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Femen protest disrupts Marine Le Pen's May Day rally

The Front National leader was taken aback by three topless activists who interrupted her annual speech in Paris, making Nazi salutes from a nearby balcony.

France

Airbus to file complaint over US-Germany spying allegations

Airbus says it plans to complain to German authorities over reports of spying. The aviation giant claims Berlin’s foreign intelligence agency helped

Culture news

Paris exhibition marks centenary of Edith Piaf's birth

An exhibition dedicated to French singer Edith Piaf, whose ballads about love and sorrow turned her into an international icon, has opened in Paris

Musica

A poetic journey with "Ciboulette" at the Opéra Comique in Paris

Back on the stage of the Opéra Comique in Paris, is “Ciboulette”, an operetta Reynaldo Hahn composed in 1923. Intended as a nostalgic homage to

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France

France plans rehabilitation unit for returning jihadists

France is setting up a rehabilitation unit for youths returning from conflict zones such as Syria. Young French Muslims who have become radicalised

France

France boosts defence spending over terror threat

The sight of soldiers on foot patrol is to become a long-term feature in France after the government announced it is to boost defence spending in the

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French "spiderman" climbed Paris' skyscraper for Nepal

Cinema

Lyon film festival shines light on North African and Middle Eastern cinema

The Cinémas du Sud festival in the French city of Lyon is a chance for European movie-goers to discover cinematic gems from North Africa and the

France

France mulls refund of Mistral warship contract with Russia

France said on Wednesday it could cancel and refund a 1.2 billion euro military contract with Russia that’s been frozen for months. Paris suspended

France

'Church attack plot' foiled by French police

At least one church in the Paris region is believed to have been targeted by a man suspected of planning an imminent armed attack. French police have

Culture news

Hip hip Hermione as Lafayette's ship sets sail for America again

More than just a replica ship, La Fayette's "Hermione" has revived skills and brought work to a French shipyard that will last beyond the ship's commemorative voyage to America

France

Five minutes with Clovis Cornillac, actor and director

France

Dozens hurt as train derails in Paris region

Around 30 people have been injured in France, two seriously, in a collision between a train and a tractor-trailer at a level crossing in the Paris

Cinema

Rickman and Winslet spread A Little Chaos

Actor Alan Rickman makes a rare foray into directing with “A Little Chaos”, in which he also plays Louis XIV and is reunited on-screen with Kate

France

Replica of famous French frigate retraces historic voyage

The Hermione is a 25-million-euro copy of a navy frigate that crossed the Atlantic in 1780

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Huge fire in Paris

France

Paris warehouse fire still raging

Firefighters are still battling a warehouse fire outside Paris that has been raging since Friday afternoon. Roads and train lines were closed for

Sport

Ibrahimovic ban reduced

Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had his four-match domestic suspension reduced to three games by the French league. The 33-year-old was

Cinema

'Jamais de la Vie' French noir thriller that explores drudgery and redemption

A French film this week in Cinema Box. A noir thriller by Pierre Jolivet ‘Jamais de la Vie’ It tells the story of Franck a former trade unionist

France

Cannes Film Festival lineup unveiled

The official selection for the 68th Cannes Film Festival was unveiled on Thursday, and the stars of the lineup so far are France and women. French

France

Islamophobic attacks rocket by 500% since Charlie Hebdo murders