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Foreign artisans rolled up their sleeves to help rebuild France's Notre-Dame Cathedral Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on December 7, five years after a devastating fire left it in tatters. As part of a monumental effort to restore the Gothic landmark to its former glory, artisans from all...

French PM forces budget bill through parliament, triggering no-confidence vote French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday used a controversial constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to force a 2025 social security budget through parliament, leaving him and his government facing a...

French far right says government spurned budget talks, piling pressure on Barnier French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen said Sunday that the government had effectively "put an end to discussions" on the country's 2025 budget, increasing the likelihood of a vote of no confidence in Prime...

S&P maintains France economy rating despite fiscal challenges Ratings agency S&P upheld its "AA-/A-1+" credit rating for France on Friday, maintaining a stable outlook despite the country's mounting debt and political instability. While the agency acknowledged delays in fiscal reforms, it...

France's far right at the gates of power: Marine Le Pen's party becomes kingmaker At almost every French election, it’s the same old story: the far right makes significant gains. Under longtime leader Marine Le Pen, the party carried out a "de-demonisation" operation: changing its name from...

Macron takes world on first tour inside Paris’s restored Notre-Dame cathedral Five years after a fire devastated the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, the world got a first glimpse inside the historic French landmark as President Emmanuel Macron conducted a tour of the restored monument Friday...

Macron welcomes Nigerian president as he seeks to boost Africa ties French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed President Bola Tinubu to the Élysée palace on Thursday, the first state visit by a Nigerian leader in more than two decades. Paris is seeking to expand its influence on the continent to...

More than half of French want PM Barnier’s government to fall, survey shows More half of the French want the current government to fall, a survey showed on Thursday. The reason for the anger is Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s budget proposal, which entails both steep tax hikes and painful...

France unveils new measures to protect women in wake of Pelicot affair France announced on Monday a new campaign to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse, as the country reckons with a mass rape trial that has shocked the public.

France says Netanyahu has 'immunity' from ICC arrest warrants France's foreign ministry has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoys "immunity" from prosecution before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former...

An operatic experience like no other: 'The Opera Locos' returns to Paris Exposing children to opera is not always easy. Traditional productions can last three hours or more, but a French show called "The Opera Locos" is trying to change that. It's made up of five slightly crazy singers...

French prosecutors seek up to 15-year terms for co-defendants in Pelicot mass rape trial Prosecutors have requested sentences of up to 15 years in jail for 49 co-defendants in the trial of Dominique Pelicot, who is accused of drugging his former wife Gisèle for a decade and inviting dozens of...

French prosecutors demand 20-year sentence for ex-husband in Pelicot mass rape case The prosecution asked on Monday that Dominique Pelicot be given the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for drugging and raping his then-wife, Gisele Pelicot, and recruiting others to rape her. The prosecutor...

The Pelicot case: Will it change French attitudes towards rape? In this special edition, Annette Young heads to Avignon as the Pelicot case enters its closing stages. For nearly a decade, Gisèle Pelicot was regularly drugged by her husband and offered up to strangers for sex. Now seen as the...

The renaissance of Notre-Dame Cathedral: Behind the scenes of a monumental restoration For nearly five years, our reporters have followed "the project of the century" – the reconstruction of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was devastated by fire in April 2019. In this final episode, we take...

Concern in France over fate of prize-winning French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal French President Emmanuel Macron is "very concerned by the disappearance" of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, his office said. Known for his strong stance against both authoritarianism and Islamism, the...

France marks 80 years since the liberation of Strasbourg from the Nazis France on Saturday commemorated the 80th anniversary of Free French forces liberating the eastern city of Strasbourg from the Nazis. “When we knew the flag was up on the cathedral, we had reached our objective,” one of the...

Six to face trial in Paris for blackmailing France footballer Paul Pogba Six men with ties to French footballer Paul Pogba go on trial Tuesday on blackmail and extortion charges and for holding him at gunpoint. Three of Pogba's childhood friends and his own brother are among the accused.

French PM meets with far-right leader Le Pen as govt wobbles under budget pressures French Prime Minister Michel Barnier met with far-right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen on Monday in an effort to forge a deal allowing approval of the government’s budget. Opposition parties have...

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says she will not seek a third term in 2026 Anne Hidalgo, the first woman to be elected mayor of Paris, said she wanted to announce her decision not to run for reelection early to allow for a smooth transition. She endorsed Senator Remi Feraud as her preferred successor.