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Locals gather to watch volcano erupt on French island of Reunion

Reunion is situated in the Indian Ocean, east of Africa and Madagascar.

France

Prosecutors want 30-year jail term for widow of Charlie Hebdo attacker

Prosecutors have asked for sentences ranging from 5 years to life imprisonment for the defendants in the Charlie Hebdo trial, including the fugitive widow of one of the attackers.

France

France to deepen relations with Egypt despite human rights divergences

On Monday, Egypt extended the detention of an activist and researcher who previously worked for one of the country’s most prominent human rights groups.

Smart Regions

Efforts to maintain economic activities in France's Occitanie region

In partnership with the European Commission

How the Lido de Marseillan in Sète is being preserved and redeveloped - that's this week on Smart Regions.

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Human rights activists criticise Egyptian president's Paris visit

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi met with France's Emmanuel Macron to discuss terrorism and conflict in the Middle East.

France

Nearly 100 arrested during another anti-security law protest in France

Nearly 90 rallies were organised across France on Saturday as protests continued against the controversial "global security" bill.

My Europe Series

Psychiatric trauma: the hidden toll of the Covid Pandemic

On the frontline with healthcare professionals seeking to tackle the psychiatric damage being caused by both the pandemic and the lockdowns it has provoked.

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan says he hopes France gets rid of Emmanuel Macron

Ramping up the ongoing war of words between the two leaders, the Turkish president said Macron was "trouble" for France.

France

France preparing for a no-deal Brexit amid London trade talks

With just three weeks until the UK leaves the EU, France says it has the right to veto the trade agreement.

France

French surgeon jailed for 15 years for abusing hundreds of children

In what could be France's largest ever paedophilia case, surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced after being accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children.

Green News

How is nuclear fusion part of the UK’s ‘green industrial revolution’?

Achieving this long sought after source of energy would be a big step.

Travel News

French ski resorts protest plans to keep lifts closed over Christmas

The protest comes as the French government proposes "random border checks" to be put in place over the holiday season targeting people trying to get to foreign resorts.

Cult

Project aiming to make art more accessible to award €150k in grants

Art Explora, an ambitious drive to make European culture more accessible, is set to hand out €150k in grants on Thursday.

World

France security bill revision 'welcome', but more work needed says RSF

Reporters sans frontières editor Pauline Adès-Mével says the controversial Article 24 could allow police to stop journalists reporting live from the scene of an incident.

Spain

Activists angry after third bear killed in the Pyrenees in 2020

Campaigners are demanding action after Spanish authorities confirmed that a third bear had been killed in the Pyrenees mountains since the start of 2020.

France

French vaccination plan: Fragile first then general public from April

France's health authority has revealed a vaccination plan in five phases, with phase one prioritising care homes.

World

Dozens of migrants rescued from boats as France and UK sign new deal

France to double police on coastline patrols as part of the new deal with Britain to stem the flow of migrants crossing the Channel.

France

Four police officers indicted over Michel Zecler beating in Paris

Three of the officers have been charged with 'willful violence' and another for forgery.

France

Why is France's new national security bill controversial?

Thousands demonstrated across France on Saturday to protest a controversial new security bill — here's why.

France

France security bill: 62 police injured and 81 arrested at protests

Changes to the wording of article 24 of the bill are being considered after a new scandal over police brutality.