11/24/2020 - Coronavirus: French lockdown to ease after second peak passes
11/25/2020 - Coronavirus: French lockdown highlights small business struggles
11/27/2020 - French President "Shocked" By Alleged Police Beating Of Black Man: Report
11/28/2020 - Channel crossings: More officers to patrol French beaches
11/29/2020 - 4 French Police Officers Charged Over Black Man's Beating, 2 Arrested
11/30/2020 - Michel Zecler beating: Four French policemen charged over assault
12/02/2020 - French restaurateur killed in Mexico City 'to steal his wine'
12/04/2020 - French Thalys train attacker 'tried to kill me three times'
12/07/2020 - ‘It’s OVER for him at Manchester United’: Paul Pogba agent signals French World Cup winner is FINISHED with Old Trafford giants
12/07/2020 - Macron and Sisi at odds over free speech & Prophet Mohammed cartoons during Egyptian leader’s French trip
12/07/2020 - Russian man wanted by Moscow, Paris & Washington handed five year sentence by French court for laundering bitcoin on behalf of mob
12/07/2020 - French man guilty of shooting and impaling rowdy rooster
12/09/2020 - France Islam: French cabinet backs law targeting extremism
12/15/2020 - French culture takes centre stage in Covid protest
12/15/2020 - French Police Seize Tonnes Of World War II Weapons, One Detained
12/16/2020 - French Court Jails Key Accused For 30 Years Over Charlie Hebdo Attacks
12/16/2020 - French police seize 10 tigers after mistreatment complaint
12/17/2020 - French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid
12/17/2020 - French President Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive For COVID-19
12/17/2020 - French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19
12/17/2020 - Emmanuel Macron: French president tests positive for Covid
12/17/2020 - French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19
12/17/2020 - French President Macron isolating after positive coronavirus test
12/17/2020 - French Researchers Warn Of Virus Risk From Eating Out
12/17/2020 - From Bows To Handshakes, How French President Let Social Distancing Slip
12/29/2020 - Pierre Cardin: French fashion giant dies aged 98
12/29/2020 - Pierre Cardin: The French fashion designer 'one step ahead of tomorrow'
12/30/2020 - US Imposes New Tariffs On French, German Goods Over Airbus-Boeing Dispute
12/31/2020 - "I Am French", Says Boris Johnson's Father, Applying For Citizenship
12/31/2020 - As Britain exits EU, Boris Johnson's father seeks French citizenship
01/02/2021 - Illegal French New Year rave shut down
01/02/2021 - Hundreds Charged For Covid Violations During Mass French New Year Party
01/02/2021 - Pierre Cardin: French fashion designer buried in Paris
01/02/2021 - Over 1,200 Charged For Covid Violations As Illegal French Rave Ends
01/03/2021 - Sahel conflict: Two French soldiers killed in Mali
01/04/2021 - Coronavirus: French government vows to speed up vaccinations
01/05/2021 - Olivier Duhamel: French political scientist faces inquiry over sex abuse claims
01/06/2021 - Millionaire French hotel owner to testify in kidnap trial
01/09/2021 - French President's Wife Caught Coronavirus Over Christmas
01/11/2021 - New U.S. tariffs on French and German aircraft parts, wines to start Tuesday
01/12/2021 - Trump Tariffs On Cognac Hit A French Success Story
01/19/2021 - Olivier Duhamel: French incest allegations prompt victims to speak out
01/19/2021 - French Woman, Declared Dead, Fights To Prove She's Alive
01/19/2021 - Coronavirus: French students highlight pandemic's mental health toll
01/20/2021 - "Welcome Back To The Paris Agreement!": French President To Joe Biden
01/21/2021 - Coronavirus: French students promised one euro lockdown meals
01/22/2021 - French Indian Ocean Territory To Keep Covid Shots At Secret Location
01/25/2021 - Vietnam War: French court to hear landmark Agent Orange case
01/25/2021 - French health officials urge no talking on public transit to stop virus
01/26/2021 - Tilray stock soars 10% after company tapped to provide medical cannabis in French study
01/27/2021 - Italian Sent To 18 Years In Jail Over Kidnap Of French Hotel Heiress
02/04/2021 - French court delivers a "historic victory for climate justice"
02/04/2021 - French President Warns Of Risks Of Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines
02/04/2021 - French skiers swerve Covid in cross-country boom
02/06/2021 - French couple jailed after boy's fatal beating revealed accidentally in call
02/06/2021 - French COVID-19 Cases Fall As AstraZeneca Inoculations Start
02/06/2021 - Woman Killed, Partner Hurt In French Garage Blast
02/08/2021 - French Submarine Patrols South China Sea, Move Likely To Anger Beijing
02/10/2021 - A French nun survived the Spanish flu and both world wars. Now she’s beaten covid-19 days before she turns 117.
02/10/2021 - French government seeks law to set age for sexual consent at 15
02/11/2021 - French Nun, Europe's Oldest Person, Turns 117 After Surviving Covid
02/16/2021 - French Lawmakers Approve Bill To Fight "Islamist Separatism"
02/18/2021 - French military jets cut off village's power supply by flying low
02/18/2021 - Hervé Gourdel: Man sentenced over French tourist's killing
02/23/2021 - Paris Raps Pakistan Over President Arif Alvi's Remarks On French Muslims
02/23/2021 - French Film Giant Gerard Depardieu Charged With Rape: Report
02/23/2021 - Gérard Depardieu: Rape investigation into French actor
02/24/2021 - Ghislaine Maxwell offers to give up UK and French citizenship for bail
02/25/2021 - Lady Gaga's Dogwalker Shot, 2 Of Her French Bulldogs Stolen
03/01/2021 - Sarkozy: French verdict due in ex-president's corruption trial
03/03/2021 - French photojournalist in coma after youth gang attack
03/03/2021 - Nicolas Sarkozy: Former French President says corruption sentence is an ‘injustice'
03/06/2021 - Casino supermarkets sued under French law for selling beef linked to deforestation
03/07/2021 - French Billionaire Olivier Dassault Killed In Helicopter Crash: Report
03/07/2021 - French MP and billionaire Dassault dies in helicopter crash
03/08/2021 - Samuel Paty: French schoolgirl admits lying about murdered teacher
03/08/2021 - Paris attacks: Video catches French police assault on Bataclan
03/09/2021 - French nuclear tests contaminated 110,000 in Pacific, says study
03/12/2021 - Corinne Masiero: Actress protests naked at 'French Oscars' ceremony
03/16/2021 - French MPs back law to introduce age of sexual consent
03/16/2021 - French PM Vows To "Quickly" Get AstraZeneca Dose If Approval Given
03/17/2021 - French glue-trapping of birds not allowed, says EU court
03/17/2021 - Next Level Lockdown: French Group Goes Underground In Cave For 6 Weeks
03/19/2021 - French drugs haul 'was strawberry Haribo'
03/24/2021 - Julie Pomagalski, French former snowboard world champion, dies in Swiss avalanche
03/25/2021 - Renowned French film director Bertrand Tavernier dies
03/26/2021 - Rwanda genocide report to focus on French links
03/28/2021 - Doctors Issue Warning Over Rise In French Covid Intensive Care Patients
03/29/2021 - French drug company fined over Mediator weight loss pill
03/30/2021 - UN inquiry finds French air strike killed Mali civilians
03/30/2021 - Five Extra Rafale Jets Will Be Delivered By April-End: French Envoy
04/01/2021 - French government condemns reality TV 'virginity test'
04/04/2021 - Bernard Tapie: French tycoon and wife attacked in home
04/07/2021 - French winemakers fight frost with fire
04/07/2021 - French Open Tennis Tournament Postponed By A Week: Report
04/07/2021 - Call My Agent star joins plea to reopen French theatres
04/08/2021 - ENA: Macron to scrap French leaders' elite training school
04/08/2021 - French 4,000-Year-Old Carving Is Oldest Map In Europe, Study Shows
04/09/2021 - Save our wine! Big freeze spells disaster for French vineyards
04/16/2021 - EU May Not Renew AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Contract: French Minister
04/17/2021 - French Inmate Posting Food Videos From Jail Cell Now An Instagram Star
04/20/2021 - Pakistan Parliament To Vote On French Envoy's Expulsion After Protests
04/21/2021 - French cosmetics giant L'Oreal targets male beauty with push into new 'growth engine' market
04/22/2021 - Covid Third Wave Peak "Appears To Behind Us": French PM
04/23/2021 - French woman officer dead in knife attack on police in Rambouillet
04/24/2021 - Deep Time study: French volunteers leave cave after 40 days in isolation
04/27/2021 - French warn UK ahead of vote on Brexit trade deal
05/02/2021 - Sarah Halimi: How killer on drugs escaped French trial for anti-Semitic murder
05/04/2021 - Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border
05/04/2021 - Marine Le Pen: French far-right leader cleared of hate speech
05/04/2021 - Fishing row triggers French threat of Jersey power cut
05/05/2021 - French Journalist Kidnapped By Jihadists In Mali Appears In Video
05/05/2021 - Trading bounce back helps French bank Societe Generale smash analyst expectations in first quarter
05/09/2021 - French Pilot Says He Was Tied To Firing Target In Hazing Ritual
05/10/2021 - French soldiers warn of civil war in new letter
05/10/2021 - Michel Fourniret: French serial killer dies in prison aged 79
05/10/2021 - Agent Orange: French court rejects lawsuit against chemical companies
05/11/2021 - French army chief tells soldiers to quit over civil-war letter
05/12/2021 - French MPs Back Emmanuel Macron's Covid "Pass" After Changes
05/12/2021 - Anger grows over rapist French mayor working from behind bars
05/12/2021 - Why is this French doctor throwing away vaccines?
05/13/2021 - French President Macron supports Argentina regarding IMF, Paris Club talks
05/13/2021 - Pierre-Charles Boudot: Top French jockey under investigation for rape
05/14/2021 - Lourdes: Pilgrims flock to French sanctuary online in their millions
05/18/2021 - Under deadly attack French police demand better protection
05/19/2021 - Adama Traore: How George Floyd's death energised French protests
05/20/2021 - German Safety Firm Held Liable Over French Breast Implant Scandal
05/22/2021 - French army chief says UN report into air strike was biased
05/26/2021 - French films show far too much smoking, campaigners say
05/28/2021 - Google Near Settlement Of French Antitrust Case: Report
05/28/2021 - French Policewoman Injured After Knife Attack In Western France
05/28/2021 - French oil giant Total rebrands in shift to renewables
05/30/2021 - Macron threatens to withdraw French troops from Mali
05/30/2021 - Osaka could be kicked out of French Open over media boycott
05/31/2021 - Naomi Osaka says 'the best thing' for French Open would be her withdrawal
05/31/2021 - Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after refusing to do news conferences
06/01/2021 - The fallout from Osaka's French Open withdrawal
06/02/2021 - International Booker Prize: David Diop becomes first French winner
06/03/2021 - French Open 2021: Ashleigh Barty retires with injury in second-round match
06/04/2021 - French Open: Yana Sizikova arrested amid match-fixing inquiry
06/05/2021 - French Open 2021: Roger Federer through at Roland Garros
06/08/2021 - French Lecturer Reaches For Stars With Astronaut Application
06/08/2021 - French academic Dardel charged in Paris donated bodies scandal
06/09/2021 - Macron slap: Hitler book and weapons found - French reports
06/09/2021 - French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic wins after Paris fans boo 11pm curfew
06/10/2021 - French Court Gives Man Who Slapped President Macron 4 Months In Jail
06/10/2021 - Macron slap: Four months for man who attacked French president
06/12/2021 - Delta Variant Covid Cluster Detected At French School
06/12/2021 - Unseeded tennis player Barbora Krejcikova wins first Grand Slam title at the French Open
06/13/2021 - Malaysia deports French conspiracy theorist wanted for abduction
06/13/2021 - Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: How much prize money is at stake in the French Open final
06/13/2021 - French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic outlasts Stefanos Tsitsipas for 19th Grand Slam title
06/14/2021 - French Nuclear Firm Seeks To Resolve "Performance Issue" At China Plant
06/14/2021 - Brexit Tensions Are A Test For Europe: French Minister
06/20/2021 - US, French Astronauts Make International Space Station Spacewalk
06/20/2021 - French court dog helps soothe anxious victims of crime
06/21/2021 - Valerie Bacot: French woman goes on trial for murder of abuser
06/23/2021 - James Bond's French haunts give licence to thrill
06/25/2021 - Valérie Bacot: French woman who killed abuser husband should go free, says prosecutor
06/29/2021 - French lesbians and single women to get IVF rights
07/02/2021 - French Judge To Probe Rafale Jet Sale To India
07/02/2021 - More Than 100 Migrants Rescued In Channel In One Day: French Authorities
07/06/2021 - French Court Orders Twitter To Reveal Anti-Hate Speech Efforts
07/07/2021 - Melinda French Gates will resign if she and Bill Gates can't work together at their foundation
07/14/2021 - French Police Fire Tear Gas As Thousands Protest Against Covid Rules
07/20/2021 - Pegasus Scandal: French Prosecutors Open Probe Into Alleged Media Spying
07/20/2021 - French Combat Jet Crashes In Mali, Crew Recovered: Army
07/20/2021 - French President Macron Among Potential Pegasus Spyware Targets: Report
07/20/2021 - Pegasus: French President Macron identified as spyware target
07/21/2021 - French President Macron "Was Not A Target", Says Pegasus Maker NSO
07/22/2021 - Morocco Files Defamation Suit Against Amnesty, French NGO Over Pegasus
07/22/2021 - French Ex-Diplomat Saw "Potential For Misuse" Working At Pegasus Firm
07/22/2021 - Pegasus spyware: French President Macron changes phone after hack reports
07/23/2021 - New COVID-19 Variant "Probable" This Year, Top French Expert Warns
07/26/2021 - In French First, Same-Sex Protestant Pastors Get Married
07/29/2021 - French Agency Confirms Pegasus Hack, First Government Agency To Do So
07/30/2021 - A French woman stole $5.8 million worth of diamonds and replaced them with pebbles in an elaborate heist
07/30/2021 - Bones Found In French Pyrenees Mountains Belong To UK Hiker: Family
08/01/2021 - Giant panda twins born in French zoo
08/09/2021 - Suspect in Nantes cathedral fire held over French priest's killing
08/10/2021 - Partner Finds Body Of UK Hiker In French Pyrenees After 8 Months
08/10/2021 - Lionel Messi Signs Deal With French Club PSG After Leaving Barcelona
08/11/2021 - French Rescue 108 Migrants Trying To Sail To UK
08/23/2021 - French match abandoned after player hit by bottle
08/25/2021 - Biscarosse beach: Man missing after French plane makes emergency landing
08/27/2021 - French presidency: Michel Barnier joins race 'to change France'
08/28/2021 - French woman arrested over jewellery thefts from coffins
08/31/2021 - Marseille drugs: Child victims of French city's vicious gang war
09/01/2021 - French police car crashes after officer fires Taser at driver
09/04/2021 - French President against EU-Mercosur deal over environmental concerns
09/06/2021 - French film great Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88
09/13/2021 - Russia is building its military influence in Africa, challenging U.S. and French dominance
09/13/2021 - French slave statue defaced in apparent racist attack
09/15/2021 - Ex-models demand change over French sex abuse laws
09/15/2021 - French storms: Seven drown in choppy Mediterranean
09/16/2021 - Head of Islamic State in Sahara killed by French troops
09/16/2021 - Not Out To "Antagonise The French": Britain On Submarine Deal
09/17/2021 - French anger at viral bullying of 11 year olds
09/18/2021 - Australia Made "Huge Mistake" In Cancelling Submarine Deal: French Envoy
09/18/2021 - Aukus: French minister condemns US and Australia 'lies' over security pact
09/19/2021 - Australia Retaliates In Submarine Row: "French Deal Not In Our Interest"
09/19/2021 - Aukus: Australia defends role in security pact amid French condemnation
09/19/2021 - French, UK Defence Ministers' Meeting Off Amid Submarine Row: Report
09/24/2021 - Phones Of Five French Ministers Infected By Pegasus Malware: Report
09/27/2021 - French President Hit With Egg During Restaurant Fair Visit
09/28/2021 - UK risks French anger over fishing permits
09/29/2021 - ‘Russianization’ of China? French military think tank says Beijing borrowing from Moscow playbook
09/30/2021 - French Envoy Back In US After Dispute Over Submarine Deal: Report
09/30/2021 - French Court Artist Stares Into The Eyes Of An ISIS Terrorist
09/30/2021 - French confession may end 35-year hunt for serial killer
10/01/2021 - Ex-Policeman's Suicide Ends 35 Year French Serial Killer Mystery
10/01/2021 - Mali's plan for Russia mercenaries to replace French troops unsettles Sahel
10/02/2021 - French Minister, Top US Diplomat To Meet On October 5 Amid Strained Ties
10/03/2021 - Thousands Of Paedophiles in French Catholic Church Since 1950: Official
10/03/2021 - French Tycoon And Former Politician Bernard Tapie Dies At 78: Report
10/03/2021 - Church sex abuse: Thousands of paedophiles in French Church, inquiry says
10/05/2021 - French priests abused 216,000 victims since 1950
10/05/2021 - French Bishops Ask For Forgiveness After Church Sex Abuse Report Released
10/05/2021 - Pope Expresses "Great Sorrow" For Sexual Abuse Victims Of French Clergy
10/05/2021 - French Church abuse: Victims demand action after inquiry
10/06/2021 - Pope Francis Says Ashamed Church Did Not Prioritise French Abuse Victims
10/06/2021 - Evacuated Afghan girl's pet bird finds sanctuary with French envoy
10/06/2021 - French Ambassador To Return To Australia After Submarine Row
10/07/2021 - French Lawmaker Calls Taiwan A "Country" In Visit Protested By China
10/08/2021 - French Officials Seek To Dismiss Rape Case Against Director Luc Besson
10/12/2021 - UK Royal Navy Denies Involvement In French Trawler Tragedy 18 Years Ago
10/12/2021 - Protecting Minors "Absolute Priority": French Bishop After Confession Row
10/13/2021 - French fishermen warn of blockades in UK licence row
10/14/2021 - French Finance Minister Urges US To End "Bygone Era" Trade Fight With Europe
10/15/2021 - "That's Over": EU Shrugs Off Rift With US On French Submarine Deal
10/17/2021 - Belarus Expels French Ambassador, Embassy Cites No Reason For Move
10/17/2021 - Belarus: French ambassador leaves Minsk after Minsk expels him
10/18/2021 - French Prime Minister Meets Pope As Abuse Scandal Rages
10/18/2021 - Belarus-Born Inmate Who Leaked Russia Prison Rape Video Seeks French Asylum
10/20/2021 - Benzema on trial in French sex tape blackmail case
10/21/2021 - Facebook Will Now Pay French Newspapers For Content On Users' Feed
10/27/2021 - Fishing rights row: French threats disappointing, says Frost
10/28/2021 - British fishing trawler detained by French authorities
10/28/2021 - Rémy Daillet: Conspiracist charged over alleged French coup plot
10/28/2021 - French and Australian leaders hold first talks after submarine row
10/29/2021 - UK and France clash over fishing licenses: French ambassador summoned in London
10/31/2021 - French President says he discussed crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua with Alberto Fernández
10/31/2021 - UK Disputes French Claims Of Ending Fishing Row
10/31/2021 - Aukus: French president says Australian PM lied over submarine deal
10/31/2021 - French President Accuses Australia's Leader Of Lying In Submarine Deal
11/01/2021 - French President Holds Off Retaliation In Fishing Row Amid Talks With UK
11/01/2021 - Australian prime minister attacks French president's credibility over scrapped submarine deal
11/03/2021 - Sophie Pétronin: Search for French ex-hostage who returned to Mali
11/03/2021 - Hijab campaign tweets pulled by Council of Europe after French backlash
11/04/2021 - UK flagged fishing vessel released by French court; London and Paris officials to meet to de escalate dispute
11/06/2021 - French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
11/07/2021 - Submarine Didn't Sink French Fishing Trawler In 2004, UK Probe Finds
11/08/2021 - 3 Bodies Found Near Spot Where French Climbers Went Missing In Himalayas
11/08/2021 - French Catholic Church To Settle Sexual Abuse Claims With Asset Sales
11/10/2021 - French 17-year-old feared abducted while jogging found alive
11/10/2021 - Mireille Knoll: Killer of French Holocaust survivor jailed for life
11/12/2021 - French teenage jogger admits lying about kidnap escape
11/19/2021 - French school bus experiment brings hope to Toulouse estates
11/22/2021 - Crowd trouble threatens future of French football, says sports minister
11/22/2021 - French Prime Minister Jean Castex Tests Positive For Coronavirus
11/22/2021 - New York's French Chef Daniel Boulud Voted World's Best
11/24/2021 - Karim Benzema: French footballer guilty in sex tape blackmail case
11/25/2021 - "In View Of What Happened...": UK Urges Joint Patrols On French Coast
11/26/2021 - Boris Johnson Says No Regrets After French Fury Over Migrant Plan
12/04/2021 - French Right Choose Paris Region Chief To Challenge President Macron
12/06/2021 - Eric Zemmour: Far-right French presidential candidate grabbed at rally
12/09/2021 - Saudi Man Mistaken For Khashoggi Suspect Says French Custody Like "Zoo"
12/11/2021 - French Climber Allowed To Keep Gems Found In 2013 At Air India Crash Site
12/12/2021 - French Territory Votes Against Independence In Boycotted Referendum
12/14/2021 - French billionaire amasses 18% stake in UK telecoms giant BT, fueling takeover fears
12/14/2021 - Channel tragedy: French authorities identify 26 victims
12/17/2021 - Andry Rajoelina: French nationals sentenced for Madagascar coup plot
12/17/2021 - Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts
12/17/2021 - Covid-19: Omicron spreading at lightning speed - French PM
12/18/2021 - Covid: French ski season in disarray as UK tourists banned
12/21/2021 - McDonald's faces a French fries shortage in Japan
12/22/2021 - French outcry over academic in Grenoble Islamophobia row
12/24/2021 - French zoo closed temporarily after pack of nine wolves escape
12/31/2021 - "Opt For Cycling": French Car Ads Must Back Less-Polluting Alternatives
12/31/2021 - French ban on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables begins
01/01/2022 - French car-burning returns for New Years' Eve
01/02/2022 - EU Flag Removed From French Monument After Outrage
01/03/2022 - Covid-19: French MPs get death threats over support for vaccine pass
01/04/2022 - French President Macron Wants To Stand For Re-Election But Is Undecided
01/07/2022 - Vaccine-Sceptic French Lawmaker Dies After Contracting COVID-19
01/10/2022 - Anti-Covid Vaccine Pass Protesters Attack French Politician
01/10/2022 - The Battle for the French Right
01/10/2022 - Covid pass protesters attack French MP Stéphane Claireaux with seaweed
01/12/2022 - Alps murders: French police arrest suspect over killing of British family
01/12/2022 - The people using YouTube to pay for their French chateau
01/14/2022 - Channel migrants: Thirty rescued as man dies off French coast
01/16/2022 - "Dognappings" On The Rise As Thieves Target French Bulldogs In US
01/18/2022 - French skier investigated over collision with British girl
01/20/2022 - French elections: Divided left fight doomed race of their own
01/21/2022 - French tourist Benjamin Briere goes on trial in Iran for espionage
01/22/2022 - Jean-Jacques Savin: French adventurer dies crossing Atlantic Ocean
01/23/2022 - French Fashion Designer Thierry Mugler Dies At 73: Facebook Statement
01/23/2022 - Thierry Mugler: French fashion designer dies aged 73
01/25/2022 - French tourist Benjamin Brière jailed in Iran on spying charges
01/26/2022 - LGBT rights: New French law to criminalise 'conversion therapy'
01/30/2022 - French Retirement Home Chief Fired Amid Patient Abuse, Negligence Scandal
01/31/2022 - French ambassador expelled from Mali
02/03/2022 - How Melinda French Gates Plans To Give Away Her Fortune
02/04/2022 - Huge bank of dead fish spotted off French Atlantic coast
02/05/2022 - Emir Abdelkader: French sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised
02/07/2022 - 'Possible' To Work On French President's Ideas On Ukraine: Vladimir Putin
02/08/2022 - French and EU investigation into major fisheries incident that caused the death of tons of blue whiting
02/10/2022 - French Police Warn Of Canada-Style 'Freedom Convoys' In Paris
02/10/2022 - French Police Warn Canada-Style 'Freedom Convoys' In Paris
02/11/2022 - French President Kept At Distance From Putin After Refusing Covid Test
02/14/2022 - French Police Shoot Dead Knife-Wielding Man At Paris Station: Report
02/16/2022 - French election: Who's vying to challenge Emmanuel Macron?
02/19/2022 - Jeffrey Epstein Ally Found Dead In French Prison: Prosecutors
02/22/2022 - French Group will recover port of Beirut devastated by a massive explosion in 2020
03/03/2022 - Will Continue Uncompromising Fight In Ukraine: Putin To French President
03/03/2022 - "Worst Is To Come" In Ukraine, Says French President After Putin Call
03/03/2022 - French Professor Drives 1,200 Miles To Offer House To Ukrainian Refugees
03/03/2022 - Melinda French Gates' Slams Ex-Husband Bill Gates In First Tell-All
03/10/2022 - Ukraine Membership Of EU Is "Not For Tomorrow": French Minister
03/15/2022 - Google Celebrates French Artist Rosa Bonheur's 200th Birthday With A Doodle
03/18/2022 - Putin Accuses Ukraine Of "War Crimes" In Call With French President Macron
03/18/2022 - French elections: Putin's war gives Macron boost in presidential race
03/28/2022 - French election: Why the small town of Moissac is on edge
03/29/2022 - French elections: Eric Zemmour criticised over 'Killer Macron' rally chants
03/30/2022 - French branch of fast-food chain on notice over Brazilian supplies
03/31/2022 - French intelligence chief Vidaud fired over Russian war failings
03/31/2022 - French Military Spy Chief Quits Over Ukraine: Report
04/01/2022 - French Actor, Granted Russian Citizenship By Putin, Blasts His "Excesses"
04/04/2022 - French President Wants Fresh Sanctions Against Russia, Cites "War Crimes"
04/07/2022 - French Presidential Candidate Vows Headscarf Fines For Muslims
04/07/2022 - French winemakers fan flames to save 2022 crop
04/07/2022 - French election: Far-right Le Pen closes in on Macron ahead of vote
04/09/2022 - French election: Macron faces stiffest test as France votes
04/10/2022 - French election: Macron pledges to create united France
04/10/2022 - French elections: Macron and Le Pen to fight for presidency
04/11/2022 - Could Marine Le Pen win the French elections?
04/11/2022 - French Bank Group Ceases Activities In Russia Citing Ukraine War
04/11/2022 - French elections: Macron targets Le Pen as run-off campaign begins
04/13/2022 - French actor Michel Bouquet dies aged 96
04/14/2022 - French Police Officers Probe Bucha Mass Grave In Ukraine
04/17/2022 - Invited French President To See Proof Of "Genocide": Ukraine's Zelensky
04/18/2022 - French elections: Macron v Le Pen and two visions for France
04/18/2022 - French elections: EU apprehensive of Le Pen ahead of French run-off vote
04/19/2022 - French runoff, a choice between Macron’s unexciting centrism and Le Pen’s unsullied Trumpism
04/19/2022 - French election: Far-right Le Pen's long quest for power in France
04/20/2022 - French election: Macron and Le Pen to clash in TV presidential debate
04/20/2022 - French Election: Emmanuel Macron Attacks His Rival Le Pen Over "Russia Links"
04/21/2022 - Will French Left-Wing Voters Back Rightest Le Pen For President
04/22/2022 - French election: Macron and Le Pen trade taunts as campaigning ends
04/23/2022 - Macron vs Le Pen Tomorrow - Why French Voters Will Vote Against, Not For
04/23/2022 - French vote as Macron aims to beat far-right Le Pen
04/24/2022 - Protests In Paris After Emmanuel Macron Wins French Polls, Teargas Used
04/25/2022 - French election: I did not vote because nothing will change
04/27/2022 - French Nun, World's Newest Oldest Person, Shares Secret To A Long Life
04/27/2022 - Internet Outages In Several French Cities After Cable "Attacks": Report
05/12/2022 - French Murder Cracked 36 Years After Crime
05/16/2022 - Moscow Takes French Carmaker Renault's Russia Assets Amid Companies' Exit
05/16/2022 - France's President Names First Female French PM In Over Three Decades
05/17/2022 - Elisabeth Borne: New French PM urges girls to pursue their dreams
05/17/2022 - French Government seeks To Block 'Burkinis' In Swimming Pools
05/18/2022 - Russia Expels 34 French Diplomats As "Retaliatory Move"; France Condemns
05/22/2022 - French street artist Miss. Tic dies aged 66
05/23/2022 - 'Oui Monsieur Stanley', Boris Johnson's father becomes French citizen
05/23/2022 - French Open 2022: Iga Swiatek beats Lesia Tsurenko, Naomi Osaka loses to Amanda Anisimova
05/24/2022 - Luc Besson: French director cleared of rape charges by Paris court
05/25/2022 - Bank Sued For Denying Request To Work Remotely From French Riviera
05/25/2022 - French Court Scraps Rule Allowing 'Burkinis' In Swimming Pools
05/29/2022 - Franky Zapata: French jetpack inventor injured in lake crash
05/29/2022 - French Open: Rafael Nadal wins to set up Novak Djokovic quarter-final
05/30/2022 - French Journalist On Board A Bus Killed In Ukraine: Emmanuel Macron
05/30/2022 - Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff: French BFMTV journalist killed in Ukraine
05/31/2022 - French newsman killed in Russia-Ukraine conflict
06/02/2022 - French Open: Top seed Iga Swiatek 'disappointed and surprised' by Amelie Mauresmo comments
06/03/2022 - French Police Find "Alarming" Neo-Nazi Arms Stash
06/03/2022 - Machine guns found in raid on French neo-Nazi gang
06/03/2022 - French Open: Rafael Nadal through after Alexander Zverev fall
06/03/2022 - Champions League Final: Post-match violence shakes up French election race
06/09/2022 - French elections: Left unites to threaten Macron in parliamentary vote
06/10/2022 - French vote: Who is Mélenchon and what does his NUPES alliance want?
06/10/2022 - Champions League: Chain of failures marred Paris final, French inquiry says
06/11/2022 - Aukus: Australia to pay €555m settlement to French firm
06/11/2022 - Pardon Us: French Police' Apology To Woman Who Tackled President Macron
06/12/2022 - French election: Big test for Macron in vote hit by low turnout
06/14/2022 - French burkini ban challenged by Grenoble in top court
06/15/2022 - French Troops Capture Key Islamic State Figure In Mali: Report
06/15/2022 - Dutch idea to give jobs to French youths backfires
06/16/2022 - French, German And Italian Leaders Arrive In Kyiv: Report
06/16/2022 - French, German, Italian Leaders Arrive In Ukraine In Show Of Support
06/17/2022 - French screen icon Jean-Louis Trintignant dies aged 91
06/17/2022 - Jean-Louis Trintignant, "Wonderful Talent" Of French Cinema, Dies At 91
06/18/2022 - Moroccans accuse French tycoon Jacques Bouthier of sexual harassment
06/18/2022 - French National Assembly vote decides battle between Macron and left
06/19/2022 - French President Emmanuel Macron To Lose Parliament Majority: Estimates
06/19/2022 - French President Loses Parliament Majority In Stunning Setback
06/20/2022 - French elections: What now for opposition left and far-right?
06/20/2022 - French elections: Cleaner defeats former minister in parliamentary vote
06/21/2022 - French burkini ban upheld as Grenoble loses legal challenge
06/23/2022 - French Banksy: Eight guilty in theft of Bataclan mural
07/02/2022 - Daphne du Maurier: Novelist who traced past to a French debtors' jail
07/12/2022 - French Fécamp 'precious blood' relics recovered after abbey theft
07/13/2022 - Emmanuel Macron's Government Suffers First Defeat In French Parliament
07/13/2022 - Uefa Liverpool final: String of errors in French handling, says report
07/15/2022 - French Bastille Day firework blast kills boy and sister
07/22/2022 - Should Men Wear Ties In Chambers?: French Parliament's New Topic Of Debate
07/29/2022 - Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman Thanks French President For "Warm Reception"
07/29/2022 - French Fireman Accused Of Being Serial Fire Starter Arrested
08/03/2022 - McDonald's Employee In US Shot In The Neck Over Cold French Fries
08/03/2022 - French sailor survives 16 hours in capsized boat in Atlantic
08/04/2022 - 62-Year-Old French Sailor Survives 16 Hours Under Capsized Boat Off Spain
08/05/2022 - French mayor threatens €15,000 deposit to climb Mont Blanc
08/06/2022 - French Scientist Apologises For Tweet Saying Chorizo Was A Star
08/09/2022 - Huge Beluga Whale Stranded In French River Rescued: Report
08/10/2022 - Ailing Beluga Whale Stranded In French River Dies During Rescue Attempt
08/10/2022 - French freediver breaks deep dive world record
08/12/2022 - Jean-Jacques Sempe, French Cartoonist Of 'Le Petit Nicolas' Fame, Dies
08/12/2022 - Carbon Emissions From French Wildfires Hit Record
08/17/2022 - French farmers made salers cheese for 2,000 years — then a drought hit
08/24/2022 - Go-karting for French prisoners a mistake, admits Fresnes governor
08/25/2022 - Sewage in sea: French appeal to EU over UK discharges of waste
08/25/2022 - French oil firm TotalEnergies denies link to Russian jet supplies
08/27/2022 - Liz Truss and Macron exchange "flowers" on UK/French relations
09/08/2022 - Video: How Shocked French President Reacted After Russia Invaded Ukraine
09/13/2022 - Jean-Luc Godard: Legendary French film director dies at 91
09/16/2022 - French air traffic control strike affects thousands of passengers
09/16/2022 - French police nab first-class wig gang suspects
09/17/2022 - Cycling World Championships: French Federation defends decision to fly female riders to Australia in economy
09/17/2022 - French 'Spider-Man' scales skyscraper aged 60
09/18/2022 - Video: 60-Year-Old French 'Spiderman' Climbs A 48-Storey Building
09/19/2022 - French President's Sneakers During London Trip Cause Stir Online
09/25/2022 - French Police Use Tear Gas To Stop Protests Over Iranian Woman's Death
10/04/2022 - Robot That Makes French Fries "Faster" Than Humans Developed In US
10/05/2022 - French Teen Shot Dead In Gunfight Between Car Driver, Police
10/06/2022 - Annie Ernaux: French writer wins Nobel Prize in Literature
10/10/2022 - Uffizi Museum Sues French Fashion Brand Over Botticelli Bottoms Row
10/12/2022 - French oil workers vote to continue strike
10/16/2022 - British Woman Fatally Shot During French Boar Hunt
10/18/2022 - French company pleads guilty to U.S. charge of paying terror groups
11/03/2022 - French MP Yells "Go Back To Africa" To Black MP, Parliament Suspended
11/03/2022 - French parliament stopped over 'racist' remark
11/04/2022 - French MP Suspended For Shouting "Go Back To Africa" To Fellow Member
11/05/2022 - Jordan Bardella: French National Rally has new leader to replace Le Pen
11/07/2022 - 11 French Bishops Accused Of Sexual Violence: Church Body
11/07/2022 - Cardinal Ricard among 11 French bishops accused of abuse
11/09/2022 - 2023 Rugby World Cup: French prosecutors search headquarters
11/10/2022 - French Priest Charged Over Alleged Gay Date-Rape With Minor
11/17/2022 - French Hunter Apologises For Killing Man He Mistook For Boar In 2020
11/18/2022 - French mystery over Normandy murder without victim's body
11/22/2022 - French tax inspector killed during visit to antique dealer
11/23/2022 - Bullfighting ban proposal goes before French MPs
11/24/2022 - Calais migrants: French rescuers failed to help sinking boat
11/25/2022 - French vote for right to abortion in constitution
11/26/2022 - Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter
11/29/2022 - Ukraine Receives French Long-Range Rocket Systems: Report
11/30/2022 - French baguette gets Unesco heritage status
12/04/2022 - French Hospital Suspends Operations After Cyber Attack: Report
12/04/2022 - French Author Dominique Lapierre, Who Wrote 'City Of Joy', Dies At 91
12/10/2022 - French Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux Pays Tribute To Albert Camus
12/14/2022 - French police search Macron party office and consulting firm
12/15/2022 - "Proud To See All 36 Rafales On India's Soil": French Envoy
12/16/2022 - Ten dead, including five children, in French fire
12/18/2022 - Macron, On Haunches, Consoles French Star Striker Mbappe
12/18/2022 - "Proud Of You": French President's Pep Talk After Team's World Cup Miss
12/20/2022 - European Light Rocket Vega-C Lost Shortly After Launch In French Guiana
12/23/2022 - French Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj Leaves Jail In Nepal
01/05/2023 - Iran closes French institute over Charlie Hebdo's Khamenei cartoons
01/10/2023 - French plan to raise retirement age by two years to 64
01/12/2023 - French Hunter Convicted For Killing 25-Year-Old Man He Mistook For Boar
01/12/2023 - French Hunter Avoids Prison Over Killing Man He Had Mistaken For Boar
01/27/2023 - AP deletes widely mocked tweet about ‘the’ French
01/31/2023 - French retirement age strike hits schools and trains
02/09/2023 - Algeria outraged by wanted protester's French escape
02/14/2023 - Pierre Palmade: French comic faces charges over drug-fuelled crash
02/16/2023 - French State To Compensate Demonstrator Who Lost An Eye in 2009 Protest
02/17/2023 - EDF: French energy giant posts worst-ever results
02/17/2023 - 3 Men Convicted For Planning Knife Attack On French President Macron
02/18/2023 - French President Macron Wants Russia Defeated In Ukraine, Not "Crushed"
02/22/2023 - French drought alert after driest winter since 1959
02/22/2023 - French Teen Stabs Teacher To Death At School
02/28/2023 - French football president resigns after scandal
03/02/2023 - Watertight Packets Wash Up On French Coast. They Held 2,300 Kg Cocaine
03/05/2023 - 2024 Paris Olympics Tickets Too Expensive For Most French People: Report
03/13/2023 - Madagascar migrants drown trying to reach French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
03/14/2023 - French bin strike: Paris holds its nose as waste piles up
03/18/2023 - French pension reforms: Is Macron's government doomed by crisis?
03/22/2023 - French reforms: Macron refuses to give way as pension protests escalate
03/23/2023 - Claude Lorius: Pioneering French climate change scientist dies aged 91
03/24/2023 - French protests: No risk for King after Bordeaux violence, says mayor
03/25/2023 - French police clash with water reservoir protesters
03/25/2023 - French Brand Launches Bag Made Of Real Meteorites, Costs Rs 35 Lakh
03/27/2023 - French President Macron Holds Crisis Meeting As More Protests Loom
04/02/2023 - Burkina Faso expels correspondents from French newspapers
04/02/2023 - French Minister Appears On Front Cover Of Playboy
04/03/2023 - Marlene Schiappa: French minister criticised over Playboy photoshoot
04/04/2023 - Russia Summons French Diplomat Over Ukraine Atrocity Claims
04/08/2023 - Aurélien Pradié: The rising star shaking up French politics
04/09/2023 - French Alps avalanche: Four hikers killed, others injured
04/09/2023 - Video shows avalanche in French Alps
04/09/2023 - 4 Killed In Avalanche In French Alps
04/10/2023 - At Least 4 Dead In French Building Collapse, Rescue Efforts Continue
04/10/2023 - Pierre Lacotte: French dancer who helped Rudolf Nureyev defect dies
04/12/2023 - Gerard Depardieu: French actor faces new sexual assault allegations
04/12/2023 - Won't Be US "Vassal" On Taiwan: French President Emmanuel Macron
04/17/2023 - Indian, French Rafale Jets To Fly Together As 'Orion' Exercise Begins
04/19/2023 - Macron tries to escape French pension row with street song
04/20/2023 - Biden, Macron Talk To Ease Tensions After French President's China Trip
04/23/2023 - "Perhaps Mistake Was...": French President On Controversial Pension Reform
05/04/2023 - Italian uproar at French 'insults' on migration
05/05/2023 - Drought prompts French ban on garden swimming pools
05/09/2023 - Ukraine war: French journalist killed near Bakhmut
05/16/2023 - French Resistance man breaks silence over German prisoners executed in 1944
05/19/2023 - Volodymyr Zelensky To Arrive At Hiroshima G7 Meet On French Plane
05/20/2023 - Jeddah, Sleep, And A French Plane: How Zelensky Reached Japan's G7
05/24/2023 - A millionaire planned to escape jail, flee to his French castle, sheriff says
05/25/2023 - Channel migrants tragedy: Five French soldiers accused of failing to help
05/26/2023 - At Oil Giant's Meet, Protesters Face Tear Gas From French Police
05/28/2023 - French Open 2023: Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk booed after avoiding Aryna Sabalenka handshake
05/31/2023 - Djokovic's Kosovo message angers French minister
05/31/2023 - French Open 2023: Novak Djokovic stands by Kosovo message after criticism
06/05/2023 - French Woman Killed In 'Shooting Game'
06/08/2023 - 6 Children Injured In Mass Stabbing In French Town
6 Children Injured In Mass Stabbing In French Town
Published: 06/08/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Seven people, including six children, have been injured in a mass stabbing in the town of Annecy in the French Alps on Thursday, security sources told AFP.
French Woman Killed In 'Shooting Game'
Published: 06/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
A man in southwest France has been arrested after apparently killing a woman during a drunken game in which she put on a bullet-proof vest and was shot at.
French Open 2023: Novak Djokovic stands by Kosovo message after criticism
Published: 05/31/2023 in BBC News - World
Novak Djokovic has stood by the political message he wrote on a camera lens about Kosovo, saying it is an issue he "stands for".
Djokovic's Kosovo message angers French minister
Published: 05/31/2023 in BBC News - World
Novak Djokovic's political message about Kosovo at the French Open was "not appropriate", says France's sports minister.
French Open 2023: Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk booed after avoiding Aryna Sabalenka handshake
Published: 05/28/2023 in BBC News - World
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk is booed off court for avoiding a handshake with Aryna Sabalenka after the Belarusian's first-round win at the French Open.
At Oil Giant's Meet, Protesters Face Tear Gas From French Police
Published: 05/26/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Police fired tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies in Paris on Friday.
Channel migrants tragedy: Five French soldiers accused of failing to help
Published: 05/25/2023 in BBC News - World
Five French soldiers are accused of failing to help during the incident when 27 people died.
A millionaire planned to escape jail, flee to his French castle, sheriff says
Published: 05/24/2023 in Washington Post
John Manchec, a 78-year-old French multimillionaire, allegedly planned to escape a Florida jail and flee on his private jet to France, where he owns a castle.
Jeddah, Sleep, And A French Plane: How Zelensky Reached Japan's G7
Published: 05/20/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
As Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy touched down in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday, cameras zoomed in on the plane: a French government-labelled military aircraft.
Volodymyr Zelensky To Arrive At Hiroshima G7 Meet On French Plane
Published: 05/19/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Hiroshima on Saturday to join G7 talks, after winning long-sought US support for access to advanced fighter jets and training for Kyiv's pilots.
French Resistance man breaks silence over German prisoners executed in 1944
Published: 05/16/2023 in BBC News - World
Edmond Réveil, 98, said he wanted them to be remembered and their families to know where they are.
Ukraine war: French journalist killed near Bakhmut
Published: 05/09/2023 in BBC News - World
Tributes pour in for Arman Soldin, killed while reporting from the war zone near Bakhmut.
Drought prompts French ban on garden swimming pools
Published: 05/05/2023 in BBC News - World
Pyrénées-Orientales will be officially declared at drought "crisis" level from 10 May.
Italian uproar at French 'insults' on migration
Published: 05/04/2023 in BBC News - World
Italy's foreign minister pulls out of a trip to Paris amid criticism from the French government.
"Perhaps Mistake Was...": French President On Controversial Pension Reform
Published: 04/23/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday about far-right leader Marine Le Pen coming to power as he suggested that he should have got more involved in selling his unpopular pension reform to the country.
Biden, Macron Talk To Ease Tensions After French President's China Trip
Published: 04/20/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
US President Joe Biden and President Emmanuel Macron signaled efforts Thursday to ease tensions in the wake of the French leader's recent remarks on Taiwan and the European security relationship with Washington.
Macron tries to escape French pension row with street song
Published: 04/19/2023 in BBC News - World
The French leader tries to relaunch his presidency as a video is shared by a group linked to the far right.
Indian, French Rafale Jets To Fly Together As 'Orion' Exercise Begins
Published: 04/17/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
France and India are all set to start military exercise 'Orion' at Mont-de-Marsan, an Air Force base of the French Air and Space Force (FASF) today.
Won't Be US "Vassal" On Taiwan: French President Emmanuel Macron
Published: 04/12/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday stood by his controversial comments on Taiwan, saying that being a US ally did not mean being a "vassal".
Gerard Depardieu: French actor faces new sexual assault allegations
Published: 04/12/2023 in BBC News - World
The actor is accused of sexual assault or harassment by 13 women, a French news website reports.
Pierre Lacotte: French dancer who helped Rudolf Nureyev defect dies
Published: 04/10/2023 in BBC News - World
Pierre Lacotte helped ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev defect from the Soviet Union in 1961.
At Least 4 Dead In French Building Collapse, Rescue Efforts Continue
Published: 04/10/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Rescue workers on Monday recovered a fourth body from the rubble of a collapsed apartment in France's Marseille, a cabinet minister said, as firefighters raced against the clock to find four people still missing.
4 Killed In Avalanche In French Alps
Published: 04/09/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Four people have died and nine others have been injured on Sunday (local time) in an avalanche southwest of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, reported DW News.
Video shows avalanche in French Alps
Published: 04/09/2023 in BBC News - World
French authorities say four people were killed and several others were injured.
French Alps avalanche: Four hikers killed, others injured
Published: 04/09/2023 in BBC News - World
A wall of snow hit a group near Mont Blanc in south-eastern France.
Aurélien Pradié: The rising star shaking up French politics
Published: 04/08/2023 in BBC News - World
Aged 37, Aurélien Pradié has exploded onto France's political stage after ruining Macron's plans.
Russia Summons French Diplomat Over Ukraine Atrocity Claims
Published: 04/04/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Russia on Tuesday said it had summoned France's charge d'affaires in Moscow to protest "false publications" by the French embassy about alleged atrocities in Ukraine blamed on the Russian army.
Marlene Schiappa: French minister criticised over Playboy photoshoot
Published: 04/03/2023 in BBC News - World
Marlene Schiappa's photoshoot sparks outrage, as France reels from protests against pension reforms.
French Minister Appears On Front Cover Of Playboy
Published: 04/02/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Can posing for Playboy be a feminist statement? A French government minister thinks so and has defended her decision to appear -- clothed -- on the front cover of the notorious magazine.
Burkina Faso expels correspondents from French newspapers
Published: 04/02/2023 in BBC News - World
The correspondents of Le Monde and Libération were given 24 hours to leave the former French colony.
French President Macron Holds Crisis Meeting As More Protests Loom
Published: 03/27/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
President Emmanuel Macron summoned government ministers for a crisis meeting on Monday, as tensions ran high a day before another major day of strikes and protests against his pension reforms.
French Brand Launches Bag Made Of Real Meteorites, Costs Rs 35 Lakh
Published: 03/25/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
'Mini Meteorite Swipe Bag' is a limited-edition bag made of dark grey stone with an incorporated meteorite.
French police clash with water reservoir protesters
Published: 03/25/2023 in BBC News - World
The unrest follows weeks of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms.
French protests: No risk for King after Bordeaux violence, says mayor
Published: 03/24/2023 in BBC News - World
Days before King Charles III visits, French officials say they are focused on the trip going ahead.
Claude Lorius: Pioneering French climate change scientist dies aged 91
Published: 03/23/2023 in BBC News - World
His expeditions to Antarctica helped prove that humans were responsible for global warming.
French reforms: Macron refuses to give way as pension protests escalate
Published: 03/22/2023 in BBC News - World
The French leader says he has no regrets about unpopular pension reforms but tries to calm tensions.
French pension reforms: Is Macron's government doomed by crisis?
Published: 03/18/2023 in BBC News - World
No-confidence motions face the Macron government as it tries to force its unpopular changes into law.
French bin strike: Paris holds its nose as waste piles up
Published: 03/14/2023 in BBC News - World
Refuse collectors joined the strike a week ago in protest at plans to raise the pension age to 64.
Madagascar migrants drown trying to reach French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
Published: 03/13/2023 in BBC News - World
They were travelling from Madagascar to Mayotte, which lies some 400km across the ocean.
2024 Paris Olympics Tickets Too Expensive For Most French People: Report
Published: 03/05/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Around four out of five French people think tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics are too expensive, a poll showed Sunday, underlining growing public frustration with organisers over the issue.
Watertight Packets Wash Up On French Coast. They Held 2,300 Kg Cocaine
Published: 03/02/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Sealed bags containing a total of 2.3 tonnes of cocaine have washed up on the northern French coast in the past few days, a source with knowledge of the find said Thursday.
French football president resigns after scandal
Published: 02/28/2023 in BBC News - World
French Football Federation president Noel le Graet resigns following a damning report into the organisation and accusations of sexual harassment.
French Teen Stabs Teacher To Death At School
Published: 02/22/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
A teenage pupil stabbed a teacher to death in the middle of a lesson at a school in southwest France on Wednesday, the regional prosecutor said.
French drought alert after driest winter since 1959
Published: 02/22/2023 in BBC News - World
France has had no significant rainfall for 32 days and now faces restrictions, the government says.
French President Macron Wants Russia Defeated In Ukraine, Not "Crushed"
Published: 02/18/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview released Saturday that he wanted Russia to be defeated in its war with Ukraine, but not "crushed".
3 Men Convicted For Planning Knife Attack On French President Macron
Published: 02/17/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Jean-Pierre Bouyer, a 66-year-old former mechanic, was handed the longest sentence of four years in prison, with one year suspended, well below the maximum jail term of 10 years for the offence.
EDF: French energy giant posts worst-ever results
Published: 02/17/2023 in BBC News - World
The €17.9bn (£16bn) loss is being blamed on capped prices as well as repairs to power stations.
French State To Compensate Demonstrator Who Lost An Eye in 2009 Protest
Published: 02/16/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
A French court on Thursday ordered the state to pay more than 100,000 euros to a demonstrator who lost an eye after being shot with a rubber bullet by a police officer in 2009.
Pierre Palmade: French comic faces charges over drug-fuelled crash
Published: 02/14/2023 in BBC News - World
Pierre Palmade faces charges after a head-on collision led to a woman losing her unborn baby.
Algeria outraged by wanted protester's French escape
Published: 02/09/2023 in BBC News - World
Amira Bouraoui, banned from leaving Algeria, makes it to France via Tunisia sparking a diplomatic row.
French retirement age strike hits schools and trains
Published: 01/31/2023 in BBC News - World
A new wave of protests begins across France against plans to lift the retirement age from 62 to 64.
AP deletes widely mocked tweet about ‘the’ French
Published: 01/27/2023 in BBC News - World
The news agency had warned that journalists referencing "the French" could be dehumanising.
French Hunter Avoids Prison Over Killing Man He Had Mistaken For Boar
Published: 01/12/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
A French hunter on Thursday avoided prison over the killing of a Franco-British man he had mistaken for a boar, disappointing relatives and friends who had wanted a stiffer penalty.
French Hunter Convicted For Killing 25-Year-Old Man He Mistook For Boar
Published: 01/12/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
A French hunter who shot dead a Franco-British man he mistook for a wild boar got a two-year suspended sentence on Thursday, days after the government outlined tighter rules for the sport.
French plan to raise retirement age by two years to 64
Published: 01/10/2023 in BBC News - World
The Macron government's reforms immediately prompt calls for strike action by unions on 19 January.
Iran closes French institute over Charlie Hebdo's Khamenei cartoons
Published: 01/05/2023 in BBC News - World
Tehran protests at "sacrilegious" caricatures of the supreme leader published by a French magazine.
French Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj Leaves Jail In Nepal
Published: 12/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, left a Nepal jail in a police van on Friday, an AFP reporter said.
European Light Rocket Vega-C Lost Shortly After Launch In French Guiana
Published: 12/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
The European light launcher rocket Vega-C was lost shortly after lift-off from French Guiana on Tuesday with two Airbus satellites on board.
"Proud Of You": French President's Pep Talk After Team's World Cup Miss
Published: 12/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French president Emmanuel Macron consoled a heartbroken national football team after it lost to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final nail-biter.
Macron, On Haunches, Consoles French Star Striker Mbappe
Published: 12/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French President, who was in Qatar to see the World Cup final, was down at the ground and seen consoling a dejected French striker Kylian Mbappe as the defending champions lost to Argentina in a...
Ten dead, including five children, in French fire
Published: 12/16/2022 in BBC News - World
And four people are in a critical condition after the fire in an apartment block near Lyon.
"Proud To See All 36 Rafales On India's Soil": French Envoy
Published: 12/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain today said that he is proud to see 36 rafales with full equipment after all the 'Rafales' landed on Indian soil.
French police search Macron party office and consulting firm
Published: 12/14/2022 in BBC News - World
The raids are part of inquiries into the use of consultancies by France's president in 2017 and 2021.
French Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux Pays Tribute To Albert Camus
Published: 12/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French writer Annie Ernaux hailed Albert Camus as she received her Nobel Prize for literature on Saturday, 65 years after the author of existentialist classic "The Stranger" won the same award.
French Author Dominique Lapierre, Who Wrote 'City Of Joy', Dies At 91
Published: 12/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Dominique Lapierre, a French author with a passion for India and whose novels sold tens of millions of copies, has died, his wife announced.
French Hospital Suspends Operations After Cyber Attack: Report
Published: 12/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A hospital in Versailles, near Paris had to cancel operations and transfer some patients after being hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, France's health ministry said Sunday.
French baguette gets Unesco heritage status
Published: 11/30/2022 in BBC News - World
The loaf "celebrates the French way of life", Unesco's chief says as its inclusion was announced.
Ukraine Receives French Long-Range Rocket Systems: Report
Published: 11/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Ukraine said Tuesday it had received a multiple rocket launcher system from France adding to the arsenal of long-range artillery credited with changing dynamics on the battlefield against Russia.
Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter
Published: 11/26/2022 in BBC News - World
A French team has decoded a letter from Charles V, revealing rumours of an assassination plot.
French vote for right to abortion in constitution
Published: 11/25/2022 in BBC News - World
The proposal was prompted by increased restrictions in the US and Poland, but it faces a tough passage.
Calais migrants: French rescuers failed to help sinking boat
Published: 11/24/2022 in BBC News - World
Desperate calls made to French rescuers suggest they told drowning migrants to call the UK for help.
Bullfighting ban proposal goes before French MPs
Published: 11/23/2022 in BBC News - World
It is the first time such a bill has reached the National Assembly, but it faces an uphill battle.
French tax inspector killed during visit to antique dealer
Published: 11/22/2022 in BBC News - World
A French official is found dead and another tied to a chair at the home of a man they were auditing.
French mystery over Normandy murder without victim's body
Published: 11/18/2022 in BBC News - World
Police are convinced a woman has been murdered: the problem is no-one has been reported missing.
French Hunter Apologises For Killing Man He Mistook For Boar In 2020
Published: 11/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A French hunter told a court Thursday that he was sorry and "marked for life" after killing a man he mistook for a wild boar.
French Priest Charged Over Alleged Gay Date-Rape With Minor
Published: 11/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A priest working in northwest France has been charged after being accused of drugging and raping a 15-year-old he met via a gay dating app, prosecutors and legal sources said Thursday.
2023 Rugby World Cup: French prosecutors search headquarters
Published: 11/09/2022 in BBC News - World
Financial prosecutors search the headquarters of France's 2023 Rugby World Cup organisers.
Cardinal Ricard among 11 French bishops accused of abuse
Published: 11/07/2022 in BBC News - World
Jean-Pierre Ricard says he abused a 14-year-old girl when he was a parish priest in the 1980s.
11 French Bishops Accused Of Sexual Violence: Church Body
Published: 11/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Eleven former or serving French bishops have been accused of sexual violence, including the former bishop of Bordeaux who has confessed to assaulting a minor 35 years ago, a senior church body...
Jordan Bardella: French National Rally has new leader to replace Le Pen
Published: 11/05/2022 in BBC News - World
Jordan Bardella, 27, is the first National Rally leader not to come from the Le Pen family.
French MP Suspended For Shouting "Go Back To Africa" To Fellow Member
Published: 11/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
The French National Assembly on Friday sanctioned a far-right National Rally MP by temporarily banning him from the institution and cutting his pay for shouting "Go back to Africa".
French parliament stopped over 'racist' remark
Published: 11/03/2022 in BBC News - World
A far-right MP denies telling a black colleague to "go back to Africa" as he talks about immigration.
French MP Yells "Go Back To Africa" To Black MP, Parliament Suspended
Published: 11/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
France's lower house of parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a far-right MP shouted, "Go back to Africa!" as a Black legislator from the far left asked a question about immigration.
French company pleads guilty to U.S. charge of paying terror groups
Published: 10/18/2022 in National
The French company Lafarge pleaded guilty Tuesday to a United States charge that it made payments to groups considered terrorists.
British Woman Fatally Shot During French Boar Hunt
Published: 10/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A British woman died after being shot by her companion during a wild boar hunt in France on Sunday, in what a prosecutor described as a "dramatic accident".
French oil workers vote to continue strike
Published: 10/12/2022 in BBC News - World
The stoppage at refineries, now in its third week, has led to long queues at petrol stations.
Uffizi Museum Sues French Fashion Brand Over Botticelli Bottoms Row
Published: 10/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
The Uffizi museum in Florence said Monday it was suing French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier for "unauthorised use" of Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus", its Italian Renaissance masterpiece.
Annie Ernaux: French writer wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Published: 10/06/2022 in BBC News - World
The French writer wins for "the courage with which she uncovers the collective restraints of memory".
French Teen Shot Dead In Gunfight Between Car Driver, Police
Published: 10/05/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
An 18-year-old girl was killed in a gun battle with police in southeastern France in the early hours of Wednesday, prosecutors said, the latest in a nationwide string of violent traffic stops.
Robot That Makes French Fries "Faster" Than Humans Developed In US
Published: 10/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Miso Robotics Inc in Pasadena has started rolling out its Flippy 2 robot, which automates the process of deep frying potatoes, onions and other foods.
French Police Use Tear Gas To Stop Protests Over Iranian Woman's Death
Published: 09/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French police on Sunday used tear gas and employed anti-riot tactics to prevent hundreds of people protesting in Paris from marching on Tehran's embassy, AFP reporters and eyewitnesses said.
French President's Sneakers During London Trip Cause Stir Online
Published: 09/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron's choice of footwear during his trip to London ahead of the queen's funeral caused an outpouring of commentary -- and disinformation -- online.
Video: 60-Year-Old French 'Spiderman' Climbs A 48-Storey Building
Published: 09/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
The "French Spiderman," a free climber, celebrated his 60th birthday by climbing a 187-meter Paris skyscraper.
French 'Spider-Man' scales skyscraper aged 60
Published: 09/17/2022 in BBC News - World
Alain Robert says he climbed the 48-storey skyscraper without safety gear to mark his 60th birthday.
Cycling World Championships: French Federation defends decision to fly female riders to Australia in economy
Published: 09/17/2022 in BBC News - World
The French Cycling Federation defends its decision to fly its men to the Cycling World Championships in Australia in business class while the women travelled in economy.
French police nab first-class wig gang suspects
Published: 09/16/2022 in BBC News - World
A group of thieves stole €300,000 worth of goods from passengers on high-speed trains, police say.
French air traffic control strike affects thousands of passengers
Published: 09/16/2022 in BBC News - World
Hundreds of flights are cancelled on Friday, affecting tens of thousands of passengers.
Jean-Luc Godard: Legendary French film director dies at 91
Published: 09/13/2022 in BBC News - World
The New Wave director rewrote cinema's rules and influenced film-makers from Tarantino to Scorsese.
Video: How Shocked French President Reacted After Russia Invaded Ukraine
Published: 09/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A video has surfaced on Twitter of President of France Emmanuel Macrons on a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Liz Truss and Macron exchange "flowers" on UK/French relations
Published: 08/27/2022 in MercoPress
French president Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Algeria, took time to comment on remarks from the most serious candidate to become the next British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and said he would not "for a second" hesitate to say "the United Kingdom is a friend of France," despite its leaders or minor mistakes.
French oil firm TotalEnergies denies link to Russian jet supplies
Published: 08/25/2022 in BBC News - World
Transport Minister Clément Beaune calls for light to be shed on allegations surrounding TotalEnergies.
Sewage in sea: French appeal to EU over UK discharges of waste
Published: 08/25/2022 in BBC News - World
The UK is threatening health on the French coast as raw sewage is dumped in the sea, French MEPs say.
Go-karting for French prisoners a mistake, admits Fresnes governor
Published: 08/24/2022 in BBC News - World
It was meant as a day of fun and games at France's second largest prison, but it prompted an outcry.
French farmers made salers cheese for 2,000 years — then a drought hit
Published: 08/17/2022 in National
The most severe drought in France’s history has claimed another victim: salers, a semihard cheese that has been produced for over 2,000 years.
Carbon Emissions From French Wildfires Hit Record
Published: 08/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Ongoing wildfires in France have already released record amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, new satellite data has shown.
Jean-Jacques Sempe, French Cartoonist Of 'Le Petit Nicolas' Fame, Dies
Published: 08/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Jean-Jacques Sempe, who originally wanted to be a jazz pianist and had a difficult childhood, dropped out of school aged 14.
French freediver breaks deep dive world record
Published: 08/10/2022 in BBC News - World
Arnaud Jerald took 3 minutes and 34 seconds to complete the dive during the Vertical Blue competition.
Ailing Beluga Whale Stranded In French River Dies During Rescue Attempt
Published: 08/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
An ailing Beluga whale that strayed into France's River Seine has died during a last-ditch rescue attempt, experts having decided to put the animal down to prevent further suffering, local officials...
Huge Beluga Whale Stranded In French River Rescued: Report
Published: 08/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France was removed from the water early Wednesday in the first stage of a rescue operation.
French Scientist Apologises For Tweet Saying Chorizo Was A Star
Published: 08/06/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A French scientist who tweeted a picture of a slice of chorizo and claimed it was an image of a far-off star acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope has issued an apology.
French mayor threatens €15,000 deposit to climb Mont Blanc
Published: 08/05/2022 in BBC News - World
The deposit is meant to cover rescue and funeral costs amid increased rockfalls caused by hot weather.
62-Year-Old French Sailor Survives 16 Hours Under Capsized Boat Off Spain
Published: 08/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A 62-year-old French sailor has been rescued in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain after surviving for 16 hours in a tiny air bubble under his capsized sailboat, the Spanish coastguard said Thursday.
French sailor survives 16 hours in capsized boat in Atlantic
Published: 08/03/2022 in BBC News - World
The 62-year-old French sailor survived thanks to an air bubble before being rescued by divers.
McDonald's Employee In US Shot In The Neck Over Cold French Fries
Published: 08/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A McDonald's worker in the United States was shot in the neck and critically wounded after allegedly getting into an argument with a customer over cold french fries.
French Fireman Accused Of Being Serial Fire Starter Arrested
Published: 07/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French authorities on Friday held a fireman from the south of France accused of being behind a series of wildfires in the region which he says he started in a quest for adrenaline.
Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman Thanks French President For "Warm Reception"
Published: 07/29/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his "warm reception" during talks in Paris that have outraged rights groups.
Should Men Wear Ties In Chambers?: French Parliament's New Topic Of Debate
Published: 07/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
With debates over the rising cost of living and President Emmanuel Macron's allies short of an overall majority, MPs have had discussions over contemporary gentleman's fashion - should men wear ties...
French Bastille Day firework blast kills boy and sister
Published: 07/15/2022 in BBC News - World
A seven-year-old boy and his elder sister were hit by a firework that blew up in a crowd in France.
Uefa Liverpool final: String of errors in French handling, says report
Published: 07/13/2022 in BBC News - World
A French Senate inquiry finds Liverpool fans were unfairly blamed for the failings at the stadium.
Emmanuel Macron's Government Suffers First Defeat In French Parliament
Published: 07/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
France's government has suffered its first defeat in parliament after President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party lost its majority in elections last month.
French Fécamp 'precious blood' relics recovered after abbey theft
Published: 07/12/2022 in BBC News - World
Catholics were shocked when an artefact said to contain drops of Jesus's blood was stolen in France.
Daphne du Maurier: Novelist who traced past to a French debtors' jail
Published: 07/02/2022 in BBC News - World
Rebecca writer Dame Daphne du Maurier discovered her apparent aristocratic past was not as it seemed.
French Banksy: Eight guilty in theft of Bataclan mural
Published: 06/23/2022 in BBC News - World
The men all receive four year sentences after the mural was stolen from a door at the concert hall.
French burkini ban upheld as Grenoble loses legal challenge
Published: 06/21/2022 in BBC News - World
Grenoble city council tried to approve the full-body swimsuits, but a high-level court says no.
French elections: Cleaner defeats former minister in parliamentary vote
Published: 06/20/2022 in BBC News - World
Rachel Keke, a left-wing candidate in Paris, is the first cleaner to become an MP in France.
French elections: What now for opposition left and far-right?
Published: 06/20/2022 in BBC News - World
The big winners of France's elections are poles apart but share the aim of opposing the Macron government.
French President Loses Parliament Majority In Stunning Setback
Published: 06/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday lost his parliamentary majority after major election gains by a newly formed left-wing alliance and the far right, in a stunning blow to his plans for major...
French President Emmanuel Macron To Lose Parliament Majority: Estimates
Published: 06/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday was set to lose his parliamentary majority after major election gains by a newly formed left-wing alliance and the far-right, in a stunning blow to his hopes...
French National Assembly vote decides battle between Macron and left
Published: 06/18/2022 in BBC News - World
President Emmanuel Macron fights a crunch parliamentary election against a green-left alliance.
Moroccans accuse French tycoon Jacques Bouthier of sexual harassment
Published: 06/18/2022 in BBC News - World
The 75-year-old is already under judicial investigation in France for raping a minor and trafficking.
Jean-Louis Trintignant, "Wonderful Talent" Of French Cinema, Dies At 91
Published: 06/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of France's greatest actors, who died on Friday aged 91, was hailed by French President Emmanuel Macron as "a wonderful artistic talent and voice".
French screen icon Jean-Louis Trintignant dies aged 91
Published: 06/17/2022 in BBC News - World
The icon starred in Amour and other titles - and gained sympathy after the murder of his daughter.
French, German, Italian Leaders Arrive In Ukraine In Show Of Support
Published: 06/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
The leaders of Germany, France and Italy - all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious - made a joint visit to Ukraine on Thursday, touring a town devastated by Russia's...
French, German And Italian Leaders Arrive In Kyiv: Report
Published: 06/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, an AFP reporter travelling with the trio said.
Dutch idea to give jobs to French youths backfires
Published: 06/15/2022 in BBC News - World
Karien van Gennip tried to address shortages in the Dutch labour market but she quickly backtracked.
French Troops Capture Key Islamic State Figure In Mali: Report
Published: 06/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Islamic State extremist group in the Sahel region of Africa, the military said Wednesday.
French burkini ban challenged by Grenoble in top court
Published: 06/14/2022 in BBC News - World
The ban on the full-body swimsuits in public swimming pools is contested by Grenoble city council.
French election: Big test for Macron in vote hit by low turnout
Published: 06/12/2022 in BBC News - World
The election will decide whether the president retains his majority, amid a very low turnout.
Pardon Us: French Police' Apology To Woman Who Tackled President Macron
Published: 06/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French police have apologised to a woman after allegedly seeking to "intimidate" her after she challenged President Emmanuel Macron on rape allegations made against ministers.
Aukus: Australia to pay €555m settlement to French firm
Published: 06/11/2022 in BBC News - World
The €555m settlement draws a line under a row that threatened to torpedo EU-Australia trade talks.
Champions League: Chain of failures marred Paris final, French inquiry says
Published: 06/10/2022 in BBC News - World
The report says the violence against fans at the Stade de France has "severely damaged" France's image.
French vote: Who is Mélenchon and what does his NUPES alliance want?
Published: 06/10/2022 in BBC News - World
He leads a left-wing alliance aiming to stop President Macron controlling the next government.
French elections: Left unites to threaten Macron in parliamentary vote
Published: 06/09/2022 in BBC News - World
A five-party alliance led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon aims to deny the president control of parliament.
Champions League Final: Post-match violence shakes up French election race
Published: 06/03/2022 in BBC News - World
Far-right MPs have sought to capitalise on the violence that followed the Champions League final.
French Open: Rafael Nadal through after Alexander Zverev fall
Published: 06/03/2022 in BBC News - World
Rafael Nadal reaches the French Open final after his opponent Alexander Zverev is taken off court in a wheelchair following a nasty fall.
Machine guns found in raid on French neo-Nazi gang
Published: 06/03/2022 in BBC News - World
Authorities say the group went on a "Jew hunt" during a football match in Strasbourg.
French Police Find "Alarming" Neo-Nazi Arms Stash
Published: 06/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French police discovered an arsenal of weapons including machine guns after arresting four men suspected of belonging to a neo-Nazi group in the eastern Alsace region, officials said Friday.
French Open: Top seed Iga Swiatek 'disappointed and surprised' by Amelie Mauresmo comments
Published: 06/02/2022 in BBC News - World
Top seed Iga Swiatek says it is "disappointing and surprising" to hear French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo say women's games are not as appealing as men's matches.
French newsman killed in Russia-Ukraine conflict
Published: 05/31/2022 in MercoPress
Newsman Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff has been killed Monday by a Russian grenade thrown against a humanitarian convoy in Donbass, French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed.
Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff: French BFMTV journalist killed in Ukraine
Published: 05/30/2022 in BBC News - World
Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff was covering an evacuation operation near Severodonetsk when he was killed.
French Journalist On Board A Bus Killed In Ukraine: Emmanuel Macron
Published: 05/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff was killed while working in Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron said today on ...
French Open: Rafael Nadal wins to set up Novak Djokovic quarter-final
Published: 05/29/2022 in BBC News - World
Rafael Nadal will play long-time rival Novak Djokovic in the French Open quarter-finals after winning an absorbing five-set battle with Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Franky Zapata: French jetpack inventor injured in lake crash
Published: 05/29/2022 in BBC News - World
Franky Zapata was injured after his jetpack, called a flyboard, crashed into a lake in Biscarrosse.
French Court Scraps Rule Allowing 'Burkinis' In Swimming Pools
Published: 05/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A French court stepped into a row over the wearing of burkinis in municipal swimming pools, suspending a council's decision to allow Muslim women to wear them.
Bank Sued For Denying Request To Work Remotely From French Riviera
Published: 05/25/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A former BNP Paribas SA regional director is suing the lender, claiming she was left with no other choice than quitting after it vetoed her request to work remotely from the French Riviera where her...
Luc Besson: French director cleared of rape charges by Paris court
Published: 05/24/2022 in BBC News - World
The director of The Big Blue and Nikita was accused of repeatedly raping actress Sand Van Roy.
French Open 2022: Iga Swiatek beats Lesia Tsurenko, Naomi Osaka loses to Amanda Anisimova
Published: 05/23/2022 in BBC News - World
World number one Iga Swiatek underlines why she is the overwhelming favourite by starting her French Open campaign with a quick win over Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko.
'Oui Monsieur Stanley', Boris Johnson's father becomes French citizen
Published: 05/23/2022 in MercoPress
Stanley Johnson, father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week secured French citizenship, but according to the French Justice Ministry, “this decision concerns only Mr. Stanley Johnson and does not extend to his descendants.”
French street artist Miss. Tic dies aged 66
Published: 05/22/2022 in BBC News - World
She is seen as one of the founders of stencil art, famous for her graffiti of female figures in Paris.
Russia Expels 34 French Diplomats As "Retaliatory Move"; France Condemns
Published: 05/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Moscow said Wednesday it was expelling 34 "employees of French diplomatic missions".
French Government seeks To Block 'Burkinis' In Swimming Pools
Published: 05/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
France's interior minister said Tuesday that he would seek to overturn a rule change in the city of Grenoble that would allow women to wear burkinis in state-run swimming pools.
Elisabeth Borne: New French PM urges girls to pursue their dreams
Published: 05/17/2022 in BBC News - World
Elisabeth Borne is only the second woman in 30 years to get the job of French prime minister.
France's President Names First Female French PM In Over Three Decades
Published: 05/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
After outgoing French Prime Minister Jean Castex earlier handed his resignation to the President. Emmanuel Macron today named Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as his new Prime Minister, the first woman...
Moscow Takes French Carmaker Renault's Russia Assets Amid Companies' Exit
Published: 05/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French car maker Renault has sold its Russian assets to the Russian government, both parties announced on Monday, as foreign companies leave the country amid Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine.
French Murder Cracked 36 Years After Crime
Published: 05/12/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French prosecutors said Thursday they had cracked a 36-year-old cold case after charging a man with the murder of a young woman who disappeared in a small Alpine town in the 1980s.
Internet Outages In Several French Cities After Cable "Attacks": Report
Published: 04/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Internet services were down or running slowly in several French cities on Wednesday after fibre optic cables were cut overnight in "attacks" on the crucial infrastructure, telecom operators said.
French Nun, World's Newest Oldest Person, Shares Secret To A Long Life
Published: 04/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
According to Guinness World Records, Sister Andre was born as Lucille Randon on February 11, 1904. Last year, she became the oldest COVID-19 survivor.
French election: I did not vote because nothing will change
Published: 04/25/2022 in BBC News - World
Many French people were left disappointed by the options in the presidential run-off.
Protests In Paris After Emmanuel Macron Wins French Polls, Teargas Used
Published: 04/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Riot police charged and sprayed teargas on demonstrators in central Paris protesting after President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected on Sunday, footage from social media showed.
French vote as Macron aims to beat far-right Le Pen
Published: 04/23/2022 in BBC News - World
After a divisive campaign, Marine Le Pen faces an uphill battle to defeat sitting President Macron.
Macron vs Le Pen Tomorrow - Why French Voters Will Vote Against, Not For
Published: 04/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
France's electoral system is held over 2 rounds. In the first, anyone who meets the threshold criteria (this year, 12 candidates) can run. Assuming no one wins an absolute majority, the top two...
French election: Macron and Le Pen trade taunts as campaigning ends
Published: 04/22/2022 in BBC News - World
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen make bitter attacks on each other ahead of Sunday's election.
Will French Left-Wing Voters Back Rightest Le Pen For President
Published: 04/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Despite being a former minister in a Socialist government, French President Emmanuel Macron long ago burned through the goodwill he once had among left-wing voters.
French Election: Emmanuel Macron Attacks His Rival Le Pen Over "Russia Links"
Published: 04/20/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron attacked his far-right rival Marine Le Pen for her links to Russia during a televised presidential debate on Wednesday, accusing her of being "dependent" on the...
French election: Macron and Le Pen to clash in TV presidential debate
Published: 04/20/2022 in BBC News - World
Four days before the vote, far-right leader Marine Le Pen is behind Emmanuel Macron in the polls.
French election: Far-right Le Pen's long quest for power in France
Published: 04/19/2022 in BBC News - World
Marine Le Pen has taken France's National Rally to within touching distance of the presidency.
French runoff, a choice between Macron’s unexciting centrism and Le Pen’s unsullied Trumpism
Published: 04/19/2022 in MercoPress
By Gwynne Dyer – French President Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, but he’s still in trouble. He knew he would be. Here’s what he said on Saturday.
French elections: EU apprehensive of Le Pen ahead of French run-off vote
Published: 04/18/2022 in BBC News - World
A Marine Le Pen victory in France would send shockwaves across the European Union, writes Jessica Parker.
French elections: Macron v Le Pen and two visions for France
Published: 04/18/2022 in BBC News - World
French voters have a big choice to make on public services, immigration and foreign policy.
Invited French President To See Proof Of "Genocide": Ukraine's Zelensky
Published: 04/17/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has invited his French counterpart to visit Ukraine to see for himself evidence that Russian forces have committed "genocide," a term President Emmanuel...
French Police Officers Probe Bucha Mass Grave In Ukraine
Published: 04/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A French police officer sends a drone up into the sky at Bucha near Ukraine's capital Kyiv to photograph a 14-metre-long grave where 70 bodies have been found.
French actor Michel Bouquet dies aged 96
Published: 04/13/2022 in BBC News - World
French elections: Macron targets Le Pen as run-off campaign begins
Published: 04/11/2022 in BBC News - World
The French president fires up his re-election campaign visiting a stronghold of his far-right rival.
French Bank Group Ceases Activities In Russia Citing Ukraine War
Published: 04/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French banking group Societe Generale said Monday it was ceasing activities in Russia and selling its majority stake in Rosbank, weeks after Ukraine's leader urged French firms to leave over Moscow's...
Could Marine Le Pen win the French elections?
Published: 04/11/2022 in BBC News - World
Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head with President Macron in an election run off in a fortnight.
French elections: Macron and Le Pen to fight for presidency
Published: 04/10/2022 in BBC News - World
Emmanuel Macron wins the first round but the run-off against Marine Le Pen is set to be far closer.
French election: Macron pledges to create united France
Published: 04/10/2022 in BBC News - World
Emmanuel Macron says he will unite "all the different convictions and beliefs" if re-elected.
French election: Macron faces stiffest test as France votes
Published: 04/09/2022 in BBC News - World
The opening round of the French presidential race could become a cliffhanger for Emmanuel Macron.
French election: Far-right Le Pen closes in on Macron ahead of vote
Published: 04/07/2022 in BBC News - World
Emmanuel Macron is now looking over his shoulder before the first round of the presidential race.
French winemakers fan flames to save 2022 crop
Published: 04/07/2022 in BBC News - World
Sudden and sharp frosts in France this week are threatening this year's vintage.
French Presidential Candidate Vows Headscarf Fines For Muslims
Published: 04/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen vowed Thursday to issue fines to Muslims who wear headscarves in public, as candidates made a final push for votes three days ahead of an election...
French President Wants Fresh Sanctions Against Russia, Cites "War Crimes"
Published: 04/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was in favour of new sanctions against Moscow after claims that Russian forces committed atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a town...
French Actor, Granted Russian Citizenship By Putin, Blasts His "Excesses"
Published: 04/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past, has criticised his "crazy, unacceptable excesses" in Ukraine.
French Military Spy Chief Quits Over Ukraine: Report
Published: 03/31/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
France's military intelligence chief is leaving his post after Paris failed to accurately predict in contrast to other Western allies that Russia would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, several...
French intelligence chief Vidaud fired over Russian war failings
Published: 03/31/2022 in BBC News - World
Gen Eric Vidaud loses his job as military intelligence boss for not predicting Russia's invasion.
French branch of fast-food chain on notice over Brazilian supplies
Published: 03/30/2022 in MercoPress
French labor unions CGT, the UGT, and CUT Wednesday put McDonald's France “on notice" that it needs to submit a vigilance plan attesting to its compliance with local laws, while the company's Brazilian suppliers have been placed under scrutiny for their alleged poor social and environmental practices.
French elections: Eric Zemmour criticised over 'Killer Macron' rally chants
Published: 03/29/2022 in BBC News - World
Emmanuel Macron criticises challenger Eric Zemmour after his supporters chanted "Killer Macron" at a rally.
French election: Why the small town of Moissac is on edge
Published: 03/28/2022 in BBC News - World
The relationship between a Bulgarian community and locals in Moissac sheds light on political issues.
French elections: Putin's war gives Macron boost in presidential race
Published: 03/18/2022 in BBC News - World
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shaken up France's presidential elections, with only three weeks to go.
Putin Accuses Ukraine Of "War Crimes" In Call With French President Macron
Published: 03/18/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused Kyiv of "war crimes" in a call with his French counterpart, saying that Moscow was doing "everything possible" to avoid civilian deaths in Ukraine.
Google Celebrates French Artist Rosa Bonheur's 200th Birthday With A Doodle
Published: 03/15/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Google today celebrates the 200th birthday of French painter Rosa Bonheur, whose successful career inspired a future generation of women in the arts.
Ukraine Membership Of EU Is "Not For Tomorrow": French Minister
Published: 03/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
EU leaders had gathered in France to discuss the Ukraine crisis caused due to Russia's invasion.
Melinda French Gates' Slams Ex-Husband Bill Gates In First Tell-All
Published: 03/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Melinda French Gates on Thursday criticized her ex-husband Bill Gates for having met multiple times with Jeffrey Epstein, the financier accused of child sex crimes who committed suicide in 2019 while...
French Professor Drives 1,200 Miles To Offer House To Ukrainian Refugees
Published: 03/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
When Russia invaded Ukraine last week French professor Yves Gineste didn't think twice - he set off on a four-day drive to the eastern edge of Slovakia to offer his Perpignan house to refugees.
"Worst Is To Come" In Ukraine, Says French President After Putin Call
Published: 03/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron believes "the worst is to come" in Ukraine after a 90-minute phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin who appears intent on seizing "the whole" of the...
Will Continue Uncompromising Fight In Ukraine: Putin To French President
Published: 03/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to continue fighting against what he described as nationalists in Ukraine and said the Kremlin could add to its demands at negotiations if Kyiv stalls...
French Group will recover port of Beirut devastated by a massive explosion in 2020
Published: 02/22/2022 in MercoPress
French Group CMA-CGM, a world leader in shipping and logistic has won the concession bid to manage, operate and maintain the Port of Beirut’s container terminal for a 10-year period starting next month.
Jeffrey Epstein Ally Found Dead In French Prison: Prosecutors
Published: 02/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Prominent French model agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a close associate of disgraced US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead in his Paris prison cell, prosecutors said Saturday, in an echo of the...
French election: Who's vying to challenge Emmanuel Macron?
Published: 02/16/2022 in BBC News - World
A tight and divisive race is expected when France holds a presidential election in April this year.
French Police Shoot Dead Knife-Wielding Man At Paris Station: Report
Published: 02/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French police shot dead a man who lunged at them early on Monday with a long-blade knife at Paris's busy Gare du Nord train station, police sources said.
French President Kept At Distance From Putin After Refusing Covid Test
Published: 02/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Russia on Friday said French President Emmanuel Macron was made to sit at an enormously long table for his talks with Vladimir Putin because he refused to take a Kremlin-performed Covid test.
French Police Warn Canada-Style 'Freedom Convoys' In Paris
Published: 02/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French police warned Thursday they would prevent so-called "Freedom Convoys" from blockading Paris, as protesters against Covid rules began to drive towards the capital.
French Police Warn Of Canada-Style 'Freedom Convoys' In Paris
Published: 02/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French police warned Thursday they would prevent so-called "Freedom Convoys" from blockading Paris, as protesters against Covid rules began to drive towards the capital.
French and EU investigation into major fisheries incident that caused the death of tons of blue whiting
Published: 02/08/2022 in MercoPress
France's fisheries minister has called for an investigation after a major incident with tons of dead fish drifting off the country's Atlantic coast. Video footage filmed by environmental activists shows a mass of dead fish floating on the sea surface.
'Possible' To Work On French President's Ideas On Ukraine: Vladimir Putin
Published: 02/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Russian President Vladimir Putin said several proposals put forward by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at talks on Monday could form a basis for moving forward on the crisis over Ukraine.
Emir Abdelkader: French sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised
Published: 02/05/2022 in BBC News - World
Vandals damage the depiction of Emir Abdelkader, once 'France's worst enemy', before its inauguration.
Huge bank of dead fish spotted off French Atlantic coast
Published: 02/04/2022 in BBC News - World
France's fisheries minister calls for an inquiry after a trawler spills more than 100,000 blue whiting.
How Melinda French Gates Plans To Give Away Her Fortune
Published: 02/03/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Melinda French Gates will increasingly give away her fortune through philanthropies other than the $50 billion Gates Foundation.
French ambassador expelled from Mali
Published: 01/31/2022 in BBC News - World
Mali gave the ambassador 72 hours to leave over comments made by the French foreign minister.
French Retirement Home Chief Fired Amid Patient Abuse, Negligence Scandal
Published: 01/30/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
The chief executive of major France-based retirement home operator Orpea was removed on Sunday, the company board said in a statement following allegations of patient abuse and hygiene negligence.
LGBT rights: New French law to criminalise 'conversion therapy'
Published: 01/26/2022 in BBC News - World
Anyone convicted under the law could face fines of up to €30,000 (£25,000) and two years in jail.
French tourist Benjamin Brière jailed in Iran on spying charges
Published: 01/25/2022 in BBC News - World
The 36-year-old was arrested for flying a drone while on holiday nearly two years ago.
Thierry Mugler: French fashion designer dies aged 73
Published: 01/23/2022 in BBC News - World
The French fashion designer created pieces for David Bowie, Sharon Stone and Lady Gaga.
French Fashion Designer Thierry Mugler Dies At 73: Facebook Statement
Published: 01/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French designer Thierry Mugler, who reigned over fashion in the 1980s, died on Sunday at the age of 73 of "natural causes", according to his agent Jean-Baptiste Rougeot.
Jean-Jacques Savin: French adventurer dies crossing Atlantic Ocean
Published: 01/22/2022 in BBC News - World
Jean-Jacques Savin, who was 75, had previously made the voyage in a large barrel.
French tourist Benjamin Briere goes on trial in Iran for espionage
Published: 01/21/2022 in BBC News - World
Benjamin Brière was arrested in 2020 after flying a drone near the Iran-Turkmenistan border.
French elections: Divided left fight doomed race of their own
Published: 01/20/2022 in BBC News - World
For the first time in living memory there is no left-wing candidate challenging for the presidency.
French skier investigated over collision with British girl
Published: 01/18/2022 in BBC News - World
A skier who hit a five-year-old in the French Alps who then died faces a possible charge of manslaughter.
"Dognappings" On The Rise As Thieves Target French Bulldogs In US
Published: 01/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
The two thieves who brutally robbed 27-year-old Marieke Bayens at gunpoint on a California street were not after her purse -- or her. They wanted the little dog at the end of her leash: Merlyn, a...
Channel migrants: Thirty rescued as man dies off French coast
Published: 01/14/2022 in BBC News - World
The man fell overboard from a migrant boat in what is thought to be the first fatality this year.
The people using YouTube to pay for their French chateau
Published: 01/12/2022 in BBC News - World
How chateaux owners are using advertising revenues from social media posts to earn a living.
Alps murders: French police arrest suspect over killing of British family
Published: 01/12/2022 in BBC News - World
Three members of a British family and a French cyclist were shot dead in the French Alps.
Covid pass protesters attack French MP Stéphane Claireaux with seaweed
Published: 01/10/2022 in BBC News - World
Stéphane Claireaux compared the attack outside his home in St Pierre and Miquelon to a "stoning".
The Battle for the French Right
Published: 01/10/2022 in MercoPress
By Daniel Cohen – The French presidential election in April will almost certainly be decided in a second-round contest between the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, and one of the right-wing candidates. Much, therefore, will depend on the performance of potential spoilers like Éric Zemmour, the French version of Donald Trump
Anti-Covid Vaccine Pass Protesters Attack French Politician
Published: 01/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French politician Stephane Claireaux, who is a member of President Emmanuel Macron's ruling La Republique En Marche party, said on Monday that he had been attacked over the weekend by protesters...
Vaccine-Sceptic French Lawmaker Dies After Contracting COVID-19
Published: 01/07/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French lawmaker Jose Evrard, whose vaccine-sceptic far-right party had opposed government measures to control the spread of COVID-19, has died after contracting the coronavirus, the president of the...
French President Macron Wants To Stand For Re-Election But Is Undecided
Published: 01/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron wants to stand for a second term in April presidential elections but will only declare his intentions once he is sure, he said in an interview with the Le Parisien...
Covid-19: French MPs get death threats over support for vaccine pass
Published: 01/03/2022 in BBC News - World
They report the threats as they consider tougher restrictions on unvaccinated people in France.
EU Flag Removed From French Monument After Outrage
Published: 01/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A large European Union flag attached to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday to mark the start of France's six-month presidency of the bloc was removed on Sunday after it drew outrage from far-right...
French car-burning returns for New Years' Eve
Published: 01/01/2022 in BBC News - World
Car burning has become an annual event in French suburbs since riots hit several cities in 2005.
French ban on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables begins
Published: 12/31/2021 in BBC News - World
Effective from New Year's day, officials hope the law will prevent a billion items of single use plastics every year.
"Opt For Cycling": French Car Ads Must Back Less-Polluting Alternatives
Published: 12/31/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Car advertisements in France will have to include messages encouraging people to consider less-polluting travel alternatives from 2022 as part of the government's drive to rein in CO2 emissions.
French zoo closed temporarily after pack of nine wolves escape
Published: 12/24/2021 in BBC News - World
No people were injured during the incident, but the wolf pack was killed due to safety concerns.
French outcry over academic in Grenoble Islamophobia row
Published: 12/22/2021 in BBC News - World
Dozens of academics warn that freedom of expression is at risk after a German professor is suspended.
McDonald's faces a French fries shortage in Japan
Published: 12/21/2021 in BBC News - World
The firm's potato deliveries from North America are being delayed due to supply chain disruptions.
Covid: French ski season in disarray as UK tourists banned
Published: 12/18/2021 in BBC News - World
Snow on the slopes of Mont Blanc is the best Chamonix has seen in years - but few Brits will enjoy it.
Covid-19: Omicron spreading at lightning speed - French PM
Published: 12/17/2021 in BBC News - World
Restrictions are being tightened across Europe as countries battle a new wave of Covid-19 infections.
Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts
Published: 12/17/2021 in BBC News - World
For nearly 70 years, Caroline and Martine have been rivals for the hearts of French schoolchildren.
Andry Rajoelina: French nationals sentenced for Madagascar coup plot
Published: 12/17/2021 in BBC News - World
The two men are accused of planning to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina.
Channel tragedy: French authorities identify 26 victims
Published: 12/14/2021 in BBC News - World
Sixteen Kurdish people, including two friends from Iraq, were among those who perished last month.
French billionaire amasses 18% stake in UK telecoms giant BT, fueling takeover fears
Published: 12/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
French billionaire Patrick Drahi's telecoms group Altice has increased its ownership of BT to 18% from 12.1%.
French Territory Votes Against Independence In Boycotted Referendum
Published: 12/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Islanders on the Pacific territory of New Caledonia voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to remain part of France in a third referendum that was boycotted by pro-independence groups, raising fears of new...
French Climber Allowed To Keep Gems Found In 2013 At Air India Crash Site
Published: 12/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires buried for decades on a glacier off France's Mont Blanc has finally been shared between the climber who discovered them and local authorities, eight...
Saudi Man Mistaken For Khashoggi Suspect Says French Custody Like "Zoo"
Published: 12/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The Saudi man who was mistakenly arrested in France over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi felt like he was "in a zoo" during his detention, he told Saudi TV on Thursday.
Eric Zemmour: Far-right French presidential candidate grabbed at rally
Published: 12/06/2021 in BBC News - World
A man grabs Eric Zemmour by the neck at the far-right presidential candidate's first rally.
French Right Choose Paris Region Chief To Challenge President Macron
Published: 12/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France's conservative party on Saturday chose the moderate chief of the Paris region Valerie Pecresse to challenge President Emmanuel Macron next year, a pick that will likely have a major influence...
Boris Johnson Says No Regrets After French Fury Over Migrant Plan
Published: 11/26/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no regrets about publishing a letter to President Emmanuel Macron on Twitter proposing that France take back migrants who have crossed the Channel, his...
"In View Of What Happened...": UK Urges Joint Patrols On French Coast
Published: 11/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Britain on Thursday renewed an offer to send police and border forces to France to carry out joint patrols along the Channel coast after at least 27 migrants drowned in an attempted crossing.
Karim Benzema: French footballer guilty in sex tape blackmail case
Published: 11/24/2021 in BBC News - World
The Real Madrid striker is convicted of conspiring to blackmail fellow footballer Mathieu Valbuena.
New York's French Chef Daniel Boulud Voted World's Best
Published: 11/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French chef Daniel Boulud, who has been living in New York for almost 40 years, was named best restaurateur in the world by Les Grandes Tables du Monde on Monday for his flagship restaurant "Daniel."
French Prime Minister Jean Castex Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Published: 11/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French Prime Minister Jean Castex tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday evening, his office told AFP, adding that he would isolate for 10 days while continuing to work.
Crowd trouble threatens future of French football, says sports minister
Published: 11/22/2021 in BBC News - World
France's sports minister says repeated crowd trouble at Ligue 1 matches is putting the "survival" of French football "at stake".
French school bus experiment brings hope to Toulouse estates
Published: 11/19/2021 in BBC News - World
Three sprawling estates have been part of a social experiment to improve education for children.
French teenage jogger admits lying about kidnap escape
Published: 11/12/2021 in BBC News - World
The 17-year-old had claimed she escaped her kidnappers, in a case that has gripped France.
Mireille Knoll: Killer of French Holocaust survivor jailed for life
Published: 11/10/2021 in BBC News - World
A man is sentenced for murdering 85-year-old Jewish woman Mireille Knoll in 2018.
French 17-year-old feared abducted while jogging found alive
Published: 11/10/2021 in BBC News - World
The 17-year-old girl was found in a state of shock about 10km from where she had gone for a run.
French Catholic Church To Settle Sexual Abuse Claims With Asset Sales
Published: 11/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Catholic bishops in France agreed Monday to sell part of the Church's extensive real estate holdings to compensate thousands of victims of child sex abuse at the hands of clergy.
3 Bodies Found Near Spot Where French Climbers Went Missing In Himalayas
Published: 11/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A search team flew out to recover three bodies in a remote corner of Nepal's Himalayas on Monday, close to where a trio of French climbers went missing last month.
Submarine Didn't Sink French Fishing Trawler In 2004, UK Probe Finds
Published: 11/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A British coroner on Friday concluded that the 2004 sinking of a French fishing trawler in UK waters, which killed five people, was an accident, rejecting claims it had been dragged down by a...
French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
Published: 11/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse.
UK flagged fishing vessel released by French court; London and Paris officials to meet to de escalate dispute
Published: 11/04/2021 in MercoPress
A UK trawler impounded by French authorities over a fishing licenses' dispute with Britain was released on Wednesday by a French court overturning an earlier demand that it pays a €150,000 bond.
Hijab campaign tweets pulled by Council of Europe after French backlash
Published: 11/03/2021 in BBC News - World
The Council of Europe released the posts for a campaign against anti-Muslim discrimination.
Sophie Pétronin: Search for French ex-hostage who returned to Mali
Published: 11/03/2021 in BBC News - World
Sophie Pétronin, 76, was freed in October 2020 but returned to Mali despite being refused a visa.
Australian prime minister attacks French president's credibility over scrapped submarine deal
Published: 11/01/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Scott Morrison said Emanuel Macron's accusation of lying about the submarine deal, which the prime minister denies, was a slur against Australia.
French President Holds Off Retaliation In Fishing Row Amid Talks With UK
Published: 11/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that retaliatory measures threatened against Britain over an escalating row about fishing rights would not be implemented at midnight as talks are...
French President Accuses Australia's Leader Of Lying In Submarine Deal
Published: 10/31/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said Australia's Prime Minister outright lied to him over a cancelled submarine deal, deepening an already fraught diplomatic crisis.
Aukus: French president says Australian PM lied over submarine deal
Published: 10/31/2021 in BBC News - World
Asked if Australia's leader was untruthful, France's president responds: "I don't think, I know."
UK Disputes French Claims Of Ending Fishing Row
Published: 10/31/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France and Britain offered wildly differing accounts after their leaders met Sunday to resolve a row over post-Brexit fishing rights that threatens to turn into a full-blown trade war.
French President says he discussed crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua with Alberto Fernández
Published: 10/31/2021 in MercoPress
French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday admitted on Twitter that he had spoken with his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández about the crisis in Venezuela and Nicaragua on the sides of the G20 Summit in Rome. The issue had not been mentioned by the Argentine government.
UK and France clash over fishing licenses: French ambassador summoned in London
Published: 10/29/2021 in MercoPress
The United Kingdom on Thursday summoned the French ambassador in London amid a dispute over fishing rights in the English Channel. The move comes as tensions increase in a heated argument over the issuances of fishing licenses by the UK, Jersey, and France.
French and Australian leaders hold first talks after submarine row
Published: 10/28/2021 in BBC News - World
French President Macron tells Australian Prime Minister Morrison the relation of trust is now broken.
Rémy Daillet: Conspiracist charged over alleged French coup plot
Published: 10/28/2021 in BBC News - World
Rémy Daillet is accused of forming an extremist group to plan attacks against the French state.
British fishing trawler detained by French authorities
Published: 10/28/2021 in BBC News - World
Two British ships caught up in post-Brexit fishing rights row in French waters.
Fishing rights row: French threats disappointing, says Frost
Published: 10/27/2021 in BBC News - World
The Brexit minister seeks "urgent clarification" after France says it will block ports to UK boats.
Facebook Will Now Pay French Newspapers For Content On Users' Feed
Published: 10/21/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook said Thursday it had reached an agreement with some French newspapers to pay for news shown on its users' feeds, months after Google announced a similar accord.
Benzema on trial in French sex tape blackmail case
Published: 10/20/2021 in BBC News - World
The Real Madrid footballer is accused of complicity in an attempt to blackmail Mathieu Valbuena.
Belarus-Born Inmate Who Leaked Russia Prison Rape Video Seeks French Asylum
Published: 10/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The former inmate behind a video leak showing alleged rape and torture inside a Russian prison said he could no longer keep the explosive revelations to himself, speaking to AFP from France where he...
French Prime Minister Meets Pope As Abuse Scandal Rages
Published: 10/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French Prime Minister Jean Castex met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday as the French Catholic Church battles a storm over clerical child sex abuse and the sanctity of confession.
Belarus: French ambassador leaves Minsk after Minsk expels him
Published: 10/17/2021 in BBC News - World
France, among other countries, does not recognise the president's claim to a sixth term.
Belarus Expels French Ambassador, Embassy Cites No Reason For Move
Published: 10/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France's ambassador to Belarus has left the country after the authorities in Minsk demanded he leave by Monday, the embassy said.
"That's Over": EU Shrugs Off Rift With US On French Submarine Deal
Published: 10/15/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A bitter transatlantic rift is over, the European Union's top diplomat declared Friday, a month after France was infuriated with the United States over losing a massive submarine contract in...
French Finance Minister Urges US To End "Bygone Era" Trade Fight With Europe
Published: 10/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday called on the United States to put an end to trade rivalries with Europe, stressing that a "strong" France and Europe are in America's interest.
French fishermen warn of blockades in UK licence row
Published: 10/13/2021 in BBC News - World
Why the fishermen of Boulogne-sur-Mer are angry at being refused licences to fish in British waters.
Protecting Minors "Absolute Priority": French Bishop After Confession Row
Published: 10/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Protecting children from sexual abuse is an "absolute priority" for the Catholic Church, a French archbishop said Tuesday, walking back previous comments suggesting priests should not violate the...
UK Royal Navy Denies Involvement In French Trawler Tragedy 18 Years Ago
Published: 10/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A senior British Royal Navy officer on Tuesday denied that one of its submarines was responsible for the sinking of a French fishing trawler, which went down off the English coast nearly 18 years ago.
French Officials Seek To Dismiss Rape Case Against Director Luc Besson
Published: 10/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The Paris prosecutor's office on Friday sought the dismissal of a rape case brought by an actress against acclaimed French film director Luc Besson, AFP learned from a judicial source.
French Lawmaker Calls Taiwan A "Country" In Visit Protested By China
Published: 10/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The head of a French delegation of senators on Thursday called Taiwan a "country" during a visit to Taipei, risking fury from China which has strongly protested against the trip.
French Ambassador To Return To Australia After Submarine Row
Published: 10/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France announced Wednesday it will return its ambassador to Australia, ending a weeks-long diplomatic protest over Canberra's decision to scrap a submarine contract.
Evacuated Afghan girl's pet bird finds sanctuary with French envoy
Published: 10/06/2021 in BBC News - World
Juji the mynah now lives at the ambassador's residence in Abu Dhabi, and can even tweet "bonjour".
Pope Francis Says Ashamed Church Did Not Prioritise French Abuse Victims
Published: 10/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and ashamed by the Catholic Church's inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and that the Church must make itself a "safe home for...
French Church abuse: Victims demand action after inquiry
Published: 10/05/2021 in BBC News - World
An inquiry says 216,000 children have been sexually abused by France's Catholic Church since 1950.
Pope Expresses "Great Sorrow" For Sexual Abuse Victims Of French Clergy
Published: 10/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Pope Francis expressed his "great sorrow" for the victims of sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy after the publication on Tuesday of a devastating report, a Vatican spokesman said.
French Bishops Ask For Forgiveness After Church Sex Abuse Report Released
Published: 10/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A representative of France's Catholic's bishops on Tuesday asked victims of sexual abuse by clergy for their forgiveness, after a report was published on the scale of abuse in the French church going...
French priests abused 216,000 victims since 1950
Published: 10/05/2021 in BBC News - World
Some 216,000 people have been victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in France in last 70 years, major inquiry finds
Church sex abuse: Thousands of paedophiles in French Church, inquiry says
Published: 10/03/2021 in BBC News - World
A commission finds evidence of 2,900-3,200 abusers within the country's Catholic Church since 1950.
French Tycoon And Former Politician Bernard Tapie Dies At 78: Report
Published: 10/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French business magnate and former politician Bernard Tapie, whose larger-than-life career was marked by a series of legal problems, has died age 78 after a four-year battle with cancer, his family...
Thousands Of Paedophiles in French Catholic Church Since 1950: Official
Published: 10/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Thousands of paedophiles have operated inside the French Catholic Church since 1950, the head of an independent commission investigating the scandal told AFP, days ahead of the release of their...
French Minister, Top US Diplomat To Meet On October 5 Amid Strained Ties
Published: 10/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will hold talks with US' Secretary of State Antony Blinken on October 5, as the two countries aim to rebuild diplomatic ties in the wake of a row over a...
Mali's plan for Russia mercenaries to replace French troops unsettles Sahel
Published: 10/01/2021 in BBC News - World
Many Malians want Russians to replace French troops fighting jihadists but others are less pleased.
Ex-Policeman's Suicide Ends 35 Year French Serial Killer Mystery
Published: 10/01/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A former policeman suspected of being the serial killer behind some of France's oldest unsolved cases has been found dead after 35 years of dodging arrest, just as police were closing in on his...
French confession may end 35-year hunt for serial killer
Published: 09/30/2021 in BBC News - World
The man took his life before he could be questioned about the case and provide a DNA sample.
French Court Artist Stares Into The Eyes Of An ISIS Terrorist
Published: 09/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French court artist Elisabeth de Pourquery stared intently into the eyes of the self-avowed Islamic State terrorist and fixed an image she would capture for posterity.
French Envoy Back In US After Dispute Over Submarine Deal: Report
Published: 09/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French Ambassador to the United States Philippe Etienne has returned to Washington after almost two weeks of absence amid the dispute between two countries over the US submarine contract with...
‘Russianization’ of China? French military think tank says Beijing borrowing from Moscow playbook
Published: 09/29/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
China's global influence actions are more and more similar to those of Russia, the French Military School Strategic Research Institute said.
UK risks French anger over fishing permits
Published: 09/28/2021 in BBC News - World
The UK grants just 12 licences from 47 applications for smaller vessels to fish in its territorial sea.
French President Hit With Egg During Restaurant Fair Visit
Published: 09/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A man pelted French President Emmanuel Macron with an egg while he was visiting a restaurant and hotel trade fair in the southeastern city of Lyon on Monday.
Phones Of Five French Ministers Infected By Pegasus Malware: Report
Published: 09/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The mobile phones of at least five French ministers and a diplomatic advisor to President Emmanuel Macron were infected by the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware, sources told AFP on Friday.
French, UK Defence Ministers' Meeting Off Amid Submarine Row: Report
Published: 09/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France has cancelled a meeting set for this week between its Defence Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart Ben Wallace, a source at her ministry told AFP Sunday.
Aukus: Australia defends role in security pact amid French condemnation
Published: 09/19/2021 in BBC News - World
The PM defends ending the multi-billion dollar agreement in favour of a new pact with the US and UK.
Australia Retaliates In Submarine Row: "French Deal Not In Our Interest"
Published: 09/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday the French government would have known Canberra had "deep and grave concerns" about French submarines before the deal was torn up last week.
Aukus: French minister condemns US and Australia 'lies' over security pact
Published: 09/18/2021 in BBC News - World
France's foreign minister accuses its allies of "duplicity" and "contempt" over a new security pact.
Australia Made "Huge Mistake" In Cancelling Submarine Deal: French Envoy
Published: 09/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault told reporters: "This has been a huge mistake, a very, very bad handling of the partnership - because it wasn't a contract".
French anger at viral bullying of 11 year olds
Published: 09/17/2021 in BBC News - World
A trend known as Anti2010 spread on TikTok and has been condemned by the education minister.
Not Out To "Antagonise The French": Britain On Submarine Deal
Published: 09/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Thursday said Britain was not out to "antagonise the French" but accepted their frustration about Australia's decision to scrap a submarine deal with Paris.
Head of Islamic State in Sahara killed by French troops
Published: 09/16/2021 in BBC News - World
President Emmanuel Macron calls the killing of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi a "major success".
French storms: Seven drown in choppy Mediterranean
Published: 09/15/2021 in BBC News - World
The waters of the Mediterranean were stirred up by storms and high winds.
Ex-models demand change over French sex abuse laws
Published: 09/15/2021 in BBC News - World
French law says the models have run out of time to start criminal proceedings over sexual assault.
French slave statue defaced in apparent racist attack
Published: 09/13/2021 in BBC News - World
A statue of Modeste Testas, an African slave, has been vandalised with white paint in Bordeaux.
Russia is building its military influence in Africa, challenging U.S. and French dominance
Published: 09/13/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Russia is seeking to upend the status quo in Africa, using insecurity and diplomatic disputes with Western powers as a springboard to expand its presence on the continent.
French film great Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88
Published: 09/06/2021 in BBC News - World
Jean-Paul Belmondo was one of France's most popular actors who began as a Gallic James Dean.
French President against EU-Mercosur deal over environmental concerns
Published: 09/04/2021 in MercoPress
France's President Emmanuel Macron Friday insisted his government would oppose the trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur due to "incompatible" differences regarding climate issues.
French police car crashes after officer fires Taser at driver
Published: 09/01/2021 in BBC News - World
A lawyers says the officers were "having fun" when one fired her Taser and the driver lost control.
Marseille drugs: Child victims of French city's vicious gang war
Published: 08/31/2021 in BBC News - World
A 14-year-old is the latest victim of Marseille's gang war, prompting a key visit from President Macron.
French woman arrested over jewellery thefts from coffins
Published: 08/28/2021 in BBC News - World
Police believe the woman was posing as a mourner to strip valuables from the recently deceased.
French presidency: Michel Barnier joins race 'to change France'
Published: 08/27/2021 in BBC News - World
The former EU Brexit negotiator says he will take on Emmanuel Macron in the elections next spring.
Biscarosse beach: Man missing after French plane makes emergency landing
Published: 08/25/2021 in BBC News - World
Rescue services search for a co-pilot who leapt into the sea when a light aircraft got into trouble.
French match abandoned after player hit by bottle
Published: 08/23/2021 in BBC News - World
Nice versus Marseille is abandoned after Dimitri Payet throws a bottle back into the crowd and fans storm the pitch.
French Rescue 108 Migrants Trying To Sail To UK
Published: 08/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French authorities rescued more than 100 migrants Wednesday seeking to sail to England in four separate boats that officials said got into trouble in the Channel.
Lionel Messi Signs Deal With French Club PSG After Leaving Barcelona
Published: 08/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Lionel Messi joins French club Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract after leaving Barcelona
Partner Finds Body Of UK Hiker In French Pyrenees After 8 Months
Published: 08/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Esther Dingley's partner Daniel Colegate, who raised the alarm over her whereabouts, found her body on Monday following a "relentless search".
Suspect in Nantes cathedral fire held over French priest's killing
Published: 08/09/2021 in BBC News - World
French police also suspect the Rwandan man of starting a fire that ravaged Nantes cathedral in 2020.
Giant panda twins born in French zoo
Published: 08/01/2021 in BBC News - World
The event is described as "exceptional" by experts, as panda reproduction is notoriously difficult.
Bones Found In French Pyrenees Mountains Belong To UK Hiker: Family
Published: 07/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Human bones recovered in the French Pyrenees belong to a British hiker who went missing last November, the woman's family said on Friday following a DNA test.
A French woman stole $5.8 million worth of diamonds and replaced them with pebbles in an elaborate heist
Published: 07/30/2021 in National
Lulu Lakatos was convicted for her role in stealing seven diamonds at London high-end jeweler Boodles and replacing them with pebbles.
French Agency Confirms Pegasus Hack, First Government Agency To Do So
Published: 07/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France's national cyber-security agency ANSSI has confirmed the presence of Pegasus spyware on the phones of two journalists from the country's online investigative journal Mediapart, the publication...
In French First, Same-Sex Protestant Pastors Get Married
Published: 07/26/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France's Protestant church has celebrated its first wedding of same-sex pastors, authorities said Monday, six years after gay clergy first won the right to marry.
New COVID-19 Variant "Probable" This Year, Top French Expert Warns
Published: 07/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The French government's top advisor on Covid-19 warned Friday that a new variant of the disease would "probably" emerge in the winter months this year.
Pegasus spyware: French President Macron changes phone after hack reports
Published: 07/22/2021 in BBC News - World
Mr Macron was one of several world leaders reportedly targeted by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.
French Ex-Diplomat Saw "Potential For Misuse" Working At Pegasus Firm
Published: 07/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Few outsiders are granted access to the ultra-secretive world of NSO Group, the Israeli maker of the Pegasus spyware at the heart of a global phone hacking scandal. Gerard Araud, a former French...
Morocco Files Defamation Suit Against Amnesty, French NGO Over Pegasus
Published: 07/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Morocco has filed defamation claims against Amnesty International and a French NGO who claim its intelligence services used the Pegasus mobile phone spyware against dozens of French journalists,...
French President Macron "Was Not A Target", Says Pegasus Maker NSO
Published: 07/21/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
An official at Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group said Wednesday that the firm's controversial Pegasus spyware tool was not used to target French President Emmanuel Macron.
Pegasus: French President Macron identified as spyware target
Published: 07/20/2021 in BBC News - World
The president's phone number was found on a list of numbers that were potential phone hacking targets.
French President Macron Among Potential Pegasus Spyware Targets: Report
Published: 07/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Phone numbers used by French President Emmanuel Macron and top members of his government are among the potential targets for the Pegasus spyware supplied to several governments worldwide, the NGO that...
French Combat Jet Crashes In Mali, Crew Recovered: Army
Published: 07/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A French Mirage warplane crashed in an uninhabited area of central Mali on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction, but its two crew ejected and were quickly recovered, the French army said.
Pegasus Scandal: French Prosecutors Open Probe Into Alleged Media Spying
Published: 07/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Prosecutors in Paris said Tuesday they had opened a probe into allegations that Moroccan intelligence services used the Israeli malware Pegasus to spy on several French journalists.
French Police Fire Tear Gas As Thousands Protest Against Covid Rules
Published: 07/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Police in Paris fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators on Wednesday, as 19,000 people protested throughout France over new coronavirus restrictions.
Melinda French Gates will resign if she and Bill Gates can't work together at their foundation
Published: 07/07/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
The move comes two months after the couple of 27 years announced plans to divorce.
French Court Orders Twitter To Reveal Anti-Hate Speech Efforts
Published: 07/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The France court ruling applies to Twitter's global operation.
More Than 100 Migrants Rescued In Channel In One Day: French Authorities
Published: 07/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Over 100 migrants, including 29 children, were rescued in a single day as they tried to cross the Channel to reach the British coast on six makeshift boats on Friday, maritime authorities in France...
French Judge To Probe Rafale Jet Sale To India
Published: 07/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A French judge has been tasked with investigating a controversial 2016 multi-billion-dollar sale of Rafale fighter jets to India on "corruption" suspicions, the national financial prosecutors' office...
French lesbians and single women to get IVF rights
Published: 06/29/2021 in BBC News - World
After years of heated debate France is to extend fertility treatment to lesbians and single women.
Valérie Bacot: French woman who killed abuser husband should go free, says prosecutor
Published: 06/25/2021 in BBC News - World
Valérie Bacot should be shown clemency and allowed to leave jail, a French court is told.
James Bond's French haunts give licence to thrill
Published: 06/23/2021 in BBC News - World
Agent 007's famous hangouts in France still exist - so what are they like now?
Valerie Bacot: French woman goes on trial for murder of abuser
Published: 06/21/2021 in BBC News - World
A petition is calling for Valerie Bacot's release, despite her admitting the killing in 2016.
French court dog helps soothe anxious victims of crime
Published: 06/20/2021 in BBC News - World
How one Labrador has helped the victims of violent crime in southern France.
US, French Astronauts Make International Space Station Spacewalk
Published: 06/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A French and an American astronaut embarked on a spacewalk Sunday to complete the installation of new solar panels to boost power supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), they announced on...
Brexit Tensions Are A Test For Europe: French Minister
Published: 06/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French European Affairs junior minister Clement Beaune said on Monday that current tensions over Brexit between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government and the European Union were "a test"...
French Nuclear Firm Seeks To Resolve "Performance Issue" At China Plant
Published: 06/14/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A French nuclear firm said Monday it was working to resolve a "performance issue" at a plant it part-owns in China's southern Guangdong province following a US media report of a potential leak there.
French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic outlasts Stefanos Tsitsipas for 19th Grand Slam title
Published: 06/13/2021 in BBC News - World
Novak Djokovic wins his 19th Grand Slam title after fighting back from two sets down to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final.
Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: How much prize money is at stake in the French Open final
Published: 06/13/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Should Djokovic win, it would bring his career prize winnings to a mammoth $149.7 million, according to data from the ATP Tour.
Malaysia deports French conspiracy theorist wanted for abduction
Published: 06/13/2021 in BBC News - World
French conspiracy theorist Rémy Daillet-Wiedemann is wanted over the kidnapping of a child in April.
Unseeded tennis player Barbora Krejcikova wins first Grand Slam title at the French Open
Published: 06/12/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Krejcikova won just her fifth major tournament as a singles player by beating 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the final on Saturday.
Delta Variant Covid Cluster Detected At French School
Published: 06/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A cluster of Delta-variant COVID-19 infections has been detected at an art school in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, the regional health authority said on Saturday.
Macron slap: Four months for man who attacked French president
Published: 06/10/2021 in BBC News - World
The medieval combat enthusiast admitted hitting the French president, saying it was a moment of impulse.
French Court Gives Man Who Slapped President Macron 4 Months In Jail
Published: 06/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A French court ordered the man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face to serve four months in jail, BFM TV reported.
French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic wins after Paris fans boo 11pm curfew
Published: 06/09/2021 in BBC News - World
Novak Djokovic beats Italy's Matteo Berrettini in a French Open quarter-final stopped to ensure fans could leave before a 11pm curfew in Paris.
Macron slap: Hitler book and weapons found - French reports
Published: 06/09/2021 in BBC News - World
Investigators search the homes of two suspects and reportedly find arms at the home of one of them.
French academic Dardel charged in Paris donated bodies scandal
Published: 06/08/2021 in BBC News - World
Frédéric Dardel ran a Paris university where corpses donated for research were left rotting.
French Lecturer Reaches For Stars With Astronaut Application
Published: 06/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
In a break from his job teaching engineering to students in France's Normandy region, Matthieu Pluvinage put the finishing touches on an application for a new job: astronaut.
French Open 2021: Roger Federer through at Roland Garros
Published: 06/05/2021 in BBC News - World
Roger Federer finds a way to beat Germany's Dominik Koepfer in the French Open, despite being far from his best in a scrappy third-round match.
French Open: Yana Sizikova arrested amid match-fixing inquiry
Published: 06/04/2021 in BBC News - World
Russia's Yana Sizikova is detained as part of an investigation into fixing at the French Open.
French Open 2021: Ashleigh Barty retires with injury in second-round match
Published: 06/03/2021 in BBC News - World
World number one Ashleigh Barty says it is "heartbreaking" to have retired injured from the French Open.
International Booker Prize: David Diop becomes first French winner
Published: 06/02/2021 in BBC News - World
David Diop and translator Anna Moschovakis win for the novel At Night All Blood is Black.
The fallout from Osaka's French Open withdrawal
Published: 06/01/2021 in BBC News - World
As Roland Garros loses one of the sport's biggest stars, the issues raised by Osaka's withdrawal sit firmly in the spotlight.
Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after refusing to do news conferences
Published: 05/31/2021 in BBC News - World
Naomi Osaka says she is withdrawing from the French Open as a result of controversy over her refusal to speak to the media.
Naomi Osaka says 'the best thing' for French Open would be her withdrawal
Published: 05/31/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Naomi Osaka wrote on Twitter on Monday that “the best thing for the tournament” would be if she withdrew from the French Open.
Osaka could be kicked out of French Open over media boycott
Published: 05/30/2021 in BBC News - World
World number two Naomi Osaka faces expulsion from the French Open if she continues to refuse to speak to the media.
Macron threatens to withdraw French troops from Mali
Published: 05/30/2021 in BBC News - World
The French president warned that political instability could lead to greater Islamist radicalisation.
French oil giant Total rebrands in shift to renewables
Published: 05/28/2021 in BBC News - World
Total is the latest energy giant to face pressure from shareholders to reduce carbon emissions faster.
French Policewoman Injured After Knife Attack In Western France
Published: 05/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A man attacked a policewoman with a knife on Friday in western France, seriously wounding her and sparking a manhunt, local police said.
Google Near Settlement Of French Antitrust Case: Report
Published: 05/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Alphabet Inc's Google is close to settling an antitrust investigation in France over allegations it abused its power in online advertising, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people...
French films show far too much smoking, campaigners say
Published: 05/26/2021 in BBC News - World
Anti-smoking groups demand the French government cuts its funding for movies that show tobacco use.
French army chief says UN report into air strike was biased
Published: 05/22/2021 in BBC News - World
Gen Lecointre says he believes Europe will still be fighting jihadism in the Sahel in 10 years time.
German Safety Firm Held Liable Over French Breast Implant Scandal
Published: 05/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A Paris appeals court ruled Thursday that the German safety certification firm TUV Rheinland was liable for improperly approving faulty breast implants and ordered it to pay damages to hundreds of...
Adama Traore: How George Floyd's death energised French protests
Published: 05/19/2021 in BBC News - World
New laws in France have increased police powers at a time when their use of force is under scrutiny.
Under deadly attack French police demand better protection
Published: 05/18/2021 in BBC News - World
Officers call for a tougher response to the violence they face after two were killed within a month.
Lourdes: Pilgrims flock to French sanctuary online in their millions
Published: 05/14/2021 in BBC News - World
With travel limited, millions are joining e-pilgrimages to a cave famed for its miraculous healings.
Pierre-Charles Boudot: Top French jockey under investigation for rape
Published: 05/13/2021 in BBC News - World
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Pierre-Charles Boudot has denied assaulting a woman in February.
French President Macron supports Argentina regarding IMF, Paris Club talks
Published: 05/13/2021 in MercoPress
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday expressed his gratitude to his French colleague Emmanuel Macron for the latter's support with regards to debt renegotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Paris Club.
Why is this French doctor throwing away vaccines?
Published: 05/12/2021 in BBC News - World
France has had a low uptake of the AstraZeneca vaccine which is creating stockpiles of the drug.
Anger grows over rapist French mayor working from behind bars
Published: 05/12/2021 in BBC News - World
Georges Tron continues to lead a town in France despite a conviction for rape and sexual assault.
French MPs Back Emmanuel Macron's Covid "Pass" After Changes
Published: 05/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France's parliament on Wednesday backed President Emmanuel Macron's plan to introduce a Covid "health pass", after deputies pushed back against the move arguing it was discriminatory for those not yet...
French army chief tells soldiers to quit over civil-war letter
Published: 05/11/2021 in BBC News - World
The army chief of staff rebukes soldiers who accused the government of concessions to Islamism.
Agent Orange: French court rejects lawsuit against chemical companies
Published: 05/10/2021 in BBC News - World
The case sought damages from firms that produced the notorious defoliant used in the Vietnam War.
Michel Fourniret: French serial killer dies in prison aged 79
Published: 05/10/2021 in BBC News - World
Dubbed the Ogre of the Ardennes, Fourniret killed at least eight girls or young women.
French soldiers warn of civil war in new letter
Published: 05/10/2021 in BBC News - World
Members of the military accuse the French government of granting concessions to Islamism.
French Pilot Says He Was Tied To Firing Target In Hazing Ritual
Published: 05/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A French air force pilot has filed a criminal complaint alleging that as part of a hazing ritual he was tied to a target on a firing range while fighter planes flew overhead and fired off munitions,...
Trading bounce back helps French bank Societe Generale smash analyst expectations in first quarter
Published: 05/05/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
French Journalist Kidnapped By Jihadists In Mali Appears In Video
Published: 05/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A French journalist, in a video circulating on social media Wednesday, said he had been kidnapped in Mali in early April by a jihadist group with links to Al-Qaeda.
Fishing row triggers French threat of Jersey power cut
Published: 05/04/2021 in BBC News - World
The threat comes amid an escalating row between the neighbours over fishing following Brexit.
Marine Le Pen: French far-right leader cleared of hate speech
Published: 05/04/2021 in BBC News - World
A French court acquits the National Rally head over images she posted of Islamic State atrocities.
Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border
Published: 05/04/2021 in BBC News - World
The farmer moved a two-century-old border stone into French territory as it was blocking his tractor.
Sarah Halimi: How killer on drugs escaped French trial for anti-Semitic murder
Published: 05/02/2021 in BBC News - World
The decision not to prosecute a Jewish woman's killer because of his drug use sparks a legal row in France.
French warn UK ahead of vote on Brexit trade deal
Published: 04/27/2021 in BBC News - World
French concern over fishing rights overshadows a key European Parliament vote on EU-UK trade.
Deep Time study: French volunteers leave cave after 40 days in isolation
Published: 04/24/2021 in BBC News - World
The 40-day experiment in France aimed to test the limits of human adaptability to isolation.
French woman officer dead in knife attack on police in Rambouillet
Published: 04/23/2021 in BBC News - World
The unarmed female officer was stabbed in the neck in the entrance hall of Rambouillet police station.
Covid Third Wave Peak "Appears To Behind Us": French PM
Published: 04/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France "appears to be behind us", Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, while travel restrictions will be relaxed from early next month.
French cosmetics giant L'Oreal targets male beauty with push into new 'growth engine' market
Published: 04/21/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
L'Oreal's new South Asia Pacific and Middle East market will account for majority of its new business in the coming decade, with men making up a big part of it.
Pakistan Parliament To Vote On French Envoy's Expulsion After Protests
Published: 04/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Pakistan's government will seek a vote in parliament on Tuesday on whether to expel the French ambassador after violent anti-France protests by Islamists demanding action over cartoons depicting...
French Inmate Posting Food Videos From Jail Cell Now An Instagram Star
Published: 04/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The chocolate sauce bubbling in a bain-marie is a staple of cookery programmes, but this is food porn with a twist, as France's newest celebrity chef cooks up a storm in a corner of his prison cell.
EU May Not Renew AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Contract: French Minister
Published: 04/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The European Union is very unlikely to renew its Covid-19 vaccine contracts with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a French minister said on Friday.
Save our wine! Big freeze spells disaster for French vineyards
Published: 04/09/2021 in BBC News - World
Vineyards in some areas are reporting extensive damage and the government is declaring a disaster.
French 4,000-Year-Old Carving Is Oldest Map In Europe, Study Shows
Published: 04/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A Bronze-age slab first uncovered in 1900 in western France is the oldest map in Europe, according to a study released this week.
ENA: Macron to scrap French leaders' elite training school
Published: 04/08/2021 in BBC News - World
A degree from the ENA has been the passport to the upper echelons of French politics for decades.
Call My Agent star joins plea to reopen French theatres
Published: 04/07/2021 in BBC News - World
Grégory Montel believes the French government must allow theatres and cinemas to start working again.
French Open Tennis Tournament Postponed By A Week: Report
Published: 04/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The 2021 French Open tennis tournament will be delayed by one week, a source close to the organisers said on Wednesday.
French winemakers fight frost with fire
Published: 04/07/2021 in BBC News - World
Winemakers in France are trying to save their crops amid a sudden drop in temperatures.
Bernard Tapie: French tycoon and wife attacked in home
Published: 04/04/2021 in BBC News - World
The former Adidas owner and his wife were tied up and assaulted by burglars at their estate near Paris.
French government condemns reality TV 'virginity test'
Published: 04/01/2021 in BBC News - World
Marlène Schiappa condemns a scene in which young brides are supposed to prove their virginity.
Five Extra Rafale Jets Will Be Delivered By April-End: French Envoy
Published: 03/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India on Tuesday said that five extra Rafale jets will be ferried to India by the end of April. This would be other than three Rafale which is arriving on...
UN inquiry finds French air strike killed Mali civilians
Published: 03/30/2021 in BBC News - World
France's defence ministry disputes the findings, saying its forces targeted "terrorists".
French drug company fined over Mediator weight loss pill
Published: 03/29/2021 in BBC News - World
The drug was authorised for overweight diabetics but is believed to have killed hundreds of people.
Doctors Issue Warning Over Rise In French Covid Intensive Care Patients
Published: 03/28/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The number of COVID-19 patients in France's intensive care units has risen to a new high for this year, health ministry data showed on Sunday, as doctors warned a third wave of infections could soon...
Rwanda genocide report to focus on French links
Published: 03/26/2021 in BBC News - World
Rwanda has long accused France of complicity in the 1994 mass killings.
Renowned French film director Bertrand Tavernier dies
Published: 03/25/2021 in BBC News - World
Bertrand Tavernier worked in many genres from crime thrillers to historical drama.
Julie Pomagalski, French former snowboard world champion, dies in Swiss avalanche
Published: 03/24/2021 in BBC News - World
Julie Pomagalski, 40, was swept away while skiing off-piste on a mountain in Switzerland.
French drugs haul 'was strawberry Haribo'
Published: 03/19/2021 in BBC News - World
Paris police this week claimed a major drugs haul - but it wasn't what it first seemed to be.
Next Level Lockdown: French Group Goes Underground In Cave For 6 Weeks
Published: 03/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A year after France entered uncharted territory with its first coronavirus lockdown, a small group of volunteers has embarked on a more extreme confinement: nearly six weeks underground, with no...
French glue-trapping of birds not allowed, says EU court
Published: 03/17/2021 in BBC News - World
The practice, condemned by conservationists, was suspended by the French government last year.
French PM Vows To "Quickly" Get AstraZeneca Dose If Approval Given
Published: 03/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Wednesday vowed he would be vaccinated "very quickly" with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to give the public confidence in the jab if it is ruled as safe by the...
French MPs back law to introduce age of sexual consent
Published: 03/16/2021 in BBC News - World
The consent and incest law comes after a high-profile sexual abuse scandal rocked France.
Corinne Masiero: Actress protests naked at 'French Oscars' ceremony
Published: 03/12/2021 in BBC News - World
Corinne Masiero sheds a donkey skin and bloodstained dress at a coronavirus-dominated César Awards.
French nuclear tests contaminated 110,000 in Pacific, says study
Published: 03/09/2021 in BBC News - World
France conducted dozens of tests over 30 years and concealed their true impact, a study says.
Paris attacks: Video catches French police assault on Bataclan
Published: 03/08/2021 in World - CBSNews.com
Dramatic gun battle unfolds as officers in Paris descend on theater where more than 100 were killed after terrorist assault.
Samuel Paty: French schoolgirl admits lying about murdered teacher
Published: 03/08/2021 in BBC News - World
The student admits she was not in class when Samuel Paty showed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
French MP and billionaire Dassault dies in helicopter crash
Published: 03/07/2021 in BBC News - World
President Macron says Olivier Dassault's death in a helicopter crash in Calvados is a great loss.
French Billionaire Olivier Dassault Killed In Helicopter Crash: Report
Published: 03/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault has been killed in a helicopter crash, parliamentary and probe sources told news agency AFP.
Casino supermarkets sued under French law for selling beef linked to deforestation
Published: 03/06/2021 in MercoPress
French supermarket chain Casino is being sued by indigenous groups from the Amazon, for allegedly selling beef linked to deforestation. The 11 indigenous groups, backed by NGOs in the US and France, are seeking €3.1m in damages.
Nicolas Sarkozy: Former French President says corruption sentence is an ‘injustice'
Published: 03/03/2021 in BBC News - World
The former French president said he will "fight for the truth" after being sentenced to three years in jail.
French photojournalist in coma after youth gang attack
Published: 03/03/2021 in BBC News - World
Christian Lantenois, 65, was assaulted with his own camera while covering youth violence in Reims.
Sarkozy: French verdict due in ex-president's corruption trial
Published: 03/01/2021 in BBC News - World
Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy denies wrongdoing in a case involving a lawyer and judge.
Lady Gaga's Dogwalker Shot, 2 Of Her French Bulldogs Stolen
Published: 02/25/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot in the chest and has been hospitalised on Wednesday night (local time). Two of the pop star's French bulldogs have also been stolen after the robbery incident.
Ghislaine Maxwell offers to give up UK and French citizenship for bail
Published: 02/24/2021 in BBC News - World
The British socialite is in jail in New York awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Gérard Depardieu: Rape investigation into French actor
Published: 02/23/2021 in BBC News - World
Veteran French actor Gérard Depardieu denies raping an actress at his home in 2018.
French Film Giant Gerard Depardieu Charged With Rape: Report
Published: 02/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French film giant Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday, the latest in a string of such allegations against prominent figures in France.
Paris Raps Pakistan Over President Arif Alvi's Remarks On French Muslims
Published: 02/23/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The French foreign ministry has summoned Pakistan's envoy to protest claims by President Arif Alvi that a French bill cracking down on radical Islam stigmatises Muslims.
Hervé Gourdel: Man sentenced over French tourist's killing
Published: 02/18/2021 in BBC News - World
The jihadist abduction and killing of mountaineer Hervé Gourdel in Algeria in 2014 prompted outrage.
French military jets cut off village's power supply by flying low
Published: 02/18/2021 in BBC News - World
The two Rafale aircraft hit electrical lines on a low-altitude training flight in the south.
French Lawmakers Approve Bill To Fight "Islamist Separatism"
Published: 02/16/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a law to battle "Islamist separatism" that is billed by the government as a riposte to religious groups attempting to undermine the...
French Nun, Europe's Oldest Person, Turns 117 After Surviving Covid
Published: 02/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Europe's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, turns 117 on Thursday after surviving Covid-19 last month and living through two world wars, with a special birthday feast including her favourite...
French government seeks law to set age for sexual consent at 15
Published: 02/10/2021 in World - CBSNews.com
New push to enshrine children's protections comes amid huge public pressure after a wave of revelations about violence by parents and authority figures.
A French nun survived the Spanish flu and both world wars. Now she’s beaten covid-19 days before she turns 117.
Published: 02/10/2021 in National
In the days leading up to her 117th birthday, Sister André survived covid and holds on to her title as second-oldest person alive.
French Submarine Patrols South China Sea, Move Likely To Anger Beijing
Published: 02/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A French nuclear attack submarine was among two navy ships that recently conducted a patrol through the South China Sea, its defence minister announced, in a move likely to anger Beijing, which claims...
Woman Killed, Partner Hurt In French Garage Blast
Published: 02/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
An 88-year-old woman was killed and her 89-year-old partner was seriously hurt during an explosion in a garage in the French city of Bordeaux on Saturday, firefighters said.
French COVID-19 Cases Fall As AstraZeneca Inoculations Start
Published: 02/06/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France on Saturday reported a fall in new COVID-19 infections and in the number of patients being treated in hospital, slightly easing pressure on the health system as the country rolled out shots...
French couple jailed after boy's fatal beating revealed accidentally in call
Published: 02/06/2021 in BBC News - World
A French couple are jailed after the cause of a toddler's death is given away in an emergency call.
French skiers swerve Covid in cross-country boom
Published: 02/04/2021 in BBC News - World
Cross-country replaces downhill skiing in French resorts struggling to survive the pandemic.
French President Warns Of Risks Of Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines
Published: 02/04/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday about the lack of information about China's coronavirus vaccines, saying they might even encourage the development of variants if they are not...
French court delivers a "historic victory for climate justice"
Published: 02/04/2021 in World - CBSNews.com
A court has found the French government guilty of failing to meet environmental commitments it made in a landmark deal named after France's own capital city.
Italian Sent To 18 Years In Jail Over Kidnap Of French Hotel Heiress
Published: 01/27/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A French court on Wednesday sentenced to 18 years in jail an Italian man accused of orchestrating the kidnapping of an ageing hotel heiress in the French city of Nice.
Tilray stock soars 10% after company tapped to provide medical cannabis in French study
Published: 01/26/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Tilray's products will treat patients with neuropathic pain, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis who aren't getting relief from existing treatments.
French health officials urge no talking on public transit to stop virus
Published: 01/25/2021 in World - CBSNews.com
According to a recent study, when two people are in a poorly ventilated space, a prolonged conversation is far more likely to spread respiratory droplets carrying the virus than a short cough.
Vietnam War: French court to hear landmark Agent Orange case
Published: 01/25/2021 in BBC News - World
It is the first time civilian victims of the highly toxic chemical will have their cases heard.
French Indian Ocean Territory To Keep Covid Shots At Secret Location
Published: 01/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte will store its first vials of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at a secret and secure location when they arrive on Sunday to deter would-be thieves, the local...
Coronavirus: French students promised one euro lockdown meals
Published: 01/21/2021 in BBC News - World
It follows nationwide protests in which students called for more help and support in the pandemic.
"Welcome Back To The Paris Agreement!": French President To Joe Biden
Published: 01/20/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron lauded new US President Joe Biden's decision to return to the Paris climate accord on Wednesday, telling him "welcome back" in a congratulatory message after his...
Coronavirus: French students highlight pandemic's mental health toll
Published: 01/19/2021 in BBC News - World
Student protests around the country are set to highlight the mental health impacts of the pandemic.
French Woman, Declared Dead, Fights To Prove She's Alive
Published: 01/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
A 58-year-old French woman, who was wrongfully declared dead in a long-running dispute with a former employee, goes to court Monday in the city of Lyon to try resurrect her existence.
Olivier Duhamel: French incest allegations prompt victims to speak out
Published: 01/19/2021 in BBC News - World
A sex abuse case involving a well-known intellectual sparked a deluge of testimonies by victims of abuse.
Trump Tariffs On Cognac Hit A French Success Story
Published: 01/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
For the last decade, owners of cognac distilleries have seen their sales more than double to the United States, making their spirit one of France's fastest-growing major exports. Then Donald Trump...
New U.S. tariffs on French and German aircraft parts, wines to start Tuesday
Published: 01/11/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
The new duties come after the U.S. government failed to resolve a 16-year dispute over aircraft subsidies with the European Union.
French President's Wife Caught Coronavirus Over Christmas
Published: 01/09/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, caught the coronavirus over Christmas, her office said Saturday, confirming press reports.
Millionaire French hotel owner to testify in kidnap trial
Published: 01/06/2021 in BBC News - World
Jacqueline Veyrac, 80, will give evidence in France over a botched attempt to kidnap her for ransom.
Olivier Duhamel: French political scientist faces inquiry over sex abuse claims
Published: 01/05/2021 in BBC News - World
Prosecutors open an inquiry after Olivier Duhamel is accused of abusing his stepson 30 years ago.
Coronavirus: French government vows to speed up vaccinations
Published: 01/04/2021 in BBC News - World
A week into mass vaccinations France has inoculated fewer than 1,000 - far behind Germany.
Sahel conflict: Two French soldiers killed in Mali
Published: 01/03/2021 in BBC News - World
It brings the number of French troops killed in the Sahel conflict against Islamist militants to 50.
Over 1,200 Charged For Covid Violations As Illegal French Rave Ends
Published: 01/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
More than 1,200 revellers were booked for breaking coronavirus restrictions as an illegal rave in northwestern France ended on Saturday after more than two days of partying that saw clashes with...
Pierre Cardin: French fashion designer buried in Paris
Published: 01/02/2021 in BBC News - World
The renowned designer was buried in a private ceremony at Paris's Montmartre Cemetery on Saturday.
Hundreds Charged For Covid Violations During Mass French New Year Party
Published: 01/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Hundreds of revellers were booked for breaking coronavirus restrictions as an illegal rave in northwestern France ended on Saturday after more than two days of partying that saw clashes with police.
Illegal French New Year rave shut down
Published: 01/02/2021 in BBC News - World
Police say they clashed with attendees while attempting to break up the event in Brittany.
As Britain exits EU, Boris Johnson's father seeks French citizenship
Published: 12/31/2020 in World - CBSNews.com
Stanley Johnson says he's in the process of "reclaiming" his French identity.
"I Am French", Says Boris Johnson's Father, Applying For Citizenship
Published: 12/31/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union after Brexit.
US Imposes New Tariffs On French, German Goods Over Airbus-Boeing Dispute
Published: 12/30/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
The United States announced Wednesday that it will impose additional tariffs on French and German products as part of a long-running dispute over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers Airbus and...
Pierre Cardin: The French fashion designer 'one step ahead of tomorrow'
Published: 12/29/2020 in BBC News - World
The French designer, who's died aged 98, challenged the status quo and influenced decades of fashion.
Pierre Cardin: French fashion giant dies aged 98
Published: 12/29/2020 in BBC News - World
He helped revolutionise fashion with his futuristic and stylish designs in the 1950s and 60s.
From Bows To Handshakes, How French President Let Social Distancing Slip
Published: 12/17/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
Once an early adopter of the coronavirus-proof 'namaste' greeting, French President Emmanuel Macron was showing signs of letting his guard down almost a year into the pandemic.
French Researchers Warn Of Virus Risk From Eating Out
Published: 12/17/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
Spending time in a bar or restaurant increases the risk of catching Covid-19, French researchers said Thursday, while having guests over for dinner also plays a key role in transmission.
French President Macron isolating after positive coronavirus test
Published: 12/17/2020 in World - CBSNews.com
French President Emmanuel Macron is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus. European leaders are now self-isolating after coming in to contact with Macron in recent days. Roxana Saberi reports.
French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19
Published: 12/17/2020 in World - CBSNews.com
The leader's office confirmed his diagnosis and said he was quarantining in line with French rules.
Emmanuel Macron: French president tests positive for Covid
Published: 12/17/2020 in BBC News - World
The 42-year-old took a test after experiencing symptoms and will now self-isolate for seven days.
French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19
Published: 12/17/2020 in World - CBSNews.com
The leader's office confirmed his diagnosis and said he was quarantining in line with French rules.
French President Emmanuel Macron Tests Positive For COVID-19
Published: 12/17/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, the presidency said, adding that he would now self-isolate for the next week.
French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid
Published: 12/17/2020 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
The brief statement did not provide any further details on the symptoms the president had experienced.
French police seize 10 tigers after mistreatment complaint
Published: 12/16/2020 in BBC News - World
Ten tigers held in a cage lorry by a circus trainer in northern France were taken away, media say.
French Court Jails Key Accused For 30 Years Over Charlie Hebdo Attacks
Published: 12/16/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
A French court on Wednesday jailed for 30 years the main accused present for the trial over the 2015 killings at the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices and a Jewish supermarket, stopping short of the life...
French Police Seize Tonnes Of World War II Weapons, One Detained
Published: 12/15/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
French police have seized tonnes of World War II-era weapons and ammunition from caches in southeastern France and detained a man suspected of arms trafficking, authorities said Tuesday.
French culture takes centre stage in Covid protest
Published: 12/15/2020 in BBC News - World
Actors, musicians and theatre directors gather to criticise the decision not to reopen culture venues.
France Islam: French cabinet backs law targeting extremism
Published: 12/09/2020 in BBC News - World
The draft legislation is given added impetus following a series of recent attacks by extremists.
French man guilty of shooting and impaling rowdy rooster
Published: 12/07/2020 in BBC News - World
Marcel was shot dead in May by a neighbour who had become irate over his regular crowing.
Russian man wanted by Moscow, Paris & Washington handed five year sentence by French court for laundering bitcoin on behalf of mob
Published: 12/07/2020 in RT - Daily news
A Russian cryptocurrency entrepreneur has been sentenced by a French court to five years in prison and handed a hefty fine after it found him guilty of money laundering. Alexander Vinnik is also wanted by Washington and Moscow.
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Macron and Sisi at odds over free speech & Prophet Mohammed cartoons during Egyptian leader’s French trip
Published: 12/07/2020 in RT - Daily news
Egypt’s president has spoken of his belief in the “sacred” nature of religion during a discussion about free speech and the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed at a media event with France’s Emmanuel Macron.
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‘It’s OVER for him at Manchester United’: Paul Pogba agent signals French World Cup winner is FINISHED with Old Trafford giants
Published: 12/07/2020 in RT - Daily news
Paul Pogba’s time at Manchester United is “over”, according to the Frenchman’s agent Mino Raiola, who has stoked speculation that the World Cup winner has no future at Old Trafford beyond this season.
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French Thalys train attacker 'tried to kill me three times'
Published: 12/04/2020 in BBC News - World
American Spencer Stone tells a French court how he tackled the gunman on the Thalys train in 2015.
French restaurateur killed in Mexico City 'to steal his wine'
Published: 12/02/2020 in BBC News - World
Baptiste Lormand and his associate are believed to have been targeted over their expensive wine.
Michel Zecler beating: Four French policemen charged over assault
Published: 11/30/2020 in BBC News - World
The assault on music producer Michel Zecler in Paris was captured in a video that shocked France.
4 French Police Officers Charged Over Black Man's Beating, 2 Arrested
Published: 11/29/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
Four French police officers have been charged in connection with the beating of black man Michel Zecler in Paris, with two held in custody, a judicial source said Monday.
Channel crossings: More officers to patrol French beaches
Published: 11/28/2020 in BBC News - World
The UK and France agree new measures to help stop migrants crossing the Channel.
French President "Shocked" By Alleged Police Beating Of Black Man: Report
Published: 11/27/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
French President Emmanuel Macron is "very shocked" by images purporting to show a Black music producer being beaten up and racially abused by Paris police, BFM TV reported, quoting comments given to...
Coronavirus: French lockdown highlights small business struggles
Published: 11/25/2020 in BBC News - World
The online giant has postponed Black Friday in France after pressure from the government.