The Philippines and France have more things in common than most people think. Both the Philippine archipelago as well as French territories are part of the Indo-Pacific. Both are blue nations—maritime ...

From a ballet of white-tip reef sharks to a cardinal fish releasing freshly hatched babies from its mouth, these underwater ...

Mobula rays are often referred to as “devil rays,” but unlike their relatives, stingrays, they lack a stinger, making them a ...

An aquatic adventure in the western Pacific island nation of Palau — home to over 300 islands — highlights the reward of ...

The two Atlantique 2s will take part in the La Perouse 2025 exercise in the Indonesian archipelago together with the Charles ...

France’s naval flagship, the 261m aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, is to be deployed to the Pacific later this year, as part of an exercise codenamed “Clémenceau 25”. French Naval Command ...

During a Pacific tour in July 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the opening of a new embassy in Apia. Until now, the French Ambassador residing in Wellington, New Zealand, was also ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen paid tribute to her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, the controversial founder of the National Front who passed away at 96. Known for antisemitism and racial ...

The former paratrooper founded the party in 1972 but it was only when he handed the reins to his daughter Marine Le Pen in 2011 ... open image in gallery French far-right National Front (FN ...

Mr Le Pen co-founded the far-right party in 1972 and remained at its helm until 2011, when his daughter Marine Le Pen took ... took part in the French presidential election five times between ...

The park, near Antibes on the French Riviera, has some 4,000 animals ... of World War II -- opened the park entirely dedicated to marine fauna based on what he had seen in the United States.