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Gérard Depardieu charged with rape and sexual assault by French court

Actress Charlotte Arnould was aged 22 when she presented herself to police in Lambesc in southern France at the end of August 2018, claiming to have been raped a few days earlier on two occasions at the actor's Parisian home.

10/03/2022

France

Four convicted in trial over Islamic State killing of French priest

The defendants were convicted of conspiring to kill 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel in his Normandy church in 2016.

09/03/2022

France

Mother of 2015 Bataclan attacker jailed for 'financing terrorism'

Fatima Hajji was found guilty of sending money to her son when he was planning to commit an attack.

09/03/2022

Art

Kyiv City Ballet find safe haven in French capital

One of the dancers will be headed to the Ukrainian border in the coming days to pick up her young daughter who was accompanied out of the country.

09/03/2022

France

France closes manslaughter investigation into Germanwings plane crash

All 150 passengers and crew were killed when the co-pilot deliberately crashed the aircraft into the French Alps.

09/03/2022

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Climbers scale Paris skyscraper in support of Ukraine

Clad in Ukraine's colours, two Frenchmen climb to the top of Paris' Montparnasse tower, a 210-metre skyscraper, in support of the country under invasion from Russia.

08/03/2022

France

UK to vet Ukraine refugees at Calais as French claim hundreds rejected

The UK is to install a visa application centre for Ukrainian refugees on the northern French coast, amid claims that hundreds trying to reach England have been refused entry.

08/03/2022

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A wool parade on the Champs-Elysées

"For us today, in 2022, it's quite exceptional, and a great honour also to represent this trade," says a shepherdess during the transhumance of 2,022 ewes and 350 dancers from Béarn on the Champs-Elysées, in Paris, to close the 2022 edition of the Paris International Agricultural Show.

07/03/2022

Sci-Tech

Tomorrow's leaders: the women training for tech's top jobs

In partnership with Huawei

Sci-Tech looks at a female leadership initiative aiming to empower some of Europe’s most talented young women.

07/03/2022

Nature

The man 'who skis with eagles’ is bringing back birds from extinction

After 130 years of being extinct, white-tailed eagles are due to return to the French Alps. Meet the raptor expert behind this extraordinary project.

07/03/2022

France

Ukrainians abroad: Lost and frightened but desperate to help

Ukrainians abroad look on horrified and scared as the war in their country continues each day. Worried about family they find support in each other and in their efforts to provide aid to their country.

04/03/2022

France

Google agrees new deal to pay French publishers for news content

The copyright dispute between Big Tech and newspapers in France has raged for more than two years.

03/03/2022

France

French President Emmanuel Macron announces candidacy for reelection

Macron's rivals have accused him of covertly campaigning through his role and thus not abiding by the rules.

03/03/2022

Culture news

Kyiv Grand Ballet give emotional final performance of French tour

After two months of touring in France, the Kyiv Grand Ballet put on Swan Lake for the last time, at a time of great tragedy for their home country, Ukraine

03/03/2022

Culture news

Vladimir Putin wax statue removed from Grévin Museum in Paris

'He was attacked a few times this weekend, and we received a few threats on the phone."

03/03/2022

Culture news

Organisers ban Russian delegates from Cannes following invasion

The biggest film festival in the world has banned anyone linked with the Russian government, in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

02/03/2022

France

French far-right candidates secure signatures needed for election run

France's far-right candidates secured enough signatures to run for the presidency after struggling to cross the 500 political sponsorship threshold.

01/03/2022

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Wax statue of Vladimir Putin removed from Grévin museum in Paris

Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompts the director of the Grévin Museum in Paris to remove the wax statue of Vladimir Putin from the collection, which includes many other world leaders

01/03/2022

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European Parliament gives standing ovation for Ukrainian President

MEPs in Brussels give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a standing ovation after his speech via a video call in European Parliament

01/03/2022

France

France's parliament approves new law criminalising school bullying

Students or staff could face up to 10 years in prison for severe cases of school bullying under the new legislation.

24/02/2022

France

France's parliament approves extending abortion limit to 14 weeks

French Health Minister Olivier Véran has described it as "an important day for sexual and reproductive health and an important day for women's health."

23/02/2022

Travel News

Why are these French towns refusing to host the Olympic torch in 2024?

These French towns say the exposure of hosting the Olympic flame is not worth the bother - or the cost.

23/02/2022

France

Le Pen halts presidential field campaign over sponsorship struggle

Both Le Pen and her far-right rival, Eric Zemmour, have called for a 2016 reform that lifted the anonymity of the pledges to be overturned.

23/02/2022

Culture news

Europe's largest open-air bookstore is about to begin a new chapter

18 new 'bouquinistes' will be allocated an iconic space on the River Seine after the mayor's office put out a call for applications.

22/02/2022

Green News

Why are 100,000 fish lying dead in the Atlantic Ocean?

The video from the Sea Shepherd NGO shows tens of thousands of dead fish floating on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.

21/02/2022

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The famous carnival in Nice returns after two years

After a year's absence the party atmosphere returned to the city of Nice as it welcomed back its annual carnival parade

20/02/2022