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Find out the reasons behind France’s ‘modern’ ghost towns

These empty places have a special use

Villagers surprised by soldier invasion during French army exercise

Resident: ‘I opened my shutters and saw soldiers firing right in front of me’

Strange fireball seen in skies above west France was a missile test

Maintaining operational credibility of France's nuclear weapons was necessary given the international environment, said the Ministry of the Armed Forces

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France placed on highest security alert - what changes for the public?

Temporary emergency level was put in place on Friday after a teacher was killed in a knife attack in northern France. The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack

Massive military exercise to take place on beaches in south of France

7,000 soldiers to train based around a hypothetical invasion scenario

France to train 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers and send defence systems

The soldiers will be assigned to French units for several weeks, with training across three core areas — although the army minister stressed that this does not mean that France is at war

Feared ‘explosion’ in Normandy was military plane sonic boom

Some residents expressed concern about the noise, especially as memories of the 2019 Lubrizol factory disaster are still fresh in Rouen

14 Foreign Legion soldiers stopped in Paris on way to Ukraine

It is not yet clear if the Ukrainians were travelling to fight or to help their families. Nine of them did not have permission to leave the country and another four were already considered ‘missing’

Day and night air combat exercises across parts of south west France

The Armée de l’air is acting out an imagined conflict between ‘Greyland’ and ‘Redland’. They will be flying between Landes and the Massif Central until October 15

French sci-fi writers imagine future wars so the army can prepare

The aim of the ‘red team’ of 10 writers is to come up with ideas that soldiers would not have thought of, says the Armies Ministry

France’s army platoon of carrier pigeons is one of its kind in Europe

The 200 birds are looked after by Maréchal des Logis Sylvain, of the 8th Régiment de Transmissions at Mont Valérien in Hauts-de-Seine

French army dog posthumously given UK’s highest honour for animals

Leuk, a Belgian Malinois, was honoured for life-saving actions while on duty

Covid France: Tests and vaccination updates April 4

Updates on the health situation in France, including when at-home Covid tests will be for sale, party organisers facing jail time, and QR codes suggested for entering restaurants

French army confirms 70kg order of Covid-19 drug

The French army has confirmed it has bought 70kg of the drug chloroquine - which early medical trials have suggested may be effective against Covid-19 - as “a precaution”.

France celebrates July 14 with Paris military display

France is celebrating its Fête Nationale today (July 14), with commemorative events in Paris including a military parade and flypast in front of President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders.

Army

Find out the reasons behind France’s ‘modern’ ghost towns

Villagers surprised by soldier invasion during French army exercise

Strange fireball seen in skies above west France was a missile test

France placed on highest security alert - what changes for the public?

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