At least five migrants, including a child, died overnight trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain on their overcrowded small boat, local authorities said. Three men and a woman were also among those killed on the dinghy carrying 110 people from the beach in the town of Wimereux, close to the resort of…

A French court on Wednesday condemned a nurse to two years under house arrest for stealing more than $1.6 million from national health insurance through claims for bogus appointments. The court in the southern town of Marseille found the 67-year-old guilty of a "large-scale scam" that notably exploited the details of vulnerable migrants. From 2017…

France and its allies Monday sought to drum up hundreds of millions in aid for Sudan a year since its civil war erupted, sparking one of the world's worst and most underfunded humanitarian crises.

Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped position in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday. The ranking that was published on FIFA's website saw the Eagles drop from 28th position to 30th. In Africa, the 2023 AFCON runners-up are in third place behind Morocco and Senegal. Morocco occupies the number one position on the continent…

France's top diplomat said Monday that Paris expects China to send "clear messages" to its close partner Russia over its war in Ukraine, after meetings with his counterpart in Beijing.

French politicians from across the political spectrum Wednesday denounced what they called an "Islamist" attack on education after a school principal resigned following death threats over a Muslim veil. The headmaster at a high school and college in eastern Paris quit after receiving death threats online following an altercation with a student, officials told AFP…

A Paris criminal court handed jail terms Tuesday to 28 people who joined an online harassment campaign launched by a rapper against France's "queen of influencers". In the country's largest-ever cyberbullying case, the defendants aged between 20 and 49 were given sentences of between four and 18 months, half of them suspended, for sending hateful…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Wednesday that French leader Emmanuel Macron's criticism of Moscow on Ukraine is due to "resentment" at losing allies in Africa to the Kremlin. Macron has stood out amongst Western leaders as one of the most vocal opponents of Russia in recent weeks, saying that there…

FP The head of one of France's leading universities said Wednesday he was stepping down after being ordered to stand trial in a domestic violence case. Mathias Vicherat, director of the prestigious Sciences Po school in Paris, became the target of angry protests by students demanding his resignation after he and his partner Anissa Bonnefont…

French lawmakers are expected on Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, a world first that has garnered overwhelming public support. A congress of both houses of parliament, which gathered in Versailles, should find the three-fifths majority needed for the change after it overcame initial resistance in the right-leaning Senate. If…

Inflation in Germany, France and Spain eased further in February, data showed Thursday, a development likely to be welcomed by the European Central Bank as it weighs when to begin cutting interest rates.

The French government on Thursday announced budget cuts of 10 billion euros ($11 billion) as it seeks to rein in its budget deficit after growth failed to meet expectations. The cuts controversially include 2 billions euros that were to be spent on environmental and energy transition programs. Other cuts are being made to previously budgeted…