France
13 Mar
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…
13 Mar
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…
4 Mar
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…
29 Feb
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.
22 Feb
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…
22 Feb
French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu was to travel to Armenia on Thursday for a two-day visit as tensions mount with Yerevan's arch-enemy Azerbaijan. In October 2023, France announced the sale of defensive equipment to Armenia, drawing anger from Azerbaijan. That deal was announced weeks after Baku seized the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian separatists.…
14 Feb
A French court convicted five adolescents for their role in a violent assault on a teenage girl which they streamed on social media in January. The teenagers, aged 15 to 16, were charged with group violence, making death threats and filming and distributing pornographic images of minors via social media networks. The court found late…
8 Feb
More than 5,000 people died in France as a result of searing summer heat last year, health authorities said Thursday.
6 Feb
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending two weeks in France on a private.
1 Feb
France wants the European Union to issue a "clear" definition of lab-grown meat, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Thursday as he presented measures designed to satisfy protesting farmers.
28 Jan
There is anger and uncertainty in the air across the country over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s incessant private trips to Paris, France.
17 Jan
President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday sought to breathe new life into his final term with a promise for a "stronger and fairer" France, at a rare news conference peppered with a string of announcements aimed at forging greater civic responsibility and security.