Mr Macron announced that volunteers aged 18 and 19 will start serving next year in a new 10-month military service programme.

VARCES, France (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a new program meant to bolster France’s armed forces by ...

Young volunteers will serve in France’s mainland and overseas territories only, not in its military operations abroad, Mr ...

Spurred by a general's warning, France is set to reinstate voluntary military service for 18- and 19-year-olds.

The c-word – conscription – once a dirty word in Britain, is back in debate as France announced the reintroduction of ...

President Emmanuel Macron has announced that 18 or 19-year-olds can volunteer for the 10 month military service programme ...