Freshly back from maternity leave, Florence Villeminot shares her insights about having a baby in France. While the number of births is dropping, France remains one of the better performers within the European Union. One of the secrets...
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Thursday announced measures to crack down on teenage violence in and around schools, as the government seeks to reclaim ground on security from the far-right two months ahead of European elections.
Thousands of German soldiers moved in on southeastern France's Vercors Plateau in July 1944 in a bid to crush a regional uprising led by a rural French Resistance group. Over 100 Resistance fighters died in the bloody battles on the...
Azerbaijan on Wednesday accused France of pressuring and threatening the country after Paris recalled its ambassador and accused the Caucasus country of damaging bilateral ties.
France on Tuesday said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of taking actions that have damaged the bilateral relationship.
Exactly five years ago, the world watched in horror as Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral was ravaged by flames. Today, carpenters and artisans are hammering away to meet a December 8 deadline for the Gothic landmark's grand reopening....
Exactly five years after the fire that destroyed the roof and badly damaged the rest of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of those who worked on the project has spoken of the camaraderie of the team reconstructing the edifice and the...
Five years after the inferno at the Paris cathedral, a new exhibition shows the rescued art treasures There was a moment on 15 April 2019 as the flames consuming Notre Dame cathedral roared into the evening sky when it seemed all would...
Long the envy of other cities, Paris' creaking underground metro system has become a subject of daily frustration for users just as the French capital gears up to host this year's Olympics.
President said US are ‘devoted to the defence of Israel’ as he urged Tehran to show restraint Joe Biden has said he expects an Iranian attack on Israel “sooner rather than later” and issued a last-ditch message to Tehran: “Don’t.” “We...
France on Friday warned its citizens to “imperatively refrain from travel in the coming days to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories”, the foreign minister’s entourage told AFP.
More than 27,000 lightning strikes recorded across France as heavy rain warnings issued in New Zealand As Storm Pierrick affected France this week, a tornado was reported to have damaged about 15 homes in Lestrem, a village of about...
This failed policy was sold as a defence of French secularism. Instead it has opened the floodgates of intolerance and become a tool for exclusion In the early 2000s, I decided to commit to feminism, so I joined a feminist campaigning...
The French government on Wednesday introduced a bill on assisted suicide, paving the way for euthanasia under strict conditions. The text, which was deemed too restrictive by some and irresponsible by others, will be debated by lawmakers...
Rights watchdogs including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Thursday said they were seeking UN help to end racial profiling by the French police, they said.
Le Violon d’Ingres print produced under artist’s supervision was among friend’s collection auctioned in Paris It is one of the most recognisable images of the surrealist movement: a black and white photograph by Man Ray of Kiki de...
France's President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a "sustainable" effort to scale up weapons production following the Russian invasion of Ukraine as he laid a foundation stone for a much-needed gunpowder factory.
While "au revoir" is the most common way to say goodbye in French, we take a look at some of the other ways to bid farewell. From the regional "boujou", to "salut", to "à toute", we look at the spoken – and written – ways of saying...
French athlete Anouk Garnier broke the rope climbing world record on Wednesday morning after she ascended over 100 metres to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
Visitors to the countryside objecting to a variety of rural noises are such a problem that legislators feel compelled to act The French parliament is taking aim at noise complaints in the countryside. Lawmakers say they are well...