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French right-wing face off for the conservative presidential nomination

French right-wing rivals faced off in the first presidential primary debate to decide the conservative nomination.

Sport

Wright claims maiden World Surf League title

Australia’s Tyler Wright won the women’s World Surf League season-long title this week following a second placed finish at the Roxy Pro France.

France

First of new wave of child refugees in Calais travel to UK

The first group among hundreds of children Britain has agreed to accept from the Calais migrant camp have travelled to London.

Cult

Charlie Hebdo cartoonist targets Marine Le Pen

French far right leader Marine Le Pen is given the comic book treatment by a Charlie Hebdo cartoonist who explores the “dark side” of the woman who could make it to make it to the second round of Fran

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Syria

France, Germany and Italy urge Russia to stop bombing Aleppo

Senior EU ministers condemn Russia's role in Aleppo - but say the priority is to stop the bombing, not impose sanctions on Moscow.

France

France: Far-right mayor's anti-migrant posters spark outrage

“That’s it.

France

Frosty Franco-Russian relations

The Chief French Diplomat Jean-Marc Ayrault is leading the charge to save aleppo but it is putting him at odds with Russia

France

France opens first supervised injection facility for drug addicts

France has opened its first supervised injection facility for drug users.

Russia

Putin pulls out of Paris trip amid Syria tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned trip to Paris next week, after his French counterpart said he would see him only for talks on Syria.

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Lyon shines light on cinema with launch of 8th Lumière Film Festival

The eighth edition of the Lumière Film Festival has been launched in Lyon, France with a screening of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Sport

2016 World Cup qualifiers - Wins for France, Belgium and Switzerland

Belgium, France, Switzerland and Portugal all win as World Cup qualifiers continue

Syria

France to ask ICC to investigate claims of war crimes in Syria

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says he will ask the International Criminal Court to investigate possible war crimes in Syria.

USA

Diplomatic deadlock at UN Security Council as resolutions on Syria fail

Russia blocks a French-drafted resolution calling for an end to airstrikes on Aleppo, while its own text fails to gain enough support.

USA

Kerry wants Aleppo war crimes probe as UN votes on French peace plan

The UN Security Council looks set to vote on a draft resolution over the weekend that calls for an immediate ceasefire across Syria.

Cinema

'Frantz': a moving period drama by François Ozon

French director François Ozon is back with an unexpected film quite different to his other movies.

World News

And also...Turkish cat statue, a nuclear bunker in China and a giant dinosaur print

Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the international…

World News

Russia 'ready' to cooperate with US on Syria ceasefire

Russia said on Thursday it would study a draft French resolution on a ceasefire in Syria, and was ready to cooperate with the United States through multilateral…

Sci-Tech

Paris Motor Show: the future of driving

The future of driving is just round the corner if the Paris Motor Show is anything to go by.

Cult

Live statues line Kenzo Paris Fashion show

It was a most unconventional backdrop that Carol Lim and Humberto Leon chose for their Kenzo show at Paris Fashion Week.

France

Air France condemns 'sabotage attempts' reports

Air France has condemned media reports that it has suffered a string of sabotage attempts on its planes by radicalised ground staff.