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EU election’s cross-border candidates

European politicians have also chosen to run in other countries

15/05/2019

France

Watch: Curtain goes up on 72nd Cannes Film Festival

The prestigious Palme d'Or is once again up for grabs – awarded to the best film of the festival. The trophy, made by Swiss luxury jeweller Chopard in 24-carat gold, pays tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes.

14/05/2019

France

Macron brings in big guns to bolster lagging Euro election campaign

French PM Édouard Philippe will help the pre-election campaign of Nathalie Loiseau, who heads President Macron's MEPs list, after far-right links in her student days

13/05/2019

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Cannes Film Festival poster unfurled

The poster for the 72nd Cannes Film Festival was unveiled outside the Palais des Festival in the early morning of Sunday (May 12).

12/05/2019

France

Police clash with demonstrators as yellow-vest protests reach six-month mark

French police fired tear gas at masked demonstrators in Lyon and Nantes on Saturday as heavy rain kept the number of yellow vest demonstrators down in Paris.

11/05/2019

France

Hostages pay tribute to French soldiers who died to save them

France says their captors were terrorists who planned to hand them over to an al Qaeda affiliate in Mali.

11/05/2019

France

MPs pass law to rebuild fire-hit Notre Dame Cathedral in five years

France President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants the structure renovated in five years. But opposition MPs have been critical, saying it is unrealistic and motivated by the fact Paris is hosting the Olympic Games in 2024.

11/05/2019

France

French campaigners prevent weapons shipment to Saudi Arabia

Saudi vessel leaves French waters without weapons after protests

11/05/2019

Burkina Faso

Two French soldiers killed during rescue of four hostages in Burkina Faso

Two French soldiers have been killed during a rescue operation by special forces of four people being held hostage by an armed group in Burkina Faso

10/05/2019

France

Hostages freed in mission that leaves two French soldiers dead

Two French soldiers killed in an operation that saw freeing of four hostages captured in Benin and taken to Burkina Faso

10/05/2019

France

Baaa-ccalauréat! Sheep enrolled in French school to protest class cuts

Baaa-ccalauréat! Sheep enrolled in French school to protest class cuts

08/05/2019

France

Watch: French Game of Thrones fan makes "Dornish" wine

Thibault Bardet studied maps of the fantasy land and tried to imagine what sort of wine its climate might produce.

07/05/2019

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Mexicans re-enact victory over France celebrated as Cinco de Mayo

Thousands marked the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla in Mexico City on Sunday with a parade and reenactment of the famous 1862 battle, in which Mexican troops defeated the French army.

06/05/2019

World News

Vision of Notre Dame: architects respond to international design contest

Some ideas are serious, some are crazy, but architects are responding to the challenge of an international design competition to rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris.

05/05/2019

France

Winter returns to France, with snow and ice on the Côte d'Azur

Parts of the French Riviera resembled a ski resort at the weekend as a cold front brought ice and snow to the Côte D’Azur.

05/05/2019

World News

How Channel Tunnel breakthrough miner Graham Fagg became a Brexiteer

"I worked on the Channel Tunnel and I made the breakthrough but in fact, I voted for the Brexit," retired miner Graham Fagg said ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel.

05/05/2019

France

Lowest turnout for 'yellow vest' protests after May Day clashes

France's "yellow vest" anti-government demonstrations recorded their lowest turnout yet on Saturday, days after a wider May Day rally was marked by violent clashes in Paris.

04/05/2019

France

Don’t give a crepe: Pancake van thief won’t pull over for police

Don’t give a crepe: Pancake van thief won’t pull over for police

04/05/2019

Benin

Dead body believed to be Benin guide found

A body allegedly belonging to Benin guide was found by authorities after two French tourists and their guide were reported missing on Wednesday.

03/05/2019

France

Yellow vests, Black Blocs,'casseurs':what's the difference?

Who are the Black Blocs and what are their ties -- if any -- with the yellow vests movement? Euronews explains.

02/05/2019