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France

French church shows solidarity with refugees

The Basilica d’Ainay in Lyon transformed itself into a giant screen last night to show solidarity with refugees trapped in a foreign land.

03/02/2017

France

Fillon vows to hold on as presidential contender despite scandal

The French presidential candidate on the right appears before a rally of supporters, but even some in his own party are asking how long he can survive

03/02/2017

France

French journalist 'roughed up' by security guards at Le Pen appearance

A French journalist was violently removed by security guards from a Paris event on February 1, after asking National Front leader Marine Le Pen a question about her alleged misuse of European Union fu

02/02/2017

France

Scandal set to grow for French presidential candidate Fillon

Further damaging revelations looked set to pile yet more pressure on embattled French presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday.

02/02/2017

France

Scandal-hit Francois Fillon slips in French presidency poll

Francois Fillon says scandal is a left-wing coup designed to scuttle his presidential campaign.

02/02/2017

Business Line

Protectionism and the French presidential race

Business Line looks at the French presidential candidates and their views on protectionism as Donald Trump changes the political landscape.

01/02/2017

France

Fillon sinks further under new corruption allegations

Illegal undeclared company consultancies on top of allegations of well-paid fake jobs for wife and children threaten to derail France's leading right-wing presidential candidate.

01/02/2017

France

France's Le Pen defies demand for "misspent" funds

France’s National Front leader Marine Le Pen has defied a deadline set by the EU authorities for her to repay funds they claim she has misspent.

31/01/2017

France

"I am the victim of a smear campaign" - Fillon

The French centre-right candidate for the presidential election says he is unruffled by the scandal threatening to engulf his campaign.

31/01/2017

Cult

The Pompidou Centre in Paris celebrates its 40th birthday

The Pompidou Centre in Paris is instantly recognisable.

31/01/2017

France

Almodovar picked to head jury at 2017 Cannes Film Festival

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar says he is 'grateful, honoured and a bit overwhelmed' after being named President of the Jury at Cannes this year.

31/01/2017

Sport

Payday for Payet as the prodigal returns to Marseilles

Dimitri Payet is a Marseilles player. The former West Ham lynchpin has returned to France's south coast for 30 million euros.

30/01/2017

Sport

French league heats up as Monaco sail on

First played third in France on Sunday, and it was champions PSG who will rue the 1-1 draw against leaders Monaco the most as they stumble in the chase for the top.

30/01/2017

France

The French Presidential Race: Who's who?

A rundown of the French presidential candidates and their policies 90 days before the election.

30/01/2017

France

Dozens hurt in motorway pile-up near Paris

A motorway pile-up in France has left at least 65 people injured, five of them in a serious condition.

30/01/2017

France

'Man in the hat' terror suspect Abrini charged over Paris attacks

Held in Belgium since his arrest last April, terror suspect Mohamed Abrini was taken to France on Monday where he was placed under formal investigation over the Paris terror attacks of November 2015 i

30/01/2017

Cult

Haute Couture in Paris with Jean Paul Gaultier

Ladies.

30/01/2017

France

Fillon fights to get campaign back on track after "fake jobs" allegations

France’s embattled conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been fighting to get his campaign back on track after allegations of misuse of public…

29/01/2017

Sport

Handball: France beat Norway to win World title

France bounced back from their Olympic final disappointment last August in Rio by beating Norway to win the Handball World championship for a second consecutive…

29/01/2017

France

Benoit Hamon wins the fight for the soul of French Socialism

More than 1.3 million voters took part in the run-off vote organised by the French Socialist Party to pick their candidate for the country's upcoming presidential election.

29/01/2017

France

Who is Benoit Hamon?

It’s easy to say it now with hindsight but Benoit Hamon’s swift rise to the top shouldn’t really be much of a surprise.

29/01/2017

France

Fighting for the soul of Socialism in France

A run-off vote pits pro-business ex-premier Manuel Valls against hard-left lawmaker Benoit Hamon to be the party's presidential candidate. Analysts say it could fracture the party and potentially hand

29/01/2017

France

France: socialists choose presidential candidate in run-off

French voters are choosing the socialist candidate for this year’s presidential election in a run-off vote which pits former prime minister Manuel Valls against hard-left hopeful Benoit…

29/01/2017

France

French actress Emmanuelle Riva dies aged 89

French actress Emmanuelle Riva has died at the age of 89.

28/01/2017

France

US wins gold at Bocuse d'or: watch in 360°

The United States has won the prestigious Bocuse d’or cookery competition, considered by many as the Olympics of the food world.

27/01/2017

Sport

Handball: France beat Slovenia to close in second straight world title

Holders France have reached the final of the men’s world handball championship on home soil after seeing off the semi-final challenge of Slovenia.

26/01/2017