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France rushes emergency police reinforcements to New Caledonia France on Thursday announced it would send additional security forces to New Caledonia after imposing a state of emergency following three nights of clashes in its Pacific territory that have left five dead and hundreds wounded.

Colonial past haunts latest New Caledonia crisis Protests against a French government plan to impose new voting rules on New Caledonia have spiralled into the deadliest violence on the French Pacific territory since the 1980s. The unrest has exposed divisions between indigenous inhabitants...

Hundreds arrested in New Caledonia amid state of emergency Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia's two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island's top French official said on Thursday morning, adding at least four alleged...

Cannes spotlights Judith Godrèche, icon of France’s #MeToo moment The Cannes Film Festival kept up its female focus on Wednesday with the pounding, action-packed “Mad Max” prequel “Furiosa” and the soft-spoken uprising of French actress Judith Godrèche, who has spearheaded the host country’s...

What we know about France’s ‘The Fly’ and his deadly prison van escape A massive manhunt was underway in France on Wednesday and an Interpol red notice was issued a day after a group of gunmen ambushed a prison van at a motorway toll and freed a notorious gangster known as “The Fly”. Two prison...

French gendarme wounded in New Caledonia riots dies, toll rises to four A French gendarme who was seriously injured during riots in New Caledonia died of his wounds on Wednesday, said Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, raising the death toll to four. President Emmanuel Macron's office said a...

Cannes chronicles: The 77th edition opens amid a #MeToo reckoning The 2024 Cannes Film Festival comes at a moment when the French movie business faces a belated reckoning over sexual abuse. Eve Jackson reports from the Croisette on opening day.

French police mount manhunt after prison officers killed, inmate escapes in ambush French police were on Tuesday hunting for a group of gunmen who killed two prison officers in an attack at a motorway toll that freed a convict linked to gangland drug killings.

Unrest turns deadly in New Caledonia after passage of voting reform At least two people have been killed in New Caledonia as violent protests and looting rock the French Pacific territory after Paris adopted a constitutional reform on voting that angered pro-independence forces.

Cannes opens with Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep, spotlight on female icons of film The Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the presentation of an honorary Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep and a tribute to jury head Greta Gerwig as the French Riviera gathering kicked off its 77th edition against...

Cannes reclaims Napoleon for France with ‘rebirth’ of Abel Gance epic The 77th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with a historic screening of Abel Gance’s restored 1927 masterpiece “Napoleon”, months after French critics heaped scorn on Ridley Scott’s “Anglo-Saxon” take on the French emperor.

Gunmen free inmate in deadly attack on French prison van Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a prison van at a motorway toll in northern France, killing at least two prison officers and freeing a convict who had been jailed last week.

French court acquits director Polanski of defaming British actress A French court on Tuesday acquitted French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski of defaming British actor Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of raping her when she was a teenager.

New Caledonia: 'Shots fired' at police in French territory amid riots over voting reforms New Caledonia's high commissioner said Tuesday that shots had been fired at security forces during a night of riots in the French Pacific territory that saw vehicles torched and shops looted.

Iranian director’s escape stokes drama as Cannes gears up for explosive film fest News of director Mohammad Rasoulof’s escape from Iran adds a dramatic twist to the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday against an already volatile backdrop of wars raging on Europe’s doorstep...

France bags record $16 billion in foreign investment pledges at annual 'Choose France' summit France won a record 15 billion euros ($16.17 billion) in foreign investment pledges on Monday, allowing President Emmanuel Macron to bask in the limelight with global CEOs and forget about strained...

‘Choose France’ summit wins billions in investment pledges from Morgan Stanley, Amazon and others Morgan Stanley will open a new European office in Paris, while US internet giant Amazon will announce a new €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) investment, the French presidency said on Sunday ahead of the...

Taylor Swift fever grips Paris as Eras Tour launches in Europe Taylor Swift-fever struck Paris on Thursday as the highest-grossing tour in history finally arrived in Europe, with fans treated to the first-ever performance of songs from her latest album.

French health minister visits overseas territory Mayotte after cholera death France's health chief said Thursday that the response to the cholera epidemic on the country's Indian Ocean island of Mayotte has been "adequate" – a day after its first cholera-related death.

Olympic flame relay sets off in Marseille, offering 'solidarity' with Ukraine The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with the port city's football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde before passing it on to a number of...