Christmas in France would not be complete without free-flowing champagne, oysters or a bûche de Noël. And the French holiday season is longer than most – stretching into the New Year with Epiphany (January 6) and its traditional galettes...
Centrist prime minister François Bayrou appoints cabinet from middle political ground, excluding far-right and far-left French prime minister François Bayrou has announced his new government – the country’s fourth since the beginning of...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 marked the return of high-intensity warfare in Europe. Now, almost three years later and with the conflict showing no signs of abating, France is gearing itself up to fight. FRANCE 24 reports from a...
The composition of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's new cabinet was unveiled on Monday, marking the return of several prominent figures to the Elysee Palace, including former prime ministers Elisabeth Borne and Manuel Valls.
France on Monday observes a national day of mourning set by President Emmanuel Macron for the victims of Cyclone Chido on the French overseas territory of Mayotte. More than a week after the storm hit, the official death toll is 35,...
With the country in stalemate, people have lost faith in government. But citizens’ assemblies show one way forward When Notre Dame burned, something in the flames seemed to speak to the combustibility of our age. Nothing is for ever, the...
The composition of French Prime Minister François Bayrou's new cabinet will be revealed on Monday at 6.30pm Paris time (1730GMT), the Élysée Palace said in a statement. The cabinet announcement was delayed due to the national day of...
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds an underpaid, underfed workforce, some of whom are forced to sleep on the streets, exploited by a system of labour providers Photographs by Valentina Camu/Divergence for the Guardian A Guardian...
My mother, Renee Bornstein, who has died aged 90, was a remarkable woman of strength, resilience and grace. As a child of Jewish parents in wartime France, she experienced extraordinary challenges, including a harrowing interrogation by...
One week on from a devastating cyclone that battered France's Indian Ocean territory, aid is still only trickling in to the worst-affected areas in Mayotte, where emergency workers are scrambling to restore essential services and aid a...
The 72-year-old is relieved but takes ‘no satisfaction’ in seeing other families broken up, lawyer says It took just over four years, and 67 days in court, but Gisèle Pelicot is said to feel “relieved and appeased” about the judges’...
The Flamanville 3 EPR nuclear reactor, France's most powerful to date, finally began providing electricity to French homes on Saturday after a plethora of technical setbacks led to a 12-year delay and a four-fold increase in the...
Paty, 47, was killed outside his school days after showing his class cartoons of the prophet Muhammad Eight people have been convicted in a French anti-terrorism court of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his...
France’s anti-terrorism court convicted eight individuals on Friday for their roles in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed after showing Prophet Mohammed cartoons in class during a debate on freedom of speech.
This week on Paris des Arts: Riad Sattouf, the graphic novelist and film director, takes us to Paris's Musée des Arts et Métiers. His comic books have been translated into 23 languages, as he captivated the world with his series "The...
French president makes remark when confronted by residents still without water after huge storm last week Emmanuel Macron swore during a furious exchange with residents of the cyclone-hit islands of Mayotte on Thursday night, telling a...
Two defendants have so far filed appeals and Dominique Pelicot is said to be considering challenge against sentence Gisèle Pelicot is ready to face another trial if needed, her lawyer has said, after two defendants in the mass rape trial...
FRANCE 24's culture editor Eve Jackson takes viewers on a festive journey to the heart of Provence in a special programme exploring the enchanting Christmas traditions of Aix-en-Provence. This exclusive holiday show brings to life the...
A French court is due to hand down verdicts in the trial of eight people accused of abetting the jihadist murder of teacher Samuel Paty in October 2020. Paty was beheaded outside his school near Paris after showing his class cartoons of...
A lawyer for Gisèle Pelicot said Friday that his client was "not afraid" of a possible appeals trial, a day after her former husband and 50 other men were convicted in the biggest rape trial in French history. Two defendants have already...