French special forces have freed two French hostages, an American and a South Korean in northern Burkina Faso in an overnight military raid that cost the lives of two soldiers, the French presidency said Friday. The operation was ordered to free the French hostages, identified as Patrick Picque and Laurent ...
A Saudi cargo ship that had been expected to pick up a hugely controversial shipment of French arms from France’s Le Havre will not dock there, a port source said Friday. French Defence Minister Florence Parly had on Wednesday said French weapons would be loaded onto the Bahri Yanbu, which ...