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FIFA WWC: France 2 – 1 Brazil

France have beaten Brazil 2-1 in their FIFA Women's World Cup Group F match. https://youtu.be/wy7xBoduZKw

FIFA WWC: France 0 – 0 Jamaica

France and Jamaica have drawn 0-0 in their FIFA Women's World Cup Group F match this evening. https://youtu.be/cSyvoQJ-xfY

French ‘Playboy’ minister fired

A close Macron ally has lost her seat in a government reshuffle. The secretary of state for the social and solidarity economy is leaving the...

France’s denial day

Everyone understands why the country was engulfed in protests, but the authorities hush up the problem. After days of extremely violent riots, France enjoyed a...

10/7: DGSE Terrorism Unit Arrived at Job — The Rainbow Warrior bomb plot and the mystery of the three-hour timer delay

The bomb plot to sink Greenpeace’s Pacific Ocean flagship, the Rainbow Warrior on July 10 1985 in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand, appears to...

Macron asks ministers to restore order in France – Reports

French President Emmanuel Macron, during a meeting with ministers on Sunday night, called on them to do everything possible to restore order in France...

French rioters filmed brandishing military-grade weapons as unrest grows

Multiple participants of the ongoing protests triggered by a fatal police shooting appear to be heavily armed. Mass rioting has continued to grip France after...

Riots force Macron to leave EU summit

The French President canceled his press conference in Brussels to chair a crisis meeting in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron cut short his visit to...

Unrest sparked by teen’s killing spreads to Brussels, 64 arrested

Violent unrest triggered by the police shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop has roiled France for 3 nights. Nationwide riots triggered by French...

France hit by new night of unrest

More than 70 people have been detained for rioting, police said. More than 70 people have been detained in Paris suburbs as the riots sparked...

France hit by rare ‘very strong’ earthquake

Seismologists say Friday’s ‘quake was the biggest to affect the region in more than fifty years. Several parts of western France were shaken on Friday...

French Ice Sports Federation faces criminal probe over corruption, sexual abuse – Minister

The French Federation of Ice Sports (FFSG) faces multiple criminal charges after a probe by an independent authority shone light on a litany of...

France bans short domestic flights due to ‘climate change’

The measure will supposedly help avert climate change, but critics say it will have little impact. A French ban on short-haul domestic flights has come...

Posters likening Macron to Hitler probed

The offenders will be punished for insulting the president, French officials have said Posters likening Macron to Hitler probed. Authorities in the French city of Avignon...

French minister defends steamy sex scene

Bruno Le Maire’s latest novel comes amid mass protests over economic hardship. The French public is mercilessly mocking Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire over a...

Over 100 police officers injured during French Labor Day protests

Violent clashes erupted across the country as part of continuing demonstrations against controversial pension reforms. Almost 300 protesters were arrested during massive French Labor Day...

Le Pen could take power in France – Macron

The right-wing opposition figure may win the next presidential election, the French president warns. French centrists will likely lose to right-wing politicians, namely Marine Le...

French union threatens to pull plug on iconic events

Protesting against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, the CGT is warning the lights could go out at Cannes Film Festival. The upcoming Cannes film festival,...

French cops confiscate cookware

Residents had brought pots, pans, and other metallic objects into the street to voice their disapproval of President Emmanuel Macron. French police in the village...

Professor convicted for deadly 1980 synagogue bombing

Hassan Diab was found guilty in absentia of the 1980 attack in Paris. A French court has sentenced a Lebanese-Canadian sociologist to life in prison...

UK police condemned over arrest of French publisher

Ernest Moret’s colleagues have claimed that officers cited his participation in anti-government protests in his homeland. London’s Metropolitan Police force has come under fire for...

Watch: French protesters storm stock exchange

The demonstrators want President Macron to drop his pension reforms and force corporations to fund the social security system. Hundreds of protesters entered the Euronext...

French minister’s Playboy issue sells out

Marlene Schiappa’s non-nude appearance in the magazine had spurred criticism from the country’s political ecosystem. The latest issue of the French edition of Playboy, which...

Watch: French state TV pulls report after Ukrainian pressure

Kiev has labeled a video of Russian troops in training by France 24 “a disgrace to journalism”. French state-owned news channel France 24 has removed...

Macron has angered US lawmakers, but what lurks behind his China epiphany?

The French president has made bold statements about Western Europe asserting its independence from Washington’s belligerent foreign policy. En route back from his recent China...

Controversial French pension reform approved despite national unrest

The Constitutional Council has ruled in favour of the unpopular measure, which has inspired weeks of protests. France’s Constitutional Council approved President Emmanuel Macron’s plan...

Macron refuses to back US line on China

The French president distanced himself from Washington’s confrontational policy on Taiwan. Western Europe must pursue “strategic autonomy” and avoid getting dragged into confrontations on behalf...

Protesters set Macron’s favourite Paris restaurant on fire

It’s not the first time that the French president’s opponents tried to torch La Rotonde. Demonstrators protesting against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform have set fire...

Xi divides and conquers during Macron’s China visit

The French president was accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen, who failed in her bid to impose "European unity". French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped...

Ex-French President makes shock admission in call with Russian pranksters

The former French president confirmed that France and the EU are “participants” in the Ukraine conflict. Francois Hollande has confirmed that the European Union and...

Le Pen tops French presidential poll

With Emmanuel Macron pushing deeply unpopular reforms, the perennial right-winger pulled ahead. National Rally leader Marine Le Pen would comfortably defeat President Emmanuel Macron if...

French woman arrested for insulting president – media

The Yellow Vest protester has denied deliberately calling Emmanuel Macron ‘trash’ on social media. A French woman is reportedly facing jail time for allegedly referring...

Critical French oil refinery grinds to a halt

Operations at Gonfreville have been disrupted by protests over pension reforms, according to Reuters. French energy giant Total has halted production at one of the...

Watch: Paris protest turns violent

Black-clad demonstrators hurled rocks at police, who responded by baton-charging the crowds. A pension reform protest in Paris degenerated into violence on Tuesday, as groups...

France protests said to be ‘out of control’

Police clashed with over a million demonstrators opposed to President Macron’s pension reform. French authorities struggled on Thursday to suppress the protests against President Emmanuel...

Watch: French protests rage after vote on pension reform

Violent unrest has continued across the country after lawmakers failed to depose the government over the debated bill. The French government has survived two parliamentary...

France bans protests outside parliament

The Macron government’s unilateral and controversial decision to raise the retirement age led to massive demonstrations. French police have banned all gatherings in two protest...

Watch: Anti-NATO protests hit France

Rallies against the US-led bloc and the supply of weapons to Ukraine have been held across the country. Multiple mass protests against France’s NATO membership...

De Gaulle’s grandson urges France to restore independence, break with Washington on Ukraine quagmire

French President Emmanuel Macron is considering sending tanks to Ukraine, and has not “ruled out” fighter jets as well. At the same time, he has...

France agrees to withdraw from former colony

French troops will leave Burkina Faso at the insistence of Ouagadougou. The French government announced on Wednesday that its troops will leave Burkina Faso within...

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