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Euro 2016: tickets on sale, with one year to go

The countdown begins: UEFA Euro 2016 tickets go on sale with exactly one year to go until the tournament kicks off in Paris.

Germany

Lufthansa plane delivers tragic cargo to grieving families in Düsseldorf

A Lufthansa cargo plane landed at Düsseldorf airport on Tuesday night carrying the remains of 44 victims of the Germanwings plane crash. Their

Sport

France take team gold in Switzerland

France produced a stunning performance to down Russia in the final of the European Fencing Championships in Montreux, Switzerland on Tuesday. Jérémy

France

Fashion designer Madame Carven dies aged 105

French fashion designer “Madame Carven“http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/news/a11127/madame-carven-dies/ has died at the age of 105 in

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Sport

Grumier strikes gold at the European Fencing Championships

France’s Gauthier Grumier kept his composure to edge out local hope Max Heinzer in the individual epée final at the European Fencing Championships in

Sport

Williams downs Safarova to claim third French Open title

America’s Serena Williams produced a stunning performance to edge out Lucie Safarova in the French Open final. The 13th seed, playing her first

Sport

Djokovic reaches French Open final after defeating Murray

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic overcame a spirited fightback from Andy Murray as he reached the French Open final with hard-fought five sets win on

USA

French ship Hermione arrives in Yorktown 234 years after helping USA gain independence

The French tall ship Hermione has crossed the Atlantic and arrived in Yorktown in the USA. It is a replica of the boat that took 5,500 French troops

Sport

Wawrinka reaches French Open final

Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka advanced to his first final at Roland Garros with a four sets win over local hope Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday. The

World

Reynders urges more pooling of intelligence against terrorism

Belgium’s top diplomat, Didier Reynders, a firm believer in the strengths of European integration, advocates for a Europe of peoples’ choices applied

France

France can take man off life support following court decision

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a decision by France's highest legal body to allow doctors take a man, in a coma since 2008, off life support.

France

The world needs more France, Spain's King Felipe declares

King Felipe of Spain has called for “more of France” in the European Union and the world over. ‘No France, no Europe’ “Without France, there is no

France

Spanish royal couple resume state visit to France

The King and Queen of Spain were back in Paris on Tuesday after cutting short their state visit to France in March due to the Germanwings airplane crash in the Alps.

Culture news

Festival of Roses in Lyon amazes crowds

The Festival of Roses in Lyon, France was a chance for the city’s rose fanciers to get together and to admire some of the most beautiful flowers

France

French police clear 'migrant camp' in central Paris

French police cleared out a so-called migrant camp on Tuesday morning (June 2) in central Paris. Around 300 migrants, mostly from east Africa, had

France

Sarkozy reconsolidates by renaming UMP 'Les Républicains'

Re-brand the ‘UMP’ party ‘The Republicans’. Nicolas Sarkozy has secured 83 percent of the members’ support for the change. It is part of

Yemen

Yemen: French hostage Isabelle Prime appeals for release

A video has been released of French national Isabelle Prime, who was kidnapped in the Yemeni capital Sana’a in February, 2015. In the clip, Prime

France

'Love locks' removed from Paris bridge

It is known the world over for being a city of romance. But one bridge in Paris is literally buckling under the weight of love. So many mini

Sport

Arsenal rout Villa in final to claim FA Cup record

France

No more 'love-locks' on Paris' Pont des Arts bridge!