Tag: France

A Mistral-class French amphibious assault ship/helicopter carrier docks on the Neva River in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, with one of the city landmarks, St. Isaac's Cathedral, in the background. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

White House sidesteps question about French-Russian warship deal

Susan Crabtree · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

French President Francois Hollande gestures during a news conference with German Chancellor Merkel at the town hall in Stralsund, northern Germany, Saturday, May 10, 2014 during the second day of Hollande's two days visit to Merkel's scenic home constituency on the Baltic coast . One of the main talking points is expected to be over whether the European Union should impose further sanctions on Russia, for its involvement in the Ukraine crisis. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

France’s Hollande: awaiting Siemens’ Alstom offer

Washington Examiner · May 10, 2014 11:29 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, smiles as President of France Francois Hollande, center, gives an autograph to 6 years old tourist Hanna during a visit of the Baltic see island Ruegen, northern Germany, Friday, May 9, 2014. Merkel and Hollande meet for two days on the island Ruegen and in the coastal city of Stralsund. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany, France press Putin to help calm Ukraine

Geir Moulson · May 10, 2014 10:29 am

Elon Musk’s rocket company gets subsidies from U.S. and France

Timothy P. Carney · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

U.S. giant General Electric Co. CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt leaves the Elysee Palace after meeting with French President Francois Hollande in Paris, Monday, April 28, 2014. Hollande met Sunday with top members of the government to discuss Alstom, hours after the Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg warned the engineering company not to pursue a "precipitous" tie-up with U.S. giant General Electric Co., saying that France's national interest is at stake in a potential sale. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Orchestrating Alstom follows long French tradition

LORI HINNANTSYLVIE CORBET · April 28, 2014 5:16 pm

Coppola, Jia selected for 9-member Cannes jury

Washington Examiner · April 28, 2014 10:24 am

France has a 75 percent top income tax rate and essentially zero economic growth. (Thinkstock)

Thomas Piketty wants income equality — and the hell with growth

Michael Barone · April 27, 2014 4:00 am

Economist and author Thomas Piketty speaks to the Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, on April 23 in Berkeley, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Liberal pundits unite over Thomas Piketty’s radical economics

David Harsanyi · April 25, 2014 4:00 am

France warns against war in Ukraine

Washington Examiner · April 24, 2014 9:34 am

FILE - This Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra waving their brigade flag as they step on the top of a Syrian air force helicopter, at Taftanaz air base that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria. It is announced Wednesday April 23, 2014, that French authorities are taking steps to crack down on the flow of young would-be jihadis embarking to fight in Syria's civil war, with measures including travel restrictions and withdrawal of passports, and increased monitoring of alleged jihadi web sites. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, FILE)

National Security

France unveils plan to stop youths joining jihad

Elaine Ganley · April 23, 2014 5:48 pm

France to present plan to fight jihadist threat

Washington Examiner · April 22, 2014 2:32 pm

Christian militia, French forces fight in C Africa

Washington Examiner · April 21, 2014 4:52 pm