100 france-un-to-vote-on-mali-force-next-month France's defence minister insisted there is "every reason to believe" French hostages being held in the Sahel were still alive, but said there was "no proof" that two top Islamist militants had been killed in Mali. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130305/france-believes-french-sahel-hostages-still-alive Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:29:00 +0100 france-believes-french-sahel-hostages-still-alive French air strikes destroyed the home of the leader of an Al-Qaeda-linked group in northern Mali as French-led forces advanced on Sunday on the Islamist stronghold of Timbuktu. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130127/mali-french-forces-advance-on-islamist-stronghold Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:11:00 +0100 mali-french-forces-advance-on-islamist-stronghold French troops engaged in close combat with Islamist fighters in Mali on Wednesday as Al Qaeda-linked fighters claimed to have seized 41 foreign hostages at a gas plant over the border in Algeria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130116/mali-fighting-rages-as-hostages-taken-in-algeria Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:39:00 +0100 mali-fighting-rages-as-hostages-taken-in-algeria A total of 750 French troops have joined the offensive against Islamist rebels in Mali where overnight strikes "achieved their goal," French President Francois Hollande said in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130115/france-to-increase-troop-numbers-in-mali Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:21:00 +0100 france-to-increase-troop-numbers-in-mali