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Old arson clip from Italy falsely linked to French wildfires
As France battled record wildfires in July 2026, a video spread online alongside claims that it showed someone committing arson to…
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'Major step': French MPs vote in favour of bill to ban social media for under-15s
France's National Assembly has backed a bill that would ban social media access for under-15s, a proposal supported by President Emmanuel…
Politics
French government survives no-confidence vote amid budget wrangling
France's minority government led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has once again survived two votes of no confidence brought by the…
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AFCON 2025 Final: Morocco vs Senegal sparks major security operation in the French capital
No celebrations on the Champs-Élysées AFCON 2025 Final: Morocco vs Senegal sparks major security operation in the French capital Paris…
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French court's 'cold case' ruling casts doubt on other investigations
France's top court ruled Friday it was too late to try a man who confessed to a murder decades after his victim disappeared, a judgment…
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French farmers drive 350 tractors to Parliament to protest low incomes and EU trade deal
PARIS (AP) — French farmers steered some 350 tractors Tuesday over cobblestoned Paris avenues toward Parliament to protest low incomes and…
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French farmers force their way through Paris with tractors to protest free trade deal
PARIS (AP) — Farmers drove about a hundred tractors into Paris on Thursday morning to protest the European Union intention to move forward…
Fashion
Shein’s global ambitions survive French store uproar
The e-commerce giant, whose model of high-volume, ultra-cheap fashion has upended traditional retailing, looks like it’s in France to stay…
Fashion
French court rejects Shein suspension
A FRENCH court on Friday rejected the state’s request to suspend Shein’s site in France as “disproportionate” after the Asian e-commerce…
Politics
French minister urges angry farmers to trust cow culls, vaccines
France's agriculture minister Monday defended planned mass cattle culls and vaccines to control an infectious bovine disease, after…
Politics
French lawmakers narrowly approve health care budget, suspending Macron's flagship pension reform
PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament narrowly approved on Tuesday a key health care budget bill, offering the minority…
Business
17 French Markets You Absolutely Can't Miss
France’s markets are living storybooks where culture, food, and everyday life come together in a way that feels effortlessly magical.…
Politics
Zelensky touts Greek gas pact, says 'historic' French deal to come
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he will sign an agreement with Greece on gas imports and expects an "historic…
Politics
French relief as Algeria frees jailed novelist at centre of diplomatic crisis
Almost a year to the day since French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was arrested on arrival at Algiers airport, the Algerian presidency…
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13 Charming French Villages That Put Paris to Shame
Paris might be the poster child of France, but the country’s true magic often hides far from the crowds and café clichés. Beyond the…
Politics
Iran releases two French nationals imprisoned for three years
Iran has released two French nationals imprisoned for more than three years on spying charges their families rejected, French President…
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French trial starts over deaths in sinking of migrant boat
Following the sinking of a refugee boat in the English Channel with seven fatalities, the trial of nine suspected smugglers whose network…
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Iran releases two French nationals from detention
Iran has released two French nationals who were detained there for more than three years, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.…
Fashion
French fraud watchdog reports Shein for 'childlike' sex dolls
France's anti-fraud unit said on Saturday it had reported Asian e-commerce giant Shein for selling what it described as "sex dolls with a…
Politics
Hand of Moscow? The men jailed for vandalism in French hybrid warfare case
This week's trial of three undercover operatives, accused of helping the Kremlin to wage a hybrid warfare campaign to "destabilise"…
Business
Apple ordered to pay French operators 39 mn euros over iPhone sales
The court took issue with clauses that required operators to sell a certain number of iPhones and fixed their retail prices (Julie…
Business
French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his…
Politics
French PM Lecornu keeps job after surviving two no-confidence votes
Embattled French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has held on to his job after surviving two no-confidence votes in parliament on…
Politics
Top French court confirms Marine Le Pen ban from elections
French far-right politician Marine Le Pen has failed in her attempt to overturn her exclusion from elections. The Conseil d'État, France's…