The frequent utterance of the word GIGN in the recently released Netflix film Ad Vitam has made fans curious to know its meaning. Directed by Rodolphe Lauga, the movie features Franck Lazarev on a ...

On December 24, 1994, Air France Flight 8969 was set for a routine flight from Algiers to Paris. Instead, the passengers and crew spent three days as the hostages of Islamist extremists. They were ...

The French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) has ordered a new standard issue weapon. It has selected the Bren 2 assault rifle from Czech company CZ. The company told Shephard at the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

NEAR DIJON, FRANCE — The assault team advanced in a line, stacked up behind the point man. He was carrying a 60-pound shield capable of stopping rounds from a Kalashnikov-style assault rifle, equipped ...

With divisions for intervention, observation, protection, and sniping, the unit serves both in France and abroad. Admission is reserved for seasoned gendarmes, and fewer than 10% of volunteers make it ...

Bond girl Olga Kurylenko headlines '15 Minutes of War,' a French genre item from French-Canadian director Fred Grivois. By Boyd van Hoeij A bus full of French children is hijacked by ...

The frequent utterance of the word GIGN in Ad Vitam has made fans curious to know its meaning. Directed by Rodolphe Lauga, the Netflix movie features Franck Lazarev on a challenging quest to find his ...