Now the Emirates want their own version of the French Foreign Legion. That may change how secret, private armies work in a legal grey zone. The job advertisement intrigued a lot more people than ...

In 2022, many Ukrainians served in the French Foreign Legion. Following the outbreak of the war, they were permitted to ...

The Rwandan defence ministry has confirmed the surrender and evacuation of Romanian mercenaries from the private military ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Once called the 'most hated man in France', Le Pen maintained that his ideas were simply 'ahead of their time' ...

Mr Le Pen helped rewrite the parameters of French politics in a career spanning 40 years. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The British designer is due to receive France's highest civilian decoration in a ceremony after his fall 2025 menswear show for Dior on Friday.

Similarly, foreign soldiers in the French Foreign Legion can obtain citizenship after three years of service. In recent years, the Ukrainian military has welcomed foreign fighters from many corners of ...