Hundreds of farmers staged a protest in Paris on Tuesday against the proposed trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur.
France will borrow a record €310 billion from financial markets next year to finance its growing public deficit and refinance maturing debt, according to figures released by Agence France Trésor (AFT) on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will address parliament on Tuesday to spell out his budget priorities, hoping to win over enough Socialists to stave off losing a no-confidence vote that would plunge France further into the political mire.
Britain's King Charles will welcome German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Windsor Castle for a three day trip in December, the first state visit by a German President in 27 years, a statement from Buckingham Palace said.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on 13 October he would continue to serve to ensure stability in the country, ignoring repeated calls by the opposition for him to resign durng France's worst political crisis in decades.
A French court will set the date for former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s imprisonment on Monday after he was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy linked to illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces a race against time to form a government by Monday's budget deadline, as divisions emerged within the conservative Les Republicains party over whether to accept ministerial posts in his cabinet.
When Sebastien Lecornu gave his first prime-time television interview just hours after resigning as France’s prime minister on Wednesday, he described himself as a “soldier monk” — a man of duty ready to return to service if President Emmanuel Macron called him back to the front line.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, hoping the loyal ally can secure enough backing in a fractured parliament to pass the 2026 budget.
A French court on Thursday rejected the appeal of a former construction worker found guilty last year of the aggravated rape of Gisele Pelicot, and increased his prison sentence by a year to 10 years, his lawyer said.
French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours, his office said Wednesday, following the resignation of Sebastien Lecornu amid political deadlock.
Caretaker French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu struck a cautiously optimistic tone on Wednesday (8 October), saying a deal could potentially be reached on the country's budget by year end, making the risk of a snap election more remote.
French President Emmanuel Macron faced growing pressure on Tuesday to resign or hold a snap parliamentary election to end political chaos that has forced the resignation of five prime ministers in less than two years.
Iran and France indicated on Monday that talks on the release of two French citizens held in Iran in exchange for an Iranian national detained by France were progressing.
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, barely 14 hours after appointing his new cabinet, after allies and foes alike threatened to topple his government, driving French stocks and the euro sharply lower.
In Paris on 5 October, President Macron’s office revealed the lineup for the new French government under Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. Roland Lescure, a close ally of Emmanuel Macron, was tapped as finance minister, while the outgoing finance chief, Bruno Le Maire, was reassigned to defence.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Shein is opening its first permanent physical stores in France, starting in Paris and expanding to five more cities. The fast-fashion giant aims to test brick-and-mortar retail in one of the world’s most influential fashion markets.
France’s iconic Eiffel Tower was shut on Thursday as nationwide strikes and protests swept across the country, with unions demanding the government scrap austerity plans and raise taxes on the wealthy.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met French President Emmanuel Macron in Copenhagen on 2 October to discuss regional peace and bilateral relations.
French naval personnel have boarded a Russia-linked oil tanker suspected of being used to launch drone flights that disrupted airports in Denmark last month.
South African Ambassador to France Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa was found dead on Tuesday at the base of the four-star Hyatt Regency Hotel in western Paris, French authorities confirmed.
On Monday, September 29, Airbus and Air France both pleaded not guilty to manslaughter at the beginning of a new two-month trial concerning France’s deadliest aviation disaster.
The protests in France—burning barricades, resignations, disorder—are more than political noise. They are another signal that an order long thought durable is creaking
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