After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

On Feb. 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War ...

The International Criminal Court on Friday called on its member states to stand up against sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump, saying that the move was an attempt to ''harm its independent ...

Reviving the concept of “manifest destiny”, he merged exceptionalism with expansionism, vowing to “plant the American flag on ...

On Saturday nearly 1.5 thousand demonstrators marched through the streets of Paris to express solidarity with the Democratic ...

President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which ...

France Calls for ‘Massive’ Regulatory Pause as Economy Flags French push comes as US President Trump moves to deregulate EU is under growing pressure from industry to cut red tape ...

French push comes as US President Trump moves to deregulate EU is under growing pressure from industry to cut red tape France is calling for a major reworking of European regulations, starting with ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border, putting in motion plans President Trump laid out in executive orders shortly ...

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