French armed forces
A French crew member is seen of a window on France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle at Limassol port, Cyprus, Monday, May 10, 2021. With the Task Force's deployment on its mission named "Clemenceau 21," France is assisting in the fight against terrorism while projecting its military power in regions where it has vital interests. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
French admiral: Air power helps root out 'underground' IS

By Menelaos Hadjicostis May. 10, 2021 12:58 PM EDT

This photo provided by the French Army (EMA) shows soldiers carrying medical relief at Mayotte hospital, Monday, Feb.8, 2021. The French army is sending relief to the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, but some in Mayotte fear it's too little, too late for a region where masks are a luxury and where nearly a third of the population has no running water. (Etat Major des Armees via AP)
Surging virus in French African outpost reveals inequalities

By Sony Chamsidine And Angela Charlton Feb. 10, 2021 02:53 AM EST

In this Tuesday, December 15, 2020 photo, 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers and historian John Aarsen, second from left, read through post cards sent by the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France. Over 500 notes were penned for U.S. soldiers after their trip commemorating the anniversary of D-Day was cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan) (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
Notes from France honor American soldiers' D-Day sacrifice

By Sarah Blake Morgan Dec. 24, 2020 10:06 AM EST

FILE - This March 29, 2018 file photo shows the Facebook logo on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square. Individuals linked to Russia and the French military used fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to wage a covert disinformation campaign in the Central African Republic ahead of elections there this month, Facebook announced this week. Facebook said on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 it took down hundreds of accounts and groups linked to France and Russia accused of “coordinated inauthentic behavior” in CAR as well as other countries in Africa and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Facebook removes French, Russian accounts active in Africa

By Angela Charlton And David Klepper Dec. 17, 2020 11:55 AM EST

Pedestrians walk at Syntagma square in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Greece's parliament is due to approve the 2021 Budget later Tuesday, which forecasts a 10.5% contraction in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greece to boost military, get French Rafale jets in 2021

By Derek Gatopoulos Dec. 15, 2020 12:54 PM EST

FILE - In this May 18, 2020 file photo, French Defense Minister Florence Parly speaks as she attends the first sheet metal cut ceremony of the C35 force refueling vessel, at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, western France. France's Defense Minister Florence Parly admitted to lying about virus protections for air force personnel who evacuated French citizens from Wuhan and have been suspected of links to France's first confirmed COVID-19 cluster. (Loic Venance, pool via AP, File)
French defense chief misled nation on troops' virus safety

By Angela Charlton Sep. 23, 2020 09:20 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press upon arrival at Nouakchott Oumtounsy International Airport Tuesday June 30, 2020, in Nouakchott, to attend a G5 Sahel summit. Leaders from the five countries of West Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott on Tuesday to discuss military operations against Islamic extremists in the region, as jihadist attacks mount. The five African countries, known as the G5, have formed a joint military force that is working with France, which has thousands of troops to battle the extremists in the Sahel, the region south of the Sahara Desert. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
French, Spanish and African leaders meet to combat extremism

By Carley Petesch And Sylvie Corbet Jun. 30, 2020 09:32 AM EDT

Technician of the French General Armament Directorate, DGA, specialized in research of Bacteriological Chemical and Nuclear military protection gear checks analyze process on public masks in their lab at Vert Le Petit, south of Paris, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 as a nationwide confinement continues to counter the COVID-19. The DGA is responsible for giving official stamps of approval for masks being piloted by French companies, vital equipment that will help prevent dissemination and transmission of coronavirus. The DGA approval is not legally obligatory for masks to be sold on French soil. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
French weapons agency tests key virus defense system

By Nicolas Garriga May. 06, 2020 03:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 19, 2017 file photo, a French soldier stands inside a military helicopter during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the troops of Operation Barkhane, Islamic extremists in West Africa's Sahel region are trying to exploit COVID-19 to gain followers but haven't had much success, according to the commander of the French military's Operation Barkhane there. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP, File)
French commander: Extremists in Africa try to exploit virus

By Carley Petesch May. 05, 2020 11:45 AM EDT

The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle arrives in the bay of Toulon, southern France, Sunday April 12, 2020. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that around 40 sailors showed symptoms compatible with COVID-19, the disease the coronavirus causes. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
France finds more than 1,000 virus cases on aircraft carrier

By Jeffrey Schaeffer And Elaine Ganley Apr. 17, 2020 11:00 AM EDT