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 European Union and several of its member governments gave embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro an ultimatum on Saturday, saying they would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as president unless he calls elections within eight days. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190127/eu-nations-put-venezuelas-maduro-on-notice Sun, 27 Jan 2019 11:25:37 +0100 eu-nations-put-venezuelas-maduro-on-notice Spain, France and Germany on Saturday gave embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro an ultimatum, saying they would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as president unless he calls elections within eight days. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190126/spain-france-germany-give-venezuelas-maduro-ultimatum Sat, 26 Jan 2019 14:25:17 +0100 spain-france-germany-give-venezuelas-maduro-ultimatum French police have seized a record haul of 1.3 tonnes of pure cocaine found on board an Air France passenger plane, Interior Minister Manuel Valls announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130922/france-makes-cocaine-bust-on-venezuela-flight Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:02:00 +0200 france-makes-cocaine-bust-on-venezuela-flight The high-profile appeal hearing of Carlos the Jackal got underway in a French court on Monday amid confusion after he asked his defence lawyers to stay away from court. Carlos is appealing against his conviction for a series of bombings 30 years ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130513/jackal-trial-gets-underway-in-paris-amid-confusion Mon, 13 May 2013 21:54:00 +0200 jackal-trial-gets-underway-in-paris-amid-confusion French President Francois Hollande sent his condolences on Wednesday following the death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, whom he praised for his determination "to fight for justice." https://www.thelocal.fr/20130306/hollande-commends-chavezs-fight-for-justice Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:16:00 +0100 hollande-commends-chavezs-fight-for-justice