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Macron, French President and military spending

Associated Press News on MSN · 1d

French President Macron announces 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending in next two years

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced $7.6 billion euros in additional military spending over the next two years.

Euronews on MSN · 22h

French President announces €6.5 billion in extra military spending in next two years

French President Emmanuel Macron outlined plans to boost defence spending in France, warning Europe is facing a "greater threat" than at any time since the end of World War 2. View on euronews

Macron announces €6.5 billion in extra military spending in next two years

In the French president's traditional speech to the military on the eve of Bastille Day, Emmanuel Macron called for intensified efforts to protect Europe in light of new and unprecedented threats.

Bastille Day, French army

Euronews on MSN · 15h

France celebrates Bastille Day with annual military parade in Paris

France is celebrating its biggest national holiday, Bastille Day, with military jet flyovers, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in almost every city. Around 7,000 people are marching on riding on horseback or in armoured vehicles,

Le Monde · 21h

Bastille Day military parade showcases 'credibility' of French army

A combat force was deployed on the Champs-Elysées on Monday. The parade also spotlighted Indonesia, one of France's strategic partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Associated Press on MSN · 17h

What is Bastille Day? What to know about the French holiday and why it is celebrated

France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday, the holiday marking the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in the French Revolution.

Radio France Internationale19h

Bastille Day parade shows 'operational capability of French army'

A record 7,000 military personnel – some in combat gear – have marched down the Champs-Elysées in this year's Bastille Day ...

France 24 on MSN1d

The Bright Side: French military pigeons race in tribute to feathered World War heroes

The French army ceased to rely on messenger pigeons back in 1961, following the Algerian war of independence. But carrier ...

3d

Russia Sees France as Its Main Enemy in Europe, French General Says

During a rare news conference on Friday, the head of the French military, Thierry Burkhard, said Russia remains a “lasting, ...

3don MSN

French fighter jets practiced shooting down high-altitude balloons as the battle for near space heats up

France is leaning hard into near space, warning the area is increasingly contested, as evidenced by the Chinese spy ballon ...

8d

French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale fighter jet

A French intelligence service says China has used its embassies to promote claims that Chinese-made Pakistani warplanes ...

France's military pigeons race in memory of predecessors

These days, French military pigeon number 193-529 is no longer needed to carry tiny messages during war-time communication ...

14h

Interest in Alfred Dreyfus is surging. His antisemitic affair has vital lessons for Jews today.

Once again, the French Jewish Army captain Alfred Dreyfus is making headlines. More than 130 years after his trial for ...

22h

Macron sounds alarm over growing threats and calls for new boost in military budget 'to remain free'

In a speech with a particularly grave tone on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron evoked a deteriorating geopolitical ...

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