Italian and French bonds meet in the middle
Anxiety grows over France’s public finances just as Rome improves its standing with bondholders
Anxiety grows over France’s public finances just as Rome improves its standing with bondholders
In northeastern France, the third life of a synagogue, transformed into a center of contemporary art
The leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland and Nato hope to shore up Mr Zelenskiy at a crucial diplomatic moment in the war
Former France midfielder Lassana Diarra is restarting legal proceedings seeking £56m in compensation from Fifa and the Royal Belgian Football Association.
France’s south-east region of Provence is famed for its production of lavender and hybrid lavender, called lavandin, a symbol of the summer when the blue and mauve flowers of the plants explode in colour and heady fragrance. But many of the century-old plantations are facing an increasing double threat to their existence, from over-production and climate change. Pierre Isnard-Dupuy reports on the crisis from France’s Valensole plateau, traditionally a major centre of the country's lavender trade, where some are turning to alternative, and notably organic, methods for growing the coveted aromatic plant.
More than 2,500 people have crossed the English Channel in the 11 days since the "one in, one out" migrant scheme took effect, Home Office figures show.
A primetime TV talent show each summer selects the nation’s most idyllic village. But in Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye, not everyone is happy
Arrest of Yann Vezilier, accused of trying to destabilise Mali, marks new low in relations between Paris and Bamako.
France discussing 'unjustified' arrest of citizen in Mali
France faces sharp decline in priestly vocations
Temperatures remain high across southern Europe with wildfires also affecting Portugal, Greece, France and the Balkans.
Firefighters battle blazes in parts of Portugal, France, Croatia and Greece as temperatures climb to mid-40s
Anxiety grows over France’s public finances just as Rome improves its standing with bondholders
Over the past decade in Brittany, western France, fishing boat owners have been hiring crew members from Senegal, who are drawn to the region by wages higher than those paid in Spain.
Farmers in Southwest France express growing concern over the heatwave
Chris Philp says the incident took place as he was talking to people near Dunkirk, France.
French transport minister criticised the incident and said the staff member would be banned from working
E3 group tells UN it is ready to trigger ‘snapback’ mechanism unless Tehran resumes nuclear talks
Also in today’s newsletter, France, Germany and the UK consider Iran sanctions, and Bolivia’s Sunday election
The PM has struck deals with President Macron of France and is strengthening legislation to ‘smash the gangs’. How effective are his options?
In a letter, President Emmanuel Macron cited a report by a joint French-Cameroonian team of historians, which clearly demonstrated that France had waged a 'war' in Cameroon, characterized by 'repressive violence.'
Mediapart reveals that France blocked the evacuation of Palestinians from various walks of life before accusations of antisemitism levelled against Palestinian refugee
The heatwave has led to red alerts being issued in parts of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans.
Palestinians describe horrific scenes in Northern Gaza in the daily desperation to access food under Israeli fire.
Portugal, Italy, France, Turkey, Croatia and Albania also hit by extreme heat
Firefighters were battling blazes in France, Spain and Portugal. Forecasters warned that temperatures would soar above 104 degrees Fahrenheit in some places.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says recognition is 'predicated on commitments', including demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip
After similar announcements by France, Britain and Canada, Australia said it would act at the United Nations General Assembly session next month.
August 11, 2025 The decision comes as France, Canada and the UK have signaled similar steps in recent weeks.
It follows similar moves by the UK, France and Canada.
Ali Akbar, who for decades has sold copies of Le Monde to celebrities, students, and a young future president, is set to be given France’s second highest honour
TEHRAN – Two feature films from Iran will be screened as part of the Cannes Cinema Season 2025-2026 in Cannes, France, next month.
'Challenging day' for firefighters battling huge blaze in France
France has been suffering its largest wildfire in at least 50 years, according to disaster officials.
The Israeli PM says he has "no choice" but to "defeat Hamas", as the UK, France and others say the plan "risks violating international humanitarian law".
Images of starving children and Israel’s planned expansion of settlements spurred Britain, France and Germany to a tougher stance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undeterred.
Ali Akbar has sold papers in Paris since 1973 and once counted President Macron among his customers.
Parasto Hakim fled to France two years ago after an assassination attempt and now runs 35 secret schools via WhatsApp and Google Meet
Goal difference could prove key later in the group with Ireland facing France next up on Monday
Firefighters battle to prevent reignition of France’s largest wildfire as residents return home
The gigantic wildfire which, in barely more than 48 hours, burnt through about 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres) of vegetation and forestland in southern France this week has finally been halted, but there vare fears it may reignite as an intense heatwave and return of strong winds have been announced for the weekend. For an explanation of the magnitude of this exceptional wildfire, the tactics employed to contain it, and the lessons to be learned from it, Mickaël Correia turned to Éric Brocardi, a senior firefighter and spokesman for France's National Federation of Firefighters.
High heat threatens to reignite wildfires in southern France
Pierre-Edouard Stérin is said to be spending hundreds of millions of Euros in an attempt to ‘revive France’
The UK government’s taskforce is preparing to publish its next-generation proposals. Could the markets, maisons and master planning of Europe’s still thriving 13th-century towns provide the answers?
Thousands of residents remain evacuated in Aude as firefighters combat unpredictable flames intensified by strong winds.
Scientists warn climate change is making the region more vulnerable to wildfires
Claims that natural mineral water brands are filtering their water have shocked the country.
Aude wildfire is France’s biggest since 1949
Huge wildfire in southern France now under control
The huge wildfire has slowed overnight but firefighters are still working to contain it on Thursday.
The blaze, which has grown to nearly 40,000 acres, was the country’s biggest since 1949, the civil defense chief said.
The undisclosed number were among dozens who arrived in small boats on Wednesday
France is battling one of the biggest wildfires in years. How can we reduce forest fire risk?
Old-timers are leading the charge, with Air France shares doing better than Ryanair, investors’ usual airline of choice
The EU is aiming to increase its own production of rare earth metals, led by a facility in France.
A wildfire in southern France has burned an estimated 13,000 hectares, about the total for the entire country last year.
Wildfire in southern France kills one, resort in Spain evacuated
A video showing the man casually walking across the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe set off outrage in France.
Culture secretary says it will not be a loophole, adding to confusion about the ‘one in, one out’ treaty
Beginning in May, Mediapart has been publishing a series of reports regularly sent to it from inside the Gaza Strip by two young Palestinians. Nour Elassy, a 22-year-old journalist, who is also a poet and writer, and Ibrahim Badra, a 23-year-old journalist and human rights activist, have been chronicling the grim reality of life and death in Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage a genocidal war against the population of about 2.1 million. Elassy last month arrived in France to study political sciences, while Badra remains in Gaza where “famine shows no mercy”, he writes in this latest despatch. “It steals our lives silently, weakens our bodies, and leaves us to face death alone.”
It is understood that about 50 migrants per week will initially be exchanged, which would equate to one in every 17 arrivals
Terms released on Tuesday show how keen PM Keir Starmer was to secure agreement with Paris
France-UK migrant returns deal takes effect
The "one-in, one-out" deal will see some of those arriving in the UK returned to France.
A row over the politics of peeing has erupted in France after the rollout of open-air public toilets that are only suitable for men
TEHRAN – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has shown contempt for the leaders of France, Britain, and Canada for planning to recognize the Palestinian state, calling them “clumsy”.
This was the 33-year-old’s first Tour de France, in her first season back in road racing since 2018.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, head of La France Insoumise, welcomed the creation of Jeremy Corbyn's new party, likening it to his own strategy when he left the Socialists in 2008.
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot becomes the first French winner of the Tour de France Femmes for 36 years as she triumphs on stage nine.
In 1899 a French-led military expedition left widespread carnage and death in its wake as it marched across parts of West Africa. Soldiers from the so-called Voulet-Chanoine Mission – otherwise known as the Central African Mission – looted, killed and raped in areas that are today part of the nation of Niger. Descendants of those communities hit by the military mission's rampage are now calling on France, via organisations at the United Nations, to acknowledge and make amends for those colonial crimes. Paris has flatly refused, amid a major breakdown in diplomatic relations with Niger. Report by Rémi Carayol.
France, Canada and the UK will recognise Palestine. But it is unclear if this will revive the stalled two-state solution
Tour de France Femmes: Ferrand-Prévôt takes the lead after stage 8 win
Stories of the abuse of pupils at Notre-Dame-de-Bétharram private Catholic school in south-west France have grabbed the headlines in recent months, and have been the subject of parliamentary debate and a high-profile report by Members of Parliament. But how many pupils and former pupils have taken their own lives after suffering abuse at this and other such schools? That question has been notably absent from the many debates sparked by the Bétharram affair. Yet there are many such cases. Mediapart has spoken to witnesses and loved ones, who tell of lives and families that have been torn apart. Sarah Brethes and Mathilde Mathieu report.
France's Jewish and Muslim groups fear the move to recognize a Palestinian state could drive them even further apart.
The Palestinian student, who arrived in France in July, has had her university accreditation withdrawn.
Officials say people making such comments 'have no place in France', though return destination for Palestinian remains unclear amid Israel's ongoing war on Gaza
August 1, 2025 The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.
A range of voices, including France, the Israeli Hostages and Missing Families Forum and liberal pro-Israel pundits, heralded the Arab League’s participation as a remarkable breakthrough.
Macron's announcement convinced others to follow suit, but doesn't address Gaza urgency or guarantee viability of the Palestinian state in the face of Israeli occupation
Thierry Burkhard, the Forces Armées’ departing chief, says Europe has work to do
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Eurostar passengers expecting to catch the commencement of the Paris Olympics have persisted in facing difficulties after an arson episode in France caused train revocations. What Caused the Disruption for Eurostar Passengers to Paris? People journeying by
Bloc members including France and Italy are pushing for an exemption as negotiations continue
The move would make Canada the third G7 state to do so, after the UK and France said they will make a similar move.
Last weekend the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen flew to Scotland where she met President Donald Trump to discuss and ultimately agree on a trade deal between the European Union and the United States. But no sooner had the pair shaken hands on the agreement than the entire French political class slammed the deal, with government ministers also making clear their dismay. Yet for the French executive as a whole, this “deal” raised even more awkward questions: for it reveals Paris's diminishing influence on the European stage. Ilyes Ramdani reports.
France’s UN move, U.S. hypocrisy, and the future of two-state solution.
July 31, 2025 Both countries said they would make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
Aurore Bergé and Benjamin Haddad condemn remarks by Spain's transport minister as a diplomatic spat continues.
Announcement follows similar ones by France and Britain, increasing pressure on Israel to end war in Gaza
Canada joins France and Britain in taking similar steps, after months of increasing criticism of Israel by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The speaker of Israel’s Knesset said London or Paris should be the site of a Palestinian state.
Steve Witkoff returns to Middle East as Israeli government considers its response to France and Britain saying they may recognise Palestinian state
Tour de France Femmes: Le Court makes history for Africa with fifth-stage victory
They could even set it back
More than a dozen countries have joined France in calling on more countries to recognize a Palestinian state. Follow DW.
The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that France will organize 'in close coordination with the Jordanian authorities, four flights carrying 10 metric tons of supplies each for the Gaza Strip.'
Last week a judge ruled that France's culture minister Rachida Dati should stand trial on corruption and abuse of power charges. However, this did not stop Dati – who denies the allegations – from continuing her tough approach towards the country's broadcast media. Over the years the culture minister, part of whose remit is to uphold the independence of the press, has launched ferocious attacks on every newsroom that has dared mention cases that cast doubt on her integrity in public life. After targeting the country's public service broadcaster, the minister’s inner circle has once again turned on commercial news channel BFMTV, this time by insulting its editorial director. David Perrotin reports.
Lorena Wiebes out-sprints Marianne Vos to win a chaotic stage three of the Tour de France Femmes as Vos regains the yellow jersey.
Fires in France: 'Agricultural fires, previously overlooked, are now drawing public authorities' attention'
Also in today’s newsletter, Cambodia and Thailand agree ceasefire, and Germany and France hit out at EU-US deal
Cereal alternatives that don’t make one jittery are cropping up in fashionable Parisian cafés
Downing Street says the proposals follow a call with France and Germany over the weekend.
A new route in the rain turned the final stage into glorious entertainment. It didn’t stop him from attacking.
Pogacar wins Tour de France for fourth time
Wout van Aert denies Tadej Pogacar a prestigious win on the final stage of this year's Tour de France as the Slovenian secures his fourth Tour title.
A public petition launched in France against new legislation that will allow the use of a previously-banned pesticide has gathered close to two million signatures. Among other measures aimed at the agriculture industry, the so-called 'loi Duplomb' will once again permit farmers to spray crops with acetamiprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide known to be harmful to pollinators such as bees. In an interview with Mediapart, political scientist Vincent Tiberj says he views the success of the petition as a sign of the strength of citizen democracy and its resistance against a rightwards shift in French political life. Interview by Mathieu Dejean.
Motor rally accident kills three spectators in France
Tadej Pogacar is set to secure his fourth Tour de France title after maintaining his lead as Kaden Groves wins the penultimate stage of this year's race.
Descending is one of the core skills of the professional peloton. It is also a unique one.
The letter adds pressure on the prime minister after France committed to recognising Palestine in September
July 25, 2025 A deepening hunger crisis is gripping Gaza, with more than 120 deaths from starvation reported — most of them children. As Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens and ceasefire talks stall, French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will formally recognize a Palestinian state— becoming the first G7 nation to do so.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he’ll recognise Palestine only as part of a wider peace deal.
As Trump flies to Scotland for a four-day visit, Starmer sides with the US in refusing to join France, despite pressure from his own party
Tour de France: Arensman edges white-knuckle win, Pogacar closes in on title
Tadej Pogacar is set to win his fourth Tour de France after defending his lead on on stage 19, won by Thymen Arensman after a gruelling ascent to La Plagne.
The French president has announced that Paris will formally recognise the state of Palestine during the United Nations General Assembly in September. After long waiting for backing from both Western and Arab allies, the French head of state has now decided to go it alone. As Mediapart's political correspondent Ilyes Ramdani reports, the impact of this decision - which has already been angrily condemned in Tel Aviv and criticised in the United States - will largely depend on Paris’s ability to stand firm against Israeli pressure.
France’s president, expressing a moral obligation to address suffering in Gaza, made clear he had lost patience with the U.S. and Israel. What effect will he have?
Sources tell MEE that foreign secretary told civil servants this week that he believes 'debate will settle' in autumn, suggesting UK may announce recognition with France
July 25, 2025 The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.
July 24, 2025 Germany, France and the United Kingdom will hold talks with Iran in Istanbul Friday, just days after the three European nations warned they would reimpose stiff sanctions on Tehran.
President Macron announced his decision on X, saying the end of the war in Gaza was an ‘urgent priority’
Israel calls planned move a ‘betrayal’ as French president pushes to end war in Gaza
Plus, the global craze for matcha.
President Emmanuel Macron also said ending the war in Gaza was urgently needed
On Friday, Germany, France and the UK will negotiate with Iran over its nuclear program. The stakes are high.
France to become the first G7 state to recognise the state of Palestine, as Israeli PM Netanyahu condemns decision.
Macron announces that France will recognize Palestinian statehood
President Emmanuel Macron says France will formally recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly.
But France lacks the means to pay for much of it
Mediapart has since May been publishing a series of reports regularly sent to it from inside the Gaza Strip by two young Palestinians. Nour Elassy, a 22-year-old journalist, who is also a poet and writer, and Ibrahim Badra, a 23-year-old journalist and human rights activist, chronicle the grim reality of life and death in Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage a genocidal war against the population of about 2.1 million. In this episode, Elassy recounts the pain and sorrow of her evacuation from Gaza earlier this month, after being offered a place at France’s prestigious social sciences school, the EHESS, while Badra, who remains in Gaza, recounts more of the dire plight of the population facing starvation.
France says it arrested an individual suspected of running XSS, a major cybercrime forum
Jonathan Milan claims his second victory of this year's Tour de France by winning a sprint finish on stage 17.
Case against rightwing influencer Candace Owens is a rare defamation suit from a serving world leader
The fear of World Tour demotion is making the Tour de France even more stressful for some teams.
July 22, 2025 French news agency Agence France-Presse called on the Israeli government to allow its freelance journalists to leave the Gaza Strip because of worsening hunger.
As one of a series of reports looking into the rise of support for the far-right in France, Mediapart chose to visit the small town of Gaillon, in southern Normandy, about 100 kilometres north of Paris, with a population of around 6,500. Nejma Brahim travelled to Gaillon to interview inhabitants of an apartment building in the centre of the town, after they agreed to talk about their hopes and fears and political choices, shedding light on the tensions and dissatisfaction that may well drive a far-right victory in nationwide municipal elections next year, and presidential and parliamentary elections due in 2027.
Rules of the road on Germany‘s autobahn, raising children in France, and Lithuania’s pink soup.
Tour de France: Paret-Peintre delivers a home win in Mont Ventoux thriller
Follow live text updates on stage 16 of the Tour de France from Montpellier to summit finish at Mont Ventoux.
The so-called E3 - Britain, France and Germany - have warned they will invoke the United Nations snapback mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Countries call for an immediate end to conflict and criticise the Israeli government's aid delivery model after hundreds of Palestinians killed
TEHRAN – Iran will press ahead with its demands in upcoming negotiations with the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, stressing that the European signatories—France, Germany, and the UK—are in no position to make demands after failing to uphold their commitments following Washington’s withdrawal from the accord.
The signatories, including Australia, Canada, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, urged Israel to 'comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law.'
Men from Essex and Bedfordshire regiments are laid to rest after their remains are found in France.
Iranian representatives will meet with negotiators from Britain, France and Germany on Friday, days after they threatened to restore sanctions.
Authorities also accused social media company of ‘fraudulent’ data extraction
China, France, Germany, Russia and the UK are the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal reached with Iran.
Other countries are rushing to fill the gap left by the United Kingdom, but not France. According to academics Nizar Atrissi and Ydriss Ziane, France should adopt a genuine strategy to attract private wealth, with clear, stable and competitive rules.
Félix Kir was a priest, an honorary canon, briefly a journalist, a one-time supporter of the wartime collaborationist leader Marshal Philippe Pétain before joining with the Resistance, a cassock-wearing Member of Parliament and mayor of the town of Dijon, a conservative anti-Gaullist who was admired by USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev. Ordinary he was not. In this, one of a series of articles about some of the most unusual, stand-out characters of France’s parliament, Pierre Januel traces a portrait of the man who also made the success of the aperitive “kir”.
TEHRAN – Tehran and the European troika (E3) of France, Germany, and Britain have reportedly agreed in principle to resume negotiations over Iran's civilian nuclear program, though critical details regarding timing and location remain unresolved.
Belgian road champion Tim Wellens claims his first Tour de France stage victory with a breakaway win on stage 15.
Pierre Moscovici commends efforts to cut deficit as prime minister’s proposal comes under fire from opposition groups
Alice Sombath missed the decisive penalty for France to hand the game to Germany, who will take on Spain in Zurich on Wednesday.
Germany went on to beat France on penalties to reach the Euros semi-final.
The German women’s team is pursuing its ninth title. But first it must take on an in-form France.
Will Laurent Bonadei stick with young centre-backs Alice Sombath and Thiniba Samoura for their quarter-final against Germany at Euro 2025?
Tour de France: Pogacar dominates stage 13 time trial to extend lead
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.
Tour de France: Pogacar reclaims yellow jersey with dominant solo win
Suborbital launcher from the start-up HyPrSpace, which has received €35m in subsidies from the French government, is expected to take-off next year
France has handed over its two remaining military bases in Senegal, ending its 65-year presence in the African country.
Follow live text updates on stage 12 of the Tour de France from Auch to Hautacam.
The release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, one of France's longest-held political prisoners, has been opposed by the US
However unpopular the holiday cuts may prove, François Bayrou, the prime minister, argues they are the ‘last stop before the cliff edge’ of a €3.3 trillion debt
Presenting the key features of the government’s planned draft legislation for the 2026 budget on Tuesday, French Prime Minister François Bayrou adopted a grim, alarmist style, warning that the country was in “mortal danger” at this “critical moment”, his measures representing a “last stop before the cliff” and the “crushing of France by debt”, justifying budget cuts totalling a massive 44 billion euros. Mathias Thépot reports.
Prime Minister François Bayrou has angered MPs with a bid to cut two public holidays to rescue the country's finances.
France’s foreign minister says sanctions lifted under a 2015 deal would return if no breakthrough on nuclear issue.
If Iran and the US cannot reach a deal by August, Germany, France, and the UK will reimpose UNSC sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 Iran deal.
Drastic measures are necessary “before we are crushed by the debt,” the country’s prime minister warned.
Major pornographic websites Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube must verify the ages of their users in France, the country's top administrative court ruled, in a decision on a legal battle that has been ongoing since March.
Plus, France’s telecom billionaires prepare for a carve-up
The EU Commission announced that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain are set to test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online by checking users' ages.
Representatives of the pro- and anti-independence blocks of France’s strife-torn Pacific Ocean territory of New Caledonia on Saturday announced they had reached an agreement for a package of institutional and economic reforms aimed at defusing the volatile situation on the archipelago, where 14 people died in a separatist revolt last year. It includes the creation of a state of New Caledonia, but which would remain part of France. “We’ve given work to jurists for the next twenty years,” said one negotiator jokingly. Ellen Salvi reports.
Britain's Simon Yates wins stage 10 of the Tour de France on Bastille Day as Ben Healy becomes the first Irish rider to claim the yellow jersey for 38 years.
France’s interior minister says it is time for the country to “rearm” as the world becomes more dangerous.
Parched towns are tightening the rules as even the rainiest regions are suffering from increasing periods of drought
Orange, Bouygues and Iliad in talks over deal that would leave France’s telecoms market with only 3 operators
He wrote about the elite cycling race for The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune. He said he was smitten by the Tour from the first day.
President says ‘freedom has never been so threatened since 1945’ in address ahead of Bastille Day parade
“You have to be feared in this world,” President Emmanuel Macron said, preparing France for an era in which it may no longer be able to count on the U.S.
Céline Place is hopeful France will recognise Palestinian statehood ‘in time’ and will be a driving force in brining out a solution to the crisis
Tim Merlier wins stage nine of the Tour de France in a sprint finish as Mathieu van der Poel's hopes of an audacious breakaway victory are dashed inside the final kilometre.
Naturism is growing in popularity among younger people in France, attracting those who wish for nothing more than a perfect suntan
Pelicot has been praised globally for her courage during trial, which forced changes to France’s rape law.
The megaliths of Carnac and the banks of Morbihan in France made UNESCO's heritage list, which often sparks a lucrative tourism drive and can unlock funding for the preservation of sites.
Follow live text updates of Stage eight of Tour de France from Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Laval Espace Mayenne.
Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK was a chance to celebrate a ‘reconvergence’ of interests
IDF investigating report of murdered Palestinian with American citizenship • Saudi-France conference on two-State solution to happen at end of July
Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar regains the race lead as he wins stage seven of the Tour de France.
Liberté, égalité, volatility
The left and right are locked in a war of words of re-enactments in the Auvergne known as Les Murmures de la Cité
July 11, 2025 On a state visit, France's president announced the loan of the tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion. It will return to the U.K. for the first time in more than 900 years.
"This morning, we signed the Northward declaration, confirming for the first time that we are coordinating our independent nuclear deterrence," Starmer said.
Deal requires the ‘legal verification’ of the European Commission and EU, some of which have objected to France taking migrants back from Britain
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and President Emmanuel Macron of France strengthened the defense relationship between their two countries and announced a new agreement to address illegal migration.
Britain and France announced on Thursday a pilot deal to return some Channel-crossing migrants to France, part of a broader effort to curb dangerous small-boat journeys. The plan has drawn sharp criticism in the UK, with opponents calling it a betrayal of Brexit.
Previous attempt at a stake sale attracted interest from IAG, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa
The PM says a deal with France would prove trying to get to the UK via the Channel would be "in vain".
Efforts continue to find survivors from lethal flash floods in Texas, Britain and France agree to “co-ordinate” their nuclear deterrents—and more
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are set to announce a “one in, one out” migrant deal allowing limited UK returns to France as part of a Channel crossings plan. As reported by The Guardian on Thursday, UK
UK and France to enable 'coordinated' nuclear deterrent
Announcement marks increase in co-operation between allies amid growing threat from Russia
Jess Fishlock's first-half goal was the first Wales have scored at a major women's international tournament.
Landscape that inspired Georges Braque and Paul Cézanne has been ruined in the blazes that have afflicted France’s second city
Britain has proposed a ‘one in, one out’ arrangement for asylum seekers – a deal France has refused to sign.
The authorities said they are investigating whether the nationalist, anti-immigrant party ran afoul of France’s campaign finance rules.
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Robert Jenrick said France could end small boat crossings immediately, as Keir Starmer struggles to finalise a migrant deal with Macron during his UK visit. As reported by The Telegraph, Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick
In her latest column for BBC Sport, Anita Asante discusses where it went wrong in England's 2-1 defeat by France and how they can bounce back.
The French president said in an address to the UK parliament on Tuesday that Britain and France must work together to protect the international order
The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, is a loan from France. For the first time, it will be on exhibit in London.
Wildfires near Marseille, France have forced the airport to close and injured nine firefighters.
French president says two countries have ‘special responsibility’ for the security of Europe
Pogacar credits 'big adrenalin' for explosive Tour de France stage and 100th career win
ICC members are under a legal obligation to arrest and surrender those wanted by the court. But what does the law say about the use of airspace?
Emmanuel Macron arrives for a three-day trip and is expected to address Parliament later.
Blazes break out in France, Greece, Turkiye and Syria, with several other nations on high alert over scorching weather.
French media reported that the man was an 18-year-old who had been on a cycling trip in the region but went missing a few days after Israeli planes struck targets in Iran.
High-speed train from Brussels broke down near Calais and replacement transport has still not arrived
Mathieu van der Poel edges out Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish to win stage two of the Tour de France and claim the leader's yellow jersey.
The SPYDER system from Rafael is heading toward a €1.9 billion deal in Romania, after the Israeli company surpassed competitors from Germany and France.
The French Bishop Thibault Verny has been appointed to head the Vatican's child protection advisory commission. He has been praised for his experience of ensuring accountability 'for the serious failures of the church in France,' where an estimated 330,000 children were sexually abused over the past 70 years by church personnel.
France has sent officers into the water to slash and deflate boats as it weighs up new approaches to stem the tide of migrant crossings
Follow live as England begin the defence of their European title against France in Zurich at Euro 2025.
Ganna first to pull out of Tour de France in blow for Ineos
First, France cleaned the polluted river so that Olympians could swim there. Now, a year later, it is opening three sites for locals to plunge in.
Attacks against the French Muslim community are on the rise as the French state doubles down on anti-Muslim racism.
Equatorial Guinea launched a case against France at the International Court of Justice on Friday, July 4, the latest salvo in a long-running legal battle over a swanky Paris mansion confiscated by French authorities.
Capping team budgets would potentially redistribute sponsorship dollars and talent
On Wednesday a parliamentary inquiry led by MPs published its reported on the scandal at the prestigious Notre-Dame-de-Bétharram private Catholic school in south-west France and the wider issue of the abuse of pupils in French schools. Prime minister François Bayrou, a former education minister and local politician whose own children attended that school, was criticised by the inquiry for “failing to act” in relation to the scandal. However, in their report, the MPs also refer to the “Pélussin affair”, which broke in 1995 at a Catholic boarding school in the south-east of France. According to documents uncovered by Mediapart, in that case, too, François Bayrou ignored whistleblowers, who have now attacked his “inaction”. Mathilde Mathieu and David Perrotin report.
Support is lowest in France, Spain and Poland, while 21% back authoritarian rule under certain circumstances
Agence France Presse reported late on Wednesday that Iran had charged the couple with spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence service.
France gets a reprieve in its fight against EU-Mercosur agreement
Power plant operators in Switzerland and France idled reactors so that discharged cooling water would not harm wildlife in already-hot rivers.
Regulators found the fast-fashion retailer, which is facing multiple probes, also made unjustifiable environmental claims
Airlines and France's transport minister has condemned the strikes as unacceptable, at the start of summer holidays.
An estimated 120,000 drivers have been told not to use their vehicles following a fatal accident in France.
Jean-Noël Barrot says France and Europe have a role to play in resolving conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
The heat wave moved toward Germany after affecting southwestern Europe, including Spain and France, earlier this week.
Italy limits outdoor work and France shuts schools as Europe grapples with severe heatwave
France handed over a military communications centre located in Rufisque, near Dakar, on Tuesday. Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye announced late last year that the former colonial power would have to close its military bases in the African country by 2025.
The pair, who had not spoken since September 2022, according to the Elysee, also discussed Iran.
My parents, who retired to Charente in southwest France in 2014, have never experienced a summer so hot
Official figures show nearly 20,000 people have crossed the English Channel from France since January.
A record-breaking heatwave has forced many schools in France and the Netherlands to close amid health warnings.
The conviction of Boualem Sansal, an outspoken French and Algerian writer, has worsened tensions between the countries.
As France faces heat wave, 'The gap between what needs to be done and the pace at which climate change is accelerating grows wider each year'
Health alerts were issued in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Germany. Even the Netherlands, used to a milder climate, issued a warning for high temperatures in the coming days, with high humidity.
Several countries remain in the grip of a heatwave that has already broken several records.
Spain, France, Portugal, Greece and Italy have experienced severe conditions over the weekend. The heatwave is expected to persist into the middle of the week.
Former world number one upset by Benjamin Bonzi of France on day one of third Grand Slam of the year.
An international investigation called 'Dirty Payments', conducted by Mediapart and 20 other global media outlets, reveals the billions of euros in dubious transactions processed by the French online payments giant Worldline, a group run by the cream of France's elite. The probe shows how for ten years, and with complete impunity, the group handled these fraudulent or unethical payments on behalf of the worst figures in e-commerce: online swindlers, illegal casinos, shady pornography groups and prostitution websites. Following the initial publication of the revelations by the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) network, prosecutors in Belgium announced they were launching an investigation into alleged “money laundering” in relation to Worldline's Belgian operation. In a statement, Worldline said it would cooperate with the authorities in Brussels. Yann Philippin and Clément Rabu report.
June 30, 2025 Smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, or "anywhere children may be present," said French health and family minister Catherine Vautrin.
Wildfires rage across Turkey and weather alerts have been issued in France, Italy and Portugal as a heatwave grips the Mediterranean
China’s trade restrictions cut exports of rare earth magnets by 51% in a month, Wood Mackenzie says
In France, workplaces confront resurgence in machoism
Extreme heat has gripped Europe with record-high temperatures, health alerts and wildfires, from France and Spain to Greece.
There have been accusations of anti-Semitism, calls for its dissolution, and now a parliamentary investigation has begun into its supposed “links” with Islamist organisations: criticism of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's radical-left La France Insoumise has reached unprecedented levels in recent times. In fact, the party now operates on the fringes of political debate, rather like the French Communist Party did in the last century. As such, the leftwing group represents a convenient and strategically-useful bogeyman for political rivals to attack, as some opponents have admitted. Pauline Graulle and Ilyes Ramdani report.
Senior civil servant Paul Bernard shares the struggles faced by French Jews, a community to which he belongs, in an op-ed. In particular, he attempts to explain the confusion between Israel and its government, which he says does not mean 'endorsing, even through silence, the way it is conducting the war.'
Spain, Italy and France are among the countries issuing warnings to protect health and stop wildfires.
The brutal beating in 2020 of Michel Zecler, a well-known music producer, sent shock waves through France.
Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new exhibition space for the Mona Lisa.
Finistair begins flights from France to the Channel Islands as part of a summer trial.
Rome and Madrid fear they will have to take back asylum seekers who cross the Channel
Medical deserts: France takes new step in 'solidarity mission' to increase doctors in 151 red zones
Just three hours away, in the same time zone, and without significant colonial baggage, the relationship between the UK and Morocco, whilst always cordial, is way short of its potential. The sticking point – the UK as the peer-group backmarker on Rabat’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara. In turn, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and many other countries
Plan being considered by Keir Starmer and President Macron would allow Britain to return illegal small boat arrivals to France
'To topple the Bayrou government today is to risk making France ungovernable'
"The French army intercepted less than 10 drones in the last few days...either by ground-to-air systems or via our Rafale fighter jets," France's Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said.
General Marcel Bigeard was a highly-decorated officer in the French Army who later became a politician. But in recent years his name has been closely linked with the widespread use of torture that some French soldiers carried out on prisoners during the Algerian War of Independence. In October 2024 the local council at Toul in north-east France where Bigeard was born erected a statue in his honour. Aggrieved at having a man associated with torture honoured in this way, some residents in the town are now seeking to get the monument removed and have just taken their case to the administrative court. They describe the statue's presence as a “slap in the face” for the victims of torture in Algeria. Laura Wojcik reports.
French courts have barred France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, from presidential candidacy for five years.
Senegalese man files complaint against France over father's WWII killing
It follows the death of a woman in a minor crash who was driving a Citroen C3 in France earlier this month.
Police in France have linked the panic during the Fête de la Musique to social media posts instilling a climate of fear fed by calls to ‘jab’ women for fun
President Trump sparred with Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, during a visit to the Central Bank yesterday. French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will be the first G7 nation to recognize a state of Palestine.
Government probe found offences that were unfair to consumers and that breached the law
Mali has boosted relations with Russia while reducing ties with former colonial power France.
Berlin plans a 70% increase in military spending to €162bn by 2029, according to leaked paper
France’s Interior Ministry reported that 145 people said they had been stabbed with needles at festival events across the country.
Demonstrators take to the streets in France, Pakistan, Greece and the Philippines to condemn the military action.
Since the beginning of his term, Donald Trump has been applying Project 2025, a 922-page bible written by the conservative think tank. Today, its president, Kevin Roberts, is looking across the Atlantic. On a visit to France, he met with leaders of far-right parties.
Big brands are increasingly courting social media stars, who descended on a major annual festival in France to pitch themselves to advertisers.
Leaders of UK, France and Germany call on Tehran to hold talks that will lead to new nuclear agreement with the west
Steve Borthwick's England XV conceded two late tries and had Immanuel Feyi-Waboso sent off as they were beaten 26-24 by a France XV in a dramatic non-capped match at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium.
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Niger’s nationalisation of Somair mine operated by Orano comes as it moves away from France and closer to Russia.
France, Germany and UK warn Tehran it may have to give up red line of refusing to talk to the US while under Israeli attack
Prosecutors sought a two-year prison sentence for an employer of seasonal workers in the champagne-growing region of eastern France on Thursday.
The billionaire, who is under invesitgation in France over criminal use of his messaging app, is among a host of tech titans fathering many children
Caroline Parmentier is a Member of Parliament for the far-right Rassemblement National and a key strategist for that party's former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. In particular, she has been one of the architects of Le Pen’s so-called “de-demonisation” strategy to soften the party's image and erase memories of its murky past. Yet an investigation by Mediapart has shown that over a period of 30 years Caroline Parmentier wrote racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic comments for a far-right publication. She also openly expressed her support for Marshal Philippe Pétain – who headed France's wartime Vichy government which collaborated with the Nazis - on Facebook as recently as 2018. Rassemblement National now faces growing embarrassment over these revelations about a woman who is a close friend of Marine Le Pen. Fabrice Arfi and Antton Rouget report.
Eight children have been admitted to hospital as officials scramble to find the root of the outbreak.
The meetings with the top diplomats from Britain, France and Germany are viewed as a last-ditch effort to avoid a dangerous escalation in the conflict between Iran and Israel.
Ministers from Britain, France and Germany to discuss conflict with Abbas Araqchi
The E3 consists of the UK, France, and Germany.
The French government is said to be concerned about igniting religious tensions despite nine in ten people backing the widened definition
The official led a powerful and highly sensitive commission at Interpol’s headquarters in Lyon, France.
The Real Madrid, France international forward Kylian Mbappe is being treated for gastroenteritis at FIFA Club World Cup.
England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will make his return after six months out against a France XV on Saturday.
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed the reports of an upcoming meeting with the top diplomats of Germany, France, and Britain.
Deal risks leaving UK as bit-part player in OneWeb which government rescued from bankruptcy in 2020
Tolerance holding up in France despite hate speech, report on racism finds
France planning European 'initiative' to end Iran-Israel conflict, says presidency
The war declared on Iran by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has completely changed the stance of French diplomacy. A planned conference in New York that would have highlighted France's position on events in Gaza and the wider Palestinian situation was postponed, and French recognition of the state of Palestine currently seems to be on hold once more. Once again, Paris is back to showing public support for Israel. Mediapart's Ilyes Ramdani analyses the impact of the Israeli air strikes on the French president's Middle East diplomacy.
Deal will be closely watched by broadcasters, who are losing millions of viewers to streaming giants
An organisation representing Jersey and Guernsey in France secures meeting rooms in St Malo.
Spanish authorities had scrambled to find answers after the April 28 outage cut internet and telephone connections, halted trains, shut businesses and plunged cities into darkness across Spain and Portugal as well as briefly affecting southwestern France.
In an angry post on social media, President Trump suggested that President Emmanuel Macron of France was a publicity seeker with no clue about American plans in the Israel-Iran conflict.
The Defense Ministry also accused France of specifically blocking off weapons which compete with French weapons as a sort of dirty competition trick.
The eight suspects – Afghans and Kurds aged between 22 and 40 – are being tried in northern France, on charges of involuntary manslaughter by violating security obligations. Another suspect has not been caught and is being tried in absentia.
Organisers shut down the four main Israeli defence company stands at the Paris Airshow.
Israeli companies’ stalls blocked after refusing French order to not show offensive weapons
England head coach Steve Borthwick names an initial 36-player training squad for a match against France XV in preparation for the summer Tests against Argentina and USA.
The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.
ESCP of France tops the Financial Times’ 2025 table of pre-professional finance masters programmes
The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), held from June 9-13, 2025 in France, emerged as a milestone in global marine governance. But will it end up as another missed opportunity?
France's Emmanuel Macron is visiting Greenland to hold talks on North Atlantic and Arctic security, climate change and critical minerals.
Attack on Iran derails France's plans to recognize a Palestinian state
President Emmanuel Macron of France said the exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran had made it impossible.
Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Escalation of conflict comes after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against Iran
In his first term, the president was wowed by France’s Bastille Day celebrations - now he’s hosting a parade in Washington to mark 250 years of the US Army.
President Emmanuel Macron, who earlier on Friday defended Israel's right to protect itself, said France could help in the case of an Iranian retaliation against Israel.
Netanyahu has already spoken to Germany, India, and France's leaders, his office said.
The delicacy is being sold on the black market in France. Some think the ban is an attempt to ‘keep down’ the country’s Muslim immigrants
Mark van Rennes from The Netherlands, Suayb Ordu from Turkey, Yasemin Acar from Germany, Thiago Avila from Brazil, Reva Viard from France, and Rima Hassan from France, will all be deported.
France seeks 'momentum' before recognizing Palestinian state
Hichem Miraoui was gunned down by a suspect who was known for his anti-Arab views.
The number of suicides among prisoners in France is steadily increasing, while overcrowding of prisons is soaring. Often, the families and close entourage of the deceased face a lengthy legal battle to establish the circumstances of their deaths and the eventual responsibility of the prison authorities who, some complain, treat them with insensitivity and even disdain. Feriel Alouti reports on their distressing experiences.
France’s president blames the killing of a teaching assistant on a generation of teenagers growing up with social media sites such as TikTok, X and Instagram
Israeli fiscal data shows French delivery of millions of weapons of war items worth more than $10m since October 2023
Lawsuit seeks termination of customers’ leases, alleging CEO has ‘tarnished’ brand
The report stated that the recognition could also serve as a symbolic gesture aimed at bridging the growing divide between France's Jewish and Muslim communities.
Following the unrest that took place in May 2024 in its Pacific Ocean territory of New Caledonia, the French state transferred seven high-profile activists accused of involvement in the disturbances to mainland France, amid much controversy. But at the same time the Paris authorities also secretly flew dozens of convicted criminals from their New Caledonian cells to serve in prisons around France, for reasons that still remain unclear. Some of these prisoners have since been released from jail, but now lack the financial means either to live in metropolitan France or to pay for the long flight back home. Rémi Carayol and Benoît Godin report on the fate of these abandoned “deportees”, most of whom are Kanaks, the indigenous people of New Caledonia.
The stabbing happened during a bag search, which had been set up as part of a government effort to address concerns about increased violence in schools.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the "nation was in mourning" after the death of the 31-year-old.
President Macron said France was in mourning after the attack during random bag checks in Nogent, the latest in a ‘wave of senseless violence’
The Swedish activist, one of twelve people aboard the Madleen, left on a plane to France. Five French citizens were taken into custody after refusing to leave.
Plans would add to existing services to France and Amsterdam
Of particular concern in Nice, France on Monday at the UN Ocean Conference was Trump's move to sidestep the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and issue permits directly to companies wanting to extract nickel and other metals from waters beyond US jurisdiction. The number of countries opposed to seabed mining has now risen to 36.
Maurice Kamto angered officials over comments he made about Cameroon's president while in France.
Deindustrialization and a breakdown in social ties are among the trans-Atlantic trends that should be taken as warning signs for France, which is not immune to a crisis of similar magnitude, writes Le Monde journalist Marie Charrel in her column.
Earlier on Sunday, French news website Franceinfo reported the French carmaker was expected to produce drones in Ukraine.
Emmanuel Macron wants to strengthen military as US pulls back from Europe but must tackle steep borrowing costs
The Jewish military captain, who was wrongly convicted of selling secrets to Germany in 1894, may be placed in the Panthéon
President Emmanuel Macron of France plans to travel to the island nation, which President Trump has vowed to take control of, on the way to Canada for a Group of 7 meeting.
Diplomats say aims of conference downgraded to establishing pathway to recognition
Brazil’s president kicked off a state visit to France on Thursday, as the European Commission works behind the scenes in Brussels to overcome French resistance and push the Mercosur trade deal through by a qualified majority.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth honored the sacrifices of the soldiers who died landing in France 81 years ago. But there was no escaping current tensions.
Yamal inspires Spain to thrilling 5-4 win over France to book a final against Iberian rivals Portugal.
French authorities have resisted entering the Channel to stop dinghies leaving beaches for Britain, despite the UK paying £800 million since 2015
This the first complaint filed in France based on the victims' French nationality
Hichem Miraoui was shot dead, and another man, a Turkish national, was wounded in southern France on Saturday. The suspect had made many racist and threatening comments on social media before carrying out the attack.
Reigning European champions Spain face World Cup runner-up France in the second semifinal of UEFA Nations League.
The defendants, linked to extreme-right group Les Natifs, are on trial for unveiling a banner in March 2024 that read: 'No way, Aya, this is Paris, not the Bamako market' after the singer was rumored to be part of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
Emmanuel Macron, France's centrist president, and Giorgia Meloni, Italy's far-right prime minister, held three hours of talks followed by dinner on Tuesday to discuss topics such as the Ukraine war and Trump's sweeping tariffs.
The National Assembly voted to promote the Jewish army captain to brigadier general more than 130 years after he was falsely convicted of espionage and imprisoned in French Guiana.
It's the latest setback for the world's most popular porn site, which is also under investigation by the EU.
Fewer than a fifth of respondents in Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, Spain and Italy hold a favourable view towards Israel
Britain is pushing France to change its rules on what officers can do to stop small-boat crossings
Activists took the wax figure from the Grévin museum and placed it in front of the Russian embassy on Monday in a protest against France importing gas and fertilizer from Russia.
The home secretary tells MPs she is pressing the French government for action to tackle crossings.
The novelist Joyce Maynard’s four-day road trip in the south of France was guided by pure spontaneity, which is how she ended up in “Le Love Room.”
France’s culture minister wants holidaymakers who may have just wanted a paddle on the beach to enjoy open-air theatre, ballet workshops and museum tours
The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has said that there is 'no such thing as an occupation' when it comes to the Palestinian territories, and that 'If France is really so determined to see a Palestinian state [... ] carve out a piece of the French Riviera.'
Britain endorses Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, aligning with France and the US
Britain records year’s highest number of irregular migrant journeys across English Channel
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK Defence Secretary John Healey warned Britain lost control of borders amid rising migrant crossings, urging France to act against smugglers. As reported by Sky News, John Healey called the recent migration crisis “pretty shocking,”
Police arrested hundreds of people overnight after Paris Saint-Germain fans celebrated a Champions League victory.
Some 491 were arrested in Paris during post-match celebrations after PSG’s Champions League victory.
Two people have died and 559 people have been arrested across France after PSG football fans celebrated winning the Champions League, the French interior ministry says.
France’s interior minister condemns ‘despicable acts targeting the Jewish community
The trip had been planned for Sunday ahead of a June conference, backed by France and Saudi Arabia, to urge the creation of a Palestinian state.
A series of exchanges marked a new low point in the relationship between France and Israel, which accused the French president of “a crusade against the Jewish state.”
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – British tourists visiting France have been cautioned that they may face delays, due to the reintroduction of border inspections to combat illegal migration and terrorism. France will impose Schengen Area border inspections for an initial six-month period
Pro-European candidate Nicusor Dan won Romania's presidential election on May 18, but his nationalist opponent, George Simion, rejected the result and accused France of interference and manipulation. He repeated the same arguments Romanian authorities had used in December 2024 to annul the initial vote, accusations that had previously targeted Russia.
A ban applying to outdoor spaces where there could be children takes effect in July as the country moves towards being tobacco free by 2032
Smoking will be banned in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children from July, France's health minister said.
Anne-Sophie Lapix won enemies on the left and the right, and her belligerent style appears finally to have proved too much for TV bosses
Joel Le Scouarnec tells court he committed ‘despicable act’ in another mass rape case that shocks France.
After a long trial, in which Joël Le Scouarnec admitted to 299 counts of rape or sexual assault, most of which were committed on children under 15, the court sentenced him to 20 the maximum sentence.
Come high summer, the capital’s residents head en masse for their second homes and holiday hotspots. Tracking their footsteps reveals an insider guide to French rural charm
The bill would allow terminally ill adults to seek lethal medication under strict conditions, ending France’s ban on active euthanasia
‘We are where the US was 100 years ago and where the UK was 50 years ago,’ says one fundraiser in France
Removal of restrictions, which is backed by UK, France and US, improves Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia
Chancellor says Berlin has joined the US, UK and France in lifting range restrictions on weapons supplied to Kyiv
US, UK, France and Germany remove all range restrictions on weapons supplied to Kyiv in response to record Russian barrage over weekend
A video showed President Emmanuel Macron of France being pushed in the face by his wife, Brigitte, moments before they stepped off a plane in Vietnam.
A secular country returns to the church
In France, former interior minister Christophe Castaner and lawyer and former secretary of state Nicole Guedj are among the figures recruited to lobby for the Chinese behemoth, alongside Günther Oettinger, former European commissioner.
Wine producers in both France and the US are unhappy at the US president's trade actions.
The British boat, known as the Lady T, could be seized for entering France’s exclusive maritime zone
The trial of France's most prolific known paedophile comes to an end this week amid widespread frustration.
Major power outage hits the prominent film festival on its closing day and impacts 160,000 homes in the area.
While currently under investigation by French courts, Pavel Durov has claimed that the French foreign intelligence agency asked him to censor 'conservative voices in Romania,' without providing any evidence.
Binyamin Netanyahu accused the "leaders of France, Britain, Canada and others” of being on the "wrong side of humanity". Video: Reuters
President Xi urged China and France to 'strengthen solidarity and cooperation' and told his French counterpart that he was ready to work 'hand in hand with Europe.'
Israeli PM attacks leaders of UK, France and Canada following their threat earlier this week of a ‘concrete’ response if the Gaza campaign continues
Canada, UK, France and Mexico among countries to condemn Israeli forces for firing ‘warning shots’ near diplomats.
'Dear Compatriots' project (1/2). In partnership with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Le Monde reviewed documents obtained by Danish broadcaster DR concerning the funding of the legal defense of Oleg B., who was placed under conditional release in France.
Mayors in the Riviera are describing ‘incomprehensible’ damage and ‘avalanches of water’
At least three people have died in the flooding which swept across southern France.
The UK, along with Canada, is determined to take the step at the conference organized by France in June at the United Nations. The intensification of Israeli attacks and the blockade of food aid to Gaza have overtaken the British government's reluctance.
UK imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers as European leaders mount pressure on Israel to end its Gaza offensive.
Leaders say regulation aimed at protecting workers and climate outside bloc will harm economic competitiveness
Britain, France and Canada, all powerful supporters of Israel, called plans for an escalation of the Gaza war “disproportionate” and “egregious.”
Announcement that basic amount of aid will be allowed into Gaza described as ‘wholly inadequate’
Israel allowed a very limited amount of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza on Monday after an 11-week blockade. The UN called it a 'drop in the ocean.'
The €400 million high-security jail will be built in France's overseas region of French Guiana in South America.
Paris wins approval from Berlin to remove anti-nuclear bias in EU legislation, say officials
Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis as its offensive escalates.
The brass locket containing the hair of the last queen of France was sold at auction to an anonymous buyer but her prayer book remains unsold
Leaders from Canada, France and the UK threaten to impose sanctions on Israel if it continues its offensive in Gaza.
Last month’s outage has revived a decades-long dispute over cross-border electricity connections
Wave of abductions targeting cryptocurrency millionaires prompt fears of a ‘Mexicanisation’ of France
KAJ, representing Sweden with an ode to the sauna, is the bookmakers’ favorite, but singers from France, Austria, the Netherlands and Finland are also causing a stir.
French courts may finally be taking years of complaints about sexual violence seriously, advocates and experts say.
In 2024, France remained the leading destination for foreign investment in Europe, but these investments are at their lowest in eight years, according to EY's annual barometer.
Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said France would expel Algerian diplomats in response to a fresh wave of expulsions of French officials from Algeria, though he did not specify how many they were.
French company’s high-speed trains could increase capacity and lower fares between London and continental Europe
From Quentin Tarantino to Bella Hadid - celebrities hit the red carpet as the 78th Cannes Film Festival kicked off in the South of France.
A masked gang tried to abduct the woman and her young son in the latest gang attack in France.
The murder of Aboubakar Cisse at a French mosque should be investigated by anti-terror police, according to a lawyer.
France’s biggest film star convicted of sexual assault over actions during film shoot in 2021
US-born progressive streamer says officials at Chicago airport led him to private room on return from France
The pleasure of eating France’s most popular artisan cheese does not justify its toll on the environment or cows, a campaigner has said
Unable to stop the dealers plying their trade near by, the council decided to move the children to other premises
Leaders of UK, France, Germany and Poland visit Kyiv to push for Moscow to agree to a truce and launch peace talks to end nearly three-year war
France, Britain, Germany and Poland met President Vlodomyr Zelensky to discuss an unconditional ceasfire.
The two countries pledged mutual assistance in the event of armed aggression on their territory. Emmanuel Macron specified that this commitment covers 'all military components.'
Trip marks the first joint visit to Ukraine by leaders of France, Germany, the UK and Poland.
Actor accused of groping women decries ‘terror’ as cultural sector faces claims of endemic sexism and abuse
On Saturday, the leaders of four major European powers — France, Germany, Britain and Poland — will travel to Kyiv in a display of European unity.
Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk to make symbolic visit day after Putin parade
Olivier Hadzovic had turned himself in to Italian authorities three days after the murder of Aboubakar Cissé, at the La Grand-Combe mosque in southern France on April 25. He had allegedly stabbed Cissé 57 times.
The faked footage appears to show a former pupil accusing her of sexually assaulting him when he was 12
In November 2024, an Algerian court accepted an initial complaint against the writer and his psychiatrist wife for revealing and using the story of a patient in his novel 'Houris,' which won the 2024 the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize.
Lawmakers have proposed a bill to promote Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French army captain whose 1894 conviction of treason rocked French society. The MPs say France is still fighting against antisemitism today.
A UEFA Champions League final spot is up for grabs as France’s PSG host Arsenal in second leg of the semifinal in Paris.
Vulnerable groups in eastern France told to stop drinking tap water due to dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’ used by airport firefighters
The 'Choose Europe for science' conference is taking place in Paris on Monday in an effort to offer an alternative to US researchers disenfranchised by Donald Trump's policies.
Macron and von der Leyen expected to announce protections for researchers seeking to relocate
Despite the strong presence of its companies in the US, France could benefit from the current trade chaos, argue Alain Bentéjac and Etienne Vauchez, president and vice president of the think tank La Fabrique de l'exportation.
Karen Carter, 65, was described by friends as ‘a heart of the community’ in southwest France, where she was found unconscious with stab wounds
The para athlete unseated Dutton, the first federal opposition leader to lose his own seat.
Liberal party supporters in shock as opposition leader forced to concede seat in Brisbane to Labor’s Ali France
Karen Carter, 65, was described as ‘a heart of the community’ in Trémolat, southwest France
The new Belgian government has deemed a 2018 deal to acquire military vehicles made in France for €1.6 billion to be inbalanced. The operation could, in the end, actually cost €14 billion.
Karen Carter, 65, was found with stab wounds in Trémolat in the Dordogne on Tuesday evening.
This year's Labor Day took place amid a divided trade union movement, with complaints of violence toward center-left marchers. Nonetheless, the protesters were united in solidarity against the 'Trumpification of the world': There is not 'a single worker today who is not worried about what Trump is doing and rising racism.'
Arguments after the kidnapping in France of an Algerian government critic reopen old wounds.
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline comes from the diverse port city of Marseille in France.
Karen Carter, 65, was found unconscious in the village of Trémolat, southwest France, on Tuesday
David Lammy’s comments mark the first time the UK has acknowledged discussions with France about recognising a Palestinian state
The professor at the State University of Haiti has been appointed by Emmanuel Macron to lead a commission of Franco-Haitian historians. Her role: to examine the impact of the hefty indemnity that France imposed in 1825 on its former colony in exchange for recognizing its freedom.
Paris, which has positioned itself at the forefront of European efforts to support Ukraine, has, for the first time, attributed a 2017 hacking of Emmanuel Macron's supporters' emails to Russian military intelligence.
President Macron’s government has accused the Kremlin of a string of hacks and disinformation campaigns
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot embarked on a regional tour ahead of the upcoming UN conference in June.
The Spanish and Portuguese governments have convened emergency meetings as the causes of the outage remain unknown.
Police make 25 arrests so far as officers target Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux and, the city of Lyon.
Police in the south of France are hunting the attacker, who filmed his victim dying while denigrating Islam and posted the video on social media
Israel said it hit a Hezbollah missile store. The Lebanese presidency urged the US and France to press Israel to cease its attacks.
Marches ‘against Islamophobia’ have been organised throughout France in the victim’s memory.
The attacker, who is still on the run, stabbed the worshiper dozens of times and then filmed him with a mobile phone while shouting insults at Islam in Friday's attack in a village in southern France.
England won a seventh successive Women's Six Nations title after surviving a sensational France fightback by 43-42 at Twickenham on Saturday.
US President Trump, France's Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Zelensky are among those attending the funeral in St Peter's Square in the Vatican.
Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin told a local newspaper that the three detainees from northern France, who had been sentenced to death in Iraq, then jailed for life, would be returned. So far, he gave no details about how any repatriations would take place.
Arson and death threats may be show of force by drug lords running operations from behind bars as the government promises a crackdown
Byers, 27, from Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, died at Val Thorens ski resort in southwest France last week
France has indicated that European powers are also ready for dialogue if Tehran shows it is seriously engaged