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French parliamentary election: Five key takeaways

The French parliamentary election's opening round on Sunday saw President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble coalition take a slight lead, with 25.75% of the popular vote, compared with 25.66% for the leftist bloc of Jean-Luc Melenchon.

12/06/2022

France

Drought, heat and high winds fan forest fires in southern France

Hundreds of firefighters were still battling forest fires on Sunday that broke out on Saturday in southern France.

12/06/2022

France

France votes in parliamentary elections after Macron presidential win

Voters go to the polls in France on Sunday to choose lawmakers for the National Assembly as President Macron seeks an absolute majority for his centre-right coalition

12/06/2022

France

France holds a parliamentary election this weekend. How does it work?

This year the legislative elections are on 12 and 19 June. Voters are selecting the 577 MPs who will sit in the National Assembly for a five-year term.

10/06/2022

Earth News

Amazon groups offered mediation in supermarket deforestation row

It is the first time a French supermarket chain has been taken to court over deforestation and the loss of land and livelihood.

10/06/2022

World

Analysis: Melenchon could be the surprise element in France's election

France goes to the polls again this weekend, this time to choose a new parliament.

10/06/2022

France

Champions League final policing was 'obviously a failure'

French police were accused of firing tear gas and pepper spray indiscriminately at Liverpool supporters.

09/06/2022

Travel News

Paris airport cancels 100 flights as workers strike

Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport has cancelled more than 100 Thursday flights after workers announced industrial action.

08/06/2022

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Ukrainian parliament speaker addresses MEPs at the European Parliament

In his speech to MEPs on Wednesday, Ruslan Stefanchuk called on the EU to approve his country's membership application.

08/06/2022

Culture news

Banksy's Bataclan mural was stolen, now the thieves are facing trial

As Paris tunes in to watch the trial of the surviving member of the terrorist cell responsible for the Bataclan attack, the thieves who stole Banksy's commemorative mural are also in the docks.

08/06/2022

Earth News

Why is this man still living in a tree under the Eiffel Tower?

Thomas Brail is protecting trees that were planted by Napoleon Bonaparte’s government.

08/06/2022

France

Eighteen go on trial over alleged European horsemeat scam

The defendants are accused of supplying horsemeat unfit for human consumption across Europe.

08/06/2022

France

French medics protest over hospital crisis, deepened by COVID-19

Years of cost cuts left medics submerged when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and are now forcing emergency rooms to cut services.

07/06/2022

France

What has Macron said about the need not to 'humiliate Russia'?

The French president has been strongly criticised after repeatedly stressing the need to chart a diplomatic path with Russia once the fighting ends in Ukraine.

06/06/2022

France

D-Day commemorations see parallels drawn between France and Ukraine

“Kyiv maybe 2,000 kilometres away from here, they too, right now, today, are experiencing the same horrors as the French citizens experienced in World War II at the hands of the Nazi invader.”

06/06/2022

Tech News

This French incubator is looking to build world-leading Web3 start-ups

In Europe, we have a pretty good regulated environment, and I think we can build the champions of tomorrow,” said the co-founder of PyratzLab.

06/06/2022

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US vet. in Normandy's plea to younger generation

Several dozen World War II veterans are expected to attend D-Day commemoration ceremonies Monday in France, as crowds return for the 78th anniversary. Visits and services have for two years been reduced to a minimum due to COVID-19 restrictions.

06/06/2022

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Military re-enactment parade on D-Day anniversary

A military re-enactment parade filled the French Normandy town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise on the eve of the 78th D-Day anniversary. This was the first French village to be liberated from Nazi occupation. The people here have not forgotten their gratitude.

06/06/2022

France

Nadal wins record 14th French Open but foot pain puts future in doubt

The King of Clay has won in Paris, again.

05/06/2022

France

World War II veterans gather to commemorate D-Day Normandy landings

On 6 June 1944, Allied troops landed on the five beaches carried by 7,000 boats. On that single day, 4,414 Allied soldiers lost their lives and more than 5,000 were wounded.

05/06/2022

France

Severe weather in France grounds flights, leaves 1000s without power

Heavy rain, hailstorms and flooding cause huge disruption across France with one person killed and scores injured.

05/06/2022

France

Ukraine condemns Macron over 'Russia should not be humiliated' comment

Macron insisted Putin had committed a "historic and fundamental error" but that it was important not to put Russia to shame "so that the day the fighting stops, we can build a way out through diplomatic channels."

05/06/2022

France

Heavy police presence at stadium after Champions League final debacle

Police thronged the Stade de France ahead of the France v Denmark match Friday, following last week's chaos at the Champions League final.

04/06/2022

France

UEFA 'sincerely' apologises for Champions League final chaos

After initially blaming the problems on the late arrival of fans and fake tickets, the European football's leading body has apologised for the 29 May events.

04/06/2022

Health news

Dogs can detect COVID as reliably as lab tests: study

With their superior sense of smell, our canine friends were found to be as reliable as PCR tests for detecting COVID-19 cases among hundreds of people.

03/06/2022

France

French minister offers apology, for Champions League Final fan chaos

Gérald Darmanin said there had been "sometimes unnecessary excesses" from police who fired tear gas at Liverpool supporters outside the Paris stadium.

02/06/2022