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Macron scandal continues with opposition criticising the President

The French President told his party Tuesday night that the security aide scandal was his responsibility but it's prompted furious opposition claims of an attempted cover-up, which the government denies

25/07/2018

France

Macron: "The only person responsible for this case is me"

Six days after the Benalla case broke, Emmanuel Macron ended his silence at a meeting with his party's MPs Tuesday night over the security aide scandal

25/07/2018

France

Macron: 'I'm responsible, let them come and get me!'

Emmanuel Macron says he is responsible for incident which saw protester beaten up, but stops short of saying sorry.

24/07/2018

Sport

Tour de France: Alaphilippe wins on day of protest and pain

Julian Alaphilippe's descending skills made the difference as the Frenchman claimed his second victory in this year's Tour de France to take the 16th stage.

24/07/2018

Business

Four airlines complain to European Commission about French strikes

Ryanair, Easyjet, IAG and Wizz Air believe France is breaking EU law by not enabling flights to fly over the country during air traffic controller strikes

24/07/2018

France

Tour de France briefly halted by protestors

Tear gas fired by police forces riders to stop

24/07/2018

France

FEMEN co-founder and activist Oksana Shachko dies at 31

Her body was found in her apartment on July 23 in Paris, according to FEMEN. The death was an alleged suicide.

24/07/2018

France

Macron under increased pressure over bodyguard

French opposition conservative parties have called for a vote of no-confidence in the President over his failure to punish Alexandre Benalla

24/07/2018

France

Collomb faces MPs' anger over handling of Benalla affair

The French Interior Minister has come under criticism from politicians for not immediately informing judicial officials of the incident after one of President Emmanuel Macron's bodyguards was filmed assaulting a protestor in May.

23/07/2018

Sport

Tour de France steps up fight against motorised doping

The Tour de France and cycling's governing body, the UCI, are taking steps to verify that riders are not cheating by using bikes that have hidden motors.

23/07/2018

France

French Interior Minister "I was never informed" over the security advisor scandal

Gerard Collomb attended a hearing at the National Assembly's committee on Monday over the case of President Emmanuel Macron's security adviser, Benalla, who's been indicted for hitting demonstrators

23/07/2018

France

France: Why the Benalla scandal is controversial for Macron

As French President Emmanuel Macron's aide scandal deepens, Euronews explains why it is particularly controversial for the French executive.

23/07/2018

Sport

Danish sprinter Magnus Cort Nielsen wins Stage 15 of the Tour

The Astana rider comfortably beat Spain's Ion Izagirre and Dutchman Bauke Mollema, who were second and third.

22/07/2018

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Hanging by a thread: Tightrope walker achieves 35m high stunt in Paris

French tightrope walker completed on Saturday (July 21) a stunt on a cord hanging 35 metres from the ground at Paris' picturesque Montmartre hill.

22/07/2018

France

French president's aggressive bodyguard sparks first government scandal

Alexandre Benalla, who heads Presidential Emmnauel Macron's security detail, was filmed hitting a young man and abusing a young woman on a street in Paris in front of police officers.

22/07/2018

France

Spain's Fraile wins Tour de France stage 14

Spain's Fraile wins Tour de France stage 14, while Team Sky's Geraint Thomas keeps the yellow jersey.

21/07/2018

Sport

Peter Sagan keeps the green jersey

A late but perfectly timed sprint finish helped Peter Sagan to his third stage victory of this year's Tour de France at Stage 13

20/07/2018

France

Eight views on the race debate raging over France's World Cup winners

No sooner had France’s hangover from its World Cup-winning celebrations cleared than another headache reared its head.

20/07/2018

France

France: Macrons aide is fired

It's after President Emmanuel Macron's head of his personal security, posed as a police officer while off duty and was seen dragging a woman away from a protest and later beating a demonstrator in Paris 1 May

20/07/2018

France

The boys from the banlieues: Where France's World Cup dream began

France's World Cup win is inspiring pride in Paris' gritty suburbs, where many of the country's football players honed their game. Euronew's Anelise Borges went to the banlieue where it all began.

19/07/2018

Sport

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas keeps the yellow jersey

The Welshman came out tops in a five-man sprint finish after climbing up the imposing Alpe d'Huez

19/07/2018

France

Scandal surrounds Macron security aide

One of the president's security aides, Alexandre Benalla, was caught on camera striking a May Day protester, says an investigation by Le Monde newspaper.

19/07/2018

France

Airbus BelugaXL: What you need to know about the 'whale in the sky'

Airbus is making a splash with the design for the latest version of its Beluga transport airplane. The brand new BelugaXL (Airbus A330-700L) was unveiled in Toulouse, France with a very special paint job.

19/07/2018

Sport

Geraint Thomas has grabbed yellow jersey after winning stage 11

Thomas now has a one minute 25 second lead over second-placed Chris Froome in the General Standings of the Tour de France

18/07/2018

Sport

Alaphilippe claims victory in stage 10 as Tour de France enters the Alps

The first alpine stage of this year's Tour de France saw Frenchman Julien Alaphilippe come home first, while Greg Van Avermaet retained the yellow jersey with a fourth place finish in Le Grand Bornand.

17/07/2018

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Fans welcome their World Cup champions on the Champs Elysees

The French football team players were welcomed as heroes by thousands of fans gathered on the Champs Elysees on Monday.

17/07/2018