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31/05/2019

France

Election shocks shift battleground on Turin-Lyon rail link

Election shocks in France and Italy shift battleground on Turin-Lyon rail link

31/05/2019

Ukraine

Germany calls for peace process to be relaunched in eastern Ukraine

"We will continue to try and make peace possible in this country," said Germany's foreign affairs minister.

31/05/2019

France

Five footballers to watch at the Women's World Cup

Ahead of kick-off on Friday, 7 June, who will be the biggest names on the pitch at the 2019 Women's World Cup?

31/05/2019

France

24-year-old Algerian student confesses to Lyon bomb blast, IS links

A 24-year-old Algerian student held in connection with last week's bomb blast in Lyon that injured 13 people has confessed to the attack and links to IS

30/05/2019

France

Calls grow for release of French academic who is being held in Turkey

Calls are growing for the release of a French academic who has been held in Turkey for nearly a month after protesting against the conflict between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK).

30/05/2019

France

Women's World Cup: 10 facts ahead of France 2019

The eighth Women's World Cup takes place this summer at stadiums across France, with the host nation taking on South Korea on June 7 in Paris. Here are 10 things to know ahead of the big kick off.

29/05/2019

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Indigenous chief Raoni welcomed in Lyon to defend the Amazonian forest

Indigenous chef Raoni has been in Lyon since Monday (May 27) as part of his world tour to warn of the need to save the Amazonian forest.

28/05/2019

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Costumed guests go back centuries at Palace of Versailles

More than 600 guests had the chance to live out their royal fantasies for one-night-only at the Palace of Versailles on Monday (May 27), with a costumed party designed to take them back hundreds of years to the time when France was ruled by kings and queens.

28/05/2019

France

Over 600 guests attend a costume party at the Palace of Versailles

The theme of the event was "Marie-Antoinette and fashion".

28/05/2019

France

Le Pen party tipped for victory over 'failing' Macron

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes in the European election in France, exit polls predict — an upset for the centrist President Macron.

26/05/2019

World News

Hunt for bombing suspect

Police in France have released pictures of a man they suspect planted a bomb in the city of Lyon that injured 13 people

25/05/2019

France

Manhunt continues after parcel bomb attack in Lyon

The Paris counter-terrorism prosecutor opened a probe into the blast. New details emerged Saturday about the parcel bomb and the ongoing manhunt.

24/05/2019

Italy

Watch: Alpine pass linking Italy and France reopens after winter

The road, 2,188 metres above sea level, was cleared of 7 metres of snow using turbine blades.

24/05/2019

France

Cast and director of "Oh Mercy!" on red carpet at Cannes Film Festival

French film director Arnaud Desplechin and the cast of his new crime drama "Oh Mercy!" walk on the red carpet at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival

23/05/2019

France

Le Pen to reimburse €300,000 to European Parliament, court confirms

The European Court of Justice confirmed French far-right leader Marine Le Pen would have to reimburse €300,000 to the European Parliament on the ground that she did not prove the effectiveness of her parliamentary assistant’s work.

23/05/2019

France

Le Monde's concern after journalist summoned by intelligence services

A journalist from the French newspaper Le Monde, Ariane Chemin, was summoned on Wednesday to meet with French intelligence services. She is the fifth French reporter to receive such a summons in the past weeks.

22/05/2019

Europe News

The Brief: European elections - the Brexit effect

UK MEPs are saying a long goodbye to Brussels, but what impact will their presence have on the new European parliament and what will happen when they leave? We explore the Brexit effect.

22/05/2019

Italy

Italian unions refuse to load Saudi ship carrying weapons to Yemen

The ship was previously prevented by protestors from being loaded in a French port.

21/05/2019

Indonesia

French national sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug-trafficking

The 35 year old was arrested with more than 2 kilograms of drugs in September of last year.

21/05/2019