The Cour de Cassation, France's highest court, upheld the conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling.
The French overseas territory of Mayotte is grappling with widespread destruction in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, described as the strongest storm to hit the archipelago in over 90 years. Striking over the weekend, the cyclone raised concerns about disaster preparedness and response efforts.
Algeria has called in French Ambassador Stéphane Romatet to express its disapproval over what it described as "hostile plans" by the French intelligence service, according to Algerian media.
On the latest “Newshour with Guy Shone”, all about France’s new Prime Minister, François Bayrou, Macron’s motives to appointing the 73-year old centrist leader, France’s far right’s reactions to Macron's pick, and the French Republic’s unprecedented political and economic crisis.
France woke up on Saturday to a new prime minister. President Emmanuel Macron appointed Francois Bayrou after his predecessor, Michel Barnier, was pushed out following a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly last week.
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed François Bayrou as the new prime minister on Friday, following the resignation of Michel Barnier.
A historical watch for the late Queen Marie Antionette of France is on display at the Science Museum: Royal Court of Versailles in London.
French debt risk premiums versus safe-haven German Bunds fell on Friday, after French President Emmanuel Macron said he would appoint a new prime minister in the coming days and his top priority would be getting a 2025 budget adopted by parliament.
Thousands of people are expected to attend Lyon's famous Lights Festival "Fete des Lumieres."
Opposition lawmakers in France have brought down Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government in a historic no-confidence vote on Thursday. Calls for President Emmanuel Macron's resignation are now growing, deepening the country's political crisis.
The fall of the government leaves France without a clear path toward reducing its budgetary deficit, credit rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) said on Thursday.
So what will happen next in France? President Emmanuel Macron faces crucial negotiations to form a new government, with two possible scenarios, and another third less likely to happen.
As French lawmakers voted to topple the government on Wednesday, several thousand people lined up outside a cafe in northern Paris for a chance to share a brief word, or perhaps even a selfie, with the rising star of the French far right.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is expected to resign on Friday after far-right and leftist lawmakers voted to topple his government, plunging France into its second major political crisis in six months.
There's been a steady rise of poverty over the last two decades according to the latest report from the Inequality Observatory. It shows the number of people living below the poverty line has increased by 1.4 million in the last twenty years.
Barnier will leave office having served the shortest prime ministerial term in modern French history
France’s National Assembly on Wednesday is set to debate two no-confidence Wednesday certain to oust the fragile coalition of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. This comes after Barnier decided to overstep parliament to pass the social security budget.
France’s minority government is on the verge of collapse. It's after Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed through the 2025 budget without a parliamentary vote and a no confidence vote looks likely on Wednesday.
The French government is all but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties submitted no-confidence motions on Monday against Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
French President Macron reaffirms support for Ukraine in a call with President Zelenskyy, condemning intensified Russian attacks and pledging assistance for Ukraine's air defense and Mirage aircraft.
French farmers gathered in Strasbourg while the EU Parliament is holding a plenary session.
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