La Rochelle
- 2h ago
Two Elixir Aircraft test pilots die in light plane crash at Rochefort air base
A two-seat light aircraft suffered a severe mechanical failure during a routine production flight on Thursday morning, crashing 30 metres from the Rochefort-Saint-Agnant runway in southwestern France.
- yesterday
CMA CGM cancels French flag registration for seven new container ships over 2027 corporate surtax
The Marseille-based shipping group will register seven of ten ordered giant container ships under foreign registries after the French government targeted firms earning over €2.1 billion in its 2027 budget.
- yesterday
French school protests turn violent with 2,000 arrests and attacks on staff
High school protests across France led to nearly 2,000 arrests, 305 injured police officers, and an attack on Marseille school administrators, prompting emergency government crisis meetings.
