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Saturday, April 25, 2026
France diverts Russia-linked tanker to Marseille-Fos in Mediterranean
Defense

France Reaffirms Efforts To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz

April 25 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Saturday that he was focused on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a day after

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Sunday, April 19, 2026
French President Macron visits nuclear submarine navy Base in Ile Longue
Defense

France And Greece To Renew Defense Pact For Another Five Years

ATHENS, April 19 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greece next week to renew a security pact between the two countries

April 19, 2026
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Friday, April 17, 2026
European Countries Have Capacity to Clear Mines in Hormuz, French Defence Minister Says
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European Countries Have Capacity to Clear Mines in Hormuz, French Defence Minister Says

European countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and France have mine clearance capacity which could help secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz,

April 17, 2026
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Friday, April 3, 2026
South Korea, France Agree to Deepen Defense Cooperation Amid Middle East Conflict
Defense

South Korea, France Agree to Deepen Defense Cooperation Amid Middle East Conflict

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday they planned to boost defense cooperation and work together to address

April 3, 2026
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Friday, March 20, 2026
French Navy helicopter deploying boarding team onto oil tanker Deyna at sea during interception operation in the Mediterranean.
News

France Boards Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker as Macron Escalates Maritime Crackdown

French naval forces with the support of the UK have intercepted and boarded another vessel tied to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Mediterranean,

March 20, 2026
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Monday, March 9, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to members of the media as he visits the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, on the day of his visit to Cyprus
News

France’s Macron Orders Major Naval Deployment to Middle East

France is deploying about a dozen naval vessels, including its aircraft carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and potentially the Strait of

March 9, 2026
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
Shipping

France, Italy, Greece to Help Ensure Red Sea Shipping Transit

France has reached out to the governments of Italy and Greece to coordinate efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean as tensions over the war in Iran flare, a

March 5, 2026
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Sunday, March 1, 2026
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran
News

The First 36 Hours: Strait of Hormuz Becomes a War Zone, Tankers Hit, Shipping Giants Halt Gulf Transits

The world’s most vital energy artery is under siege. Following coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali

March 1, 2026
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Belgian forces board the MT Ethera in the North Sea
News

Belgium Seizes Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Linked to Iran

Belgian forces have boarded and seized the shadow fleet tanker Ethera in the North Sea, escorting the vessel to the port of Zeebrugge in what officials

March 1, 2026
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Friday, February 27, 2026
FILE PHOTO: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean sea, March 7, 2019
Maritime Security

France Says ‘Ridiculous Provocation’ if Russia Behind Drone Near Charles de Gaulle Carrier

Sweden shot down an unidentified drone near France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier docked in Malmo. French Foreign Minister calls it a "ridiculous

February 27, 2026
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
French navy diverts suspected russian shadow fleet tanker to Marseille-Fos port
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France Releases Oil Tanker GRINCH After ‘Several Million Euro’ Penalty for Sanctions Evasion

France released the seized oil tanker GRINCH after imposing a multi-million euro penalty on the vessel's owner for suspected involvement in Russia's shadow

February 17, 2026
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Sunday, February 8, 2026
The city of Nuuk ahead of the March 11 general election in Greenland
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Canada Opens Greenland Consulate to Counter Arctic Threats

Canada and France opened consulates in Greenland as Arctic tensions rise following Trump's claims the U.S. "needs" the territory. The symbolic move signals

February 8, 2026
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Thermal surveillance image showing a French Navy patrol vessel intercepting a suspected drug-smuggling ship at sea, with small boats nearby during a Pacific cocaine interdiction operation
News

Back-to-Back Cocaine Seizures Top 9 Tons in French Polynesian Waters

French naval forces have intercepted 4.24 tons of cocaine off French Polynesia, marking the second major drug seizure in the territory in less than three weeks

February 5, 2026
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Monday, February 2, 2026
The French Navy frigate FREMM Languedoc. Photo courtesy Marine Nationale
Defense

French Frigate Docks in Sweden as $5 Billion Defense Deal Heats Up

By Charlie Duxbury Feb 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) – The French navy sailed its new frigate Amiral Ronarc’h into Sweden’s Gothenburg harbor on Monday as

February 2, 2026
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
France Intercepts Russian Arctic Crude Oil Aboard ‘Grinch’ in Global First
Incidents

France Intercepts Russian Arctic Crude Oil Aboard ‘Grinch’ in Global First

French naval forces intercepted and diverted the Russian-linked oil tanker Grinch on Thursday in the western Mediterranean between the southern coast of Spain

January 22, 2026
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The MT Grinch pictured following its seizure by French forces in the Mediterranean Sea, January 22, 2026
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France Seizes Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Grinch’ in Mediterranean in Sanctions Escalation

French naval forces intercepted and diverted a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea this week, marking the latest escalation in Western efforts to

January 22, 2026
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Sunday, December 21, 2025
A handout image shows the 11th carrier-vessel in the French Navy designed by Naval Group
Defense

France To Build New Aircraft Carrier

By Florence Loeve and Tassilo Hummel PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Sunday plans to build a new, larger

December 21, 2025
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Fantastic ferry of the Grandi Navi Veloci Company entering the port of Durres,Albania , August1 ,2024
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France Launches Foreign Interference Probe After Malware Discovered on Mediterranean Ferry

Remote-access malware discovered aboard an Italian-operated ferry in Sète has prompted arrests, an intelligence-led investigation, and fears of state-backed

December 17, 2025
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
News

French Commandos Board Suspected ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Off Saint-Nazaire

French military personnel have boarded the oil tanker Boracay, which is suspected of belonging to the so-called shadow fleet involved in the Russian oil trade,

October 1, 2025
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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
tanker at sea
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France Probes Sanctioned Russian-Linked Tanker Off Atlantic Coast

PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The French Navy on Tuesday said authorities were investigating a suspected infraction by the Benin-flagged oil tanker

September 30, 2025
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