Four migrants died attempting to cross the English Channel on flimsy vessels from the French coast between Tuesday night and Wednesday, French authorities reported. The latest fatalities bring the total number of deaths in such crossings...
Speaking to Morocco's parliament on the second day of his state visit to the North African country Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron renewed France's support for Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara. Click on the...
Abou Sangaré may have won an award at Cannes, but he says all he wants is to be allowed work as a mechanic Irregular migration and stymied deportation orders have long loomed over French politics, issues that were exploited in recent...
France and Morocco signed agreements worth up to €10 billion during President Macron's visit aimed at improving strained relations. The deals covered sectors like energy and infrastructure, with more expected. Macron’s visit follows an...
Paris trial rescheduled for March 2025 after 75-year-old actor fails to appear in court, pleading ill health The trial of Gérard Depardieu on sexual assault charges was postponed until next year after the actor failed to appear in court...
Dominique Pelicot has admitted drugging and raping his wife. Fifty other men may face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty in case that has shocked the world Warning: this article contains descriptions of alleged rape and sexual...
Trade body for France’s travel industry reportedly writes to UK home secretary over concerns for programme’s future A scheme designed to boost the numbers of French children able to travel to Britain for school trips is reportedly in...
Forty-year-old has cardiac arrest after boat carrying 50 people deflates shortly after leaving France A 40-year-old man died on Sunday trying to cross the Channel from northern France to the UK. According to the prefecture in Calais, the...
The film director on the music he works to, educating himself via podcasts, and why the Paris Olympics was a pleasant surprise Jacques Audiard was born in Paris in 1952, the son of the prolific screenwriter and director Michel Audiard....
US and European states urge Tehran not to respond, while Middle Eastern countries condemn Israeli operation Middle East crisis – live updates World leaders have called for restraint after the first open Israeli airstrikes on Iran, after...
Gisèle Pelicot’s dignity during the rape trial of her husband has inspired not just worldwide support but renewed debate about the law A message in large capital letters has been posted on a wall opposite the entrance to the Avignon...
Catholic church condemns idea of charging entrance fee when rebuilt cathedral reopens in December after five years Weeks before its scheduled grand reopening after a devastating fire, Notre Dame has become embroiled in an escalating row...
French Caribbean island without power after employees cause ‘emergency shutdown of all the engines’ The French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been left entirely without power after striking workers seized control of the territory’s...
Electricity on the entire French territory of Guadeloupe was cut off on Friday after workers on strike turned off the motors in the main EDF power station. Police stepped in to secure the site and the local prefect said that some workers...
Dozens of accused deny rape, despite video evidence showing unconscious Gisèle Pelicot snoring loudly Taking the stand in France’s biggest ever rape trial , Patrice N, 55, an electrician from the southern town of Carpentras, said he was...
Turtles have inhabited our oceans for over 150 million years, ever since dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Yet today, six out of seven living species are considered endangered. They usually live in tropical waters. However, since the late...
Gisèle Pelicot testified on Wednesday for a second time in the high-profile mass rape case that has sent shock waves across France and beyond. The hearing focused on what motive her husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, could have had...
French authorities say they have charged seven individuals for allegedly harassing Thomas Jolly, the artistic director for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The suspects must appear at a hearing in March 2025, where they will face charges of...
She is now probably the most famous French woman in the world. Gisèle Pelicot, the 72-year-old grandmother who was drugged unconscious so her husband and scores of other men could rape her, once again gives evidence at her rape trial....
Conference convened by French president raises $800m in humanitarian aid and $200m to strengthen Lebanese army Middle East crisis – live updates Emmanuel Macron has warned Benjamin Netanyahu that “civilisation is not best defended by...