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France's Sarkozy tells trial he received no campaign funds from Libya

Sarkozy is accused by prosecutors of having struck a deal with Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi to receive millions of euros in illegal funding.

10/01/2025

Economy

French budget talks: Pension reform must remain, says business boss

The warning comes as France's government meets party representatives, hopeful of winning support for a new budget bill.

09/01/2025

Culture news

Award-winning Guinean actor granted visa to remain in France

Star of Cannes winning film 'Souleymane’s Story', Abou Sangaré has been granted a one year visa to work in France.

09/01/2025

Europe News

French police arrest founder of website used by Gisèle Pelicot's ex

Isaac Steidl has been detained by French police for creating a website used by criminals, including Dominique Pelicot, to carry out rape and murder.

09/01/2025

Health news

France's youth mental health crisis is growing, study shows

Girls and young women have been particularly affected, the analysis found.

09/01/2025

France

EU will defend its borders, France says after Trump's Greenland threat

The French foreign minister said the bloc must become stronger after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of Greenland.

08/01/2025

Europe News

Thousands gather to celebrate death of French far-right figure

Jean-Marie Le Pen died on Tuesday at the age of 96. He was a polarising figure, with some on the right praising his contribution to politics while others on the left branding him a fascist.

08/01/2025

Sport

Didier Deschamps to step down as France coach after 2026 World Cup

Deschamps led Les Bleus to championship glory in 2018.

08/01/2025

France

Macron accuses Sahel of being 'ungrateful' for fight against terrorism

The French president's words have sparked a backlash, with African leaders calling out his "contemptuous attitude".

07/01/2025

France

Ten years on, France commemorates deadly attacks on Charlie Hebdo

A decade after a deadly assault that shook France, the country paused to honour the victims, while also grappling with the evolving challenges of free expression and terrorism.

07/01/2025

France

French far-right National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right National Front party, now known as National Rally (RN), has died at 96.

07/01/2025

Health news

France reports first case of more severe mpox strain

France is the fifth country in Europe to detect the new mpox strain.

07/01/2025

Nature

‘Assassins’: Why Brigitte Bardot is campaigning for a wild boar

Wild boars are known for their love of plowing up meadows and pastures. For some people, they are not more than a tasty roast. In France, however, one has conquered hearts.

06/01/2025

Travel News

Travel chaos in France as storm brings high winds and floods

Passengers in Île-de-France are warned to be vigilant and avoid travel as Storm Floriane brings violent winds.

06/01/2025

France

Six on trial in France for second attack 10 years after Charlie Hebdo

Six men face trial for a 2020 knife attack outside Charlie Hebdo's former offices, five years after the deadly 2015 attacks.

06/01/2025

Economy

French finance minister Lombard outlines deficit target for new year

The target allows for more flexibility than the goal set by the previous government, said Éric Lombard.

06/01/2025

France

Sarkozy faces trial over alleged campaign funding from Gaddafi

Sarkozy, who was France’s president from 2007 to 2012, retired from public life in 2017.

06/01/2025

Experiences

Can a complete novice cycle the legendary ViaRhôna in France?

An aspiring cyclist decides to push her limits as she rides part of the ‘Alps-to-Sea’ cycleway by the Rhône River.

04/01/2025

Europe News

Staff held hostage at Arles prison in France, local media report

Four members of the prison's medical team and one guard were taken hostage by a prisoner on Friday, according to preliminary reports.

03/01/2025

Europe News

French health minister's Dry January risks ire of wine-loving Macron

France's new Health Minister Yannick Neuder is said to be the first minister to publicly back the campaign, which has never received support from Paris.

03/01/2025

Culture news

Inoxtag: the inside story of France's most phenomenal influencer

French influencer Inoxtag has successfully developed a spectacular way of presenting his projects online to attract attention in the ultra-competitive sector of web content creators.

03/01/2025

EuroVerify

No, Charlie Hebdo didn't publish an issue with Zelenskyy as Quasimodo

Fake newspaper and magazine covers are a tactic often used in Russian propaganda.

03/01/2025

Culture news

Celebrated museum curator Marie-Claude Beaud dies, aged 78

Marie-Claude Beaud, the curator of multiple prestige galleries in Francophone Europe, has died aged 78.

02/01/2025

Europe News

French opinion poll names Gisèle Pelicot personality of the year

Pelicot edged out Trump and Macron after she waived her anonymity in a highly publicised rape trial of her ex-husband and dozens of other men, insisting that "shame should change sides".

02/01/2025

Europe News

Dominique Pelicot will not appeal against guilty verdict

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband invited dozens of other men to rape her while she was unconscious and kept recordings of his and their actions.

30/12/2024

France

Mayotte: French PM says 'rumours of thousands of deaths are unfounded'

Newly appointed prime minister Francois Bayou promises to rebuild the cyclone-devastated French Indian ocean territory in two years.

30/12/2024