Russian artist questioned in French sex-video scandal
A Russian artist and his partner are being detained over a sex video leak that ended President Emmanuel Macron’s choice…
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Macron visits Poland to ease bilateral tensions
French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Poland in an attempt to ease bilateral tensions after he criticised Poland’s judicial shakeup. …
Europe defies Trump on Iran sanctions
The leaders of Germany, France and Britain have backed the 2015 Iran nuclear pact, defying an order from Donald Trump…
Turkey labels France’s Macron a ‘terror sponsor’
The Turkish foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of being a “sponsor of terrorism”, in response…
France gripped by debate over Muslim headscarves
France is debating whether women in headscarves should be allowed to accompany children on school trips. President Emmanuel Macron…
Ex-French president Sarkozy faces corruption trials
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trials for alleged illegal use of funds in his 2012 presidential election…
French ex-PM charged over murky Pakistani deals
France’s state prosecution service says it will try 90-year-old former prime minister Edouard Balladur over claims that he used bribes…
France marks Chirac’s death after 40 years of political dominance
Former French president Jacques Chirac, who led from 1995 to 2007, has died aged 86. Chirac had one of the longest…
French #MeToo movement founder loses court case
A French court has ordered the founder of France’s #MeToo movement to pay €15,000 in damages to a man she…
Merkel repeats refusal to sell arms to Saudi Arabia
French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, have edged towards easing bilateral tension over arms exports, principally to…
Summer heat kills 1,435 in France
The summer heatwaves have caused 1,435 deaths in France with mortality rates rising by about 9.1 per cent on the…
France threatens to block Brexit extension
Attempts by the UK parliament to delay Brexit will not work because France will block any extension unless the political…
French Senate reveals Hitler bust in cellar
The French Senate says it is investigating the discovery of a bust of Adolf Hitler from the Nazi occupation in…
French spies made deal with Palestinian terror group
France agreed not to target Palestinian militants who killed French Jews in Paris in 1982 if they did not further…
Over 700 men fined under French street harassment law
More than 700 men in France have been convicted of sexist behaviour under a year-old law introduced to end the…
Trump wine comments enrage French ahead of G7
Donald Trump’s threat to put tariffs on French wine is “completely moronic”, according to France’s agriculture minister. The stage is…