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06.12.25 - 15:09
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French Soldiers ′Open Fire′ On Drones Threatening High-Secure Nuclear Submarine Base (ZeroHedge)
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French Soldiers 'Open Fire' On Drones Threatening High-Secure Nuclear Submarine Base
A major security breach of French military airspace has been revealed Friday at a moment European officials have been hyping the 'hybrid warfare' threat from Russia, which has of late centered on many dozens of 'mystery' drone breaches in EU airspace especially near sensitive locations like airports.
French Marines opened fire on five unidentified drones that breached restricted airspace above a key nuclear submarine base Thursday evening, military officials said, according to EuroNews. But one official has said a "jammer" was hot and not necessarily live ammunition.
via Telegram
At around 7:30pm local at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany, which importantly is the command center for France's fleet of nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines, radar detected incoming unauthorized UAVs at the high-secure facility.
The marine infantry battalion responsible for protecting the site immediat...
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05.12.25 - 23:30
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World Risks ′Disintegration Of The International Order′ As Macron Fails To Woo Xi Into Pressuring Putin (ZeroHedge)
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World Risks 'Disintegration Of The International Order' As Macron Fails To Woo Xi Into Pressuring Putin
"We are facing the risk of the disintegration of the international order that brought peace to the world for decades, and in this context, the dialogue between China and France is even more essential than ever," Macron said on Thursday while on a tour of China. It was his fourth state visit, and part of a renewed effort to woo Chinese President Xi Jinping to the West's side on stepping up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"I hope that China will join our call, our efforts to achieve, as soon as possible, at the very least a ceasefire in the form of a moratorium on strikes targeting critical infrastructure," the French leader said. But the consensus is that Macron's latest effort has once again failed to gain anything in the way of a concession from Xi on the Ukraine issue.
Xi only vaguely stated that "China supports all efforts that work towards pe...
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05.12.25 - 15:36
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Russia′s Putin in India with Modi, France′s Macron in China with Xi | The Pulse 12/4 (Bloomberg)
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"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops.
Today's guests: Tina Fordham, Fordham Global Foresights Founder and Geopolitical Strategist; Julien Lafargue, Barclays Private Bank Chief Market Strategist; Brian Moynihan BofA CEO; Andrew Puzder, US Ambassador to EU; Susan Langley, Lady Mayor of London. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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05.12.25 - 13:30
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French Trade Gap Narrows In October (AFX)
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PARIS (dpa-AFX) - France's foreign trade deficit decreased in October as imports fell faster than exports, data from the customs office showed on Friday.The trade deficit dropped to EUR 3.9 billio......
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05.12.25 - 13:00
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French Industrial Output Growth Moderates (AFX)
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PARIS (dpa-AFX) - France industrial production grew at a slower pace in October as weak machinery and equipment output dragged the manufacturing sector, figures from the statistical office INSEE r......
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05.12.25 - 12:48
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CAC 40 Advances For 3rd Straight Session (AFX)
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BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - France's CAC 40 climbed higher on Friday, extending gains to a third straight session, amid rising hopes the Federal Reserve will lower interest rate by 25 basis points next w......
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