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French scrimping on hygiene and beauty products – poll

High inflation has forced people to cut spending. Around 45% of French people have been forced to cut back on buying beauty products this year,...

France furious with US over Niger – Le Figaro

Washington has chosen its own interests over its allies, a French diplomat has told the newspaper, following Victoria Nuland’s visit to Niger. The presence of...

Six migrants dead and 50 rescued after boat crash off French coast

Six migrants died and about 50 were rescued after their boat capsized as they attempted to cross the English Channel, the French maritime department...

FIFA WWC: Australia 0 (7) – 0 (6) France

Australia have beaten France 7-6 on penalties in their FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal this evening. https://youtu.be/Wshf-EcQwCM

Africa in rebellion: Is a second anti-colonial liberation on the horizon?

After a series of coups, one country after another is moving to expel the traces of former empires. Africa is the cradle of human civilization...

Macron’s Africa policy has failed, senators say

Paris continues to face rejection as Russia, China, and the US expand their influence on the continent, the senior lawmakers claimed. A group of 94...

FIFA WWC: France 4 – 0 Morocco

France have beaten Morocco 4-0 in their FIFA Women's World Cup Round of 16 match. https://youtu.be/417okjLFkzA

France loses its uranium meal ticket in Niger

Paris has vowed to protect its interests in the country, which cut off supplies of the critical material after a coup. French President Emmanuel Macron...

France braces for electricity tariff hike

Power prices in France will jump by 10% in August, President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed. French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed that electricity prices for...

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...

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