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France begins to dismantle Notre-Dame scaffolding The scaffolding around the spire of Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral has begun to come down, the authority charged with restoring the monument after a devastating 2019 fire said on Tuesday.

Paris court halves ex-French president Sarkozy's 2012 campaign financing sentence A Paris court on Wednesday lightened a one-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy over illegal campaign financing, saying he needed to spend only half that time behind bars.

French Interior Minister Darmanin cannot be prosecuted for rape accusations, top court says French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin cannot be prosecuted for accusations of rape made by a woman for years, France's highest court ruled on Wednesday, definitively dismissing the case and ending a...

France to pay tribute to Badinter, French ex-minister who fought to abolish death penalty French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday leads a national tribute to former French justice minister Robert Badinter, who dedicated his life to the fight against capital punishment, playing a pivotal...

Paris iconic riverside booksellers can stay put during Olympics, Macron rules French President Emmanuel Macron has intervened in a row over the removal of booksellers from the banks of the river Seine for the Paris Olympics, ruling that they should stay at their historic locations, his office...

‘All for one’: France, Germany, Poland to tighten defence ties The governments of Poland, France and Germany vowed Monday to make Europe a security and defence power with a greater ability to back Ukraine, as fears grow that former US president Donald Trump might return to the White House and...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins protest against new French motorway Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday joined a banned anti-motorway protest in southern France where police fired tear gas and made arrests a day earlier.

TV series sheds light on the dark WWII stories of Chanel and Dior The fashion world makes for eye-catching TV, but the makers of "The New Look", about the origins of Dior and Chanel, show there were dark moral challenges behind the glossy facade.

France plans to revoke birthplace citizenship in its Indian Ocean island of Mayotte French authorities on Sunday announced a controversial plan to amend the Constitution to revoke birthplace citizenship on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which has been struggling with social unrest...

Robert Badinter, French ex-minister who fought to abolish death penalty, dies at 95 Former French justice minister Robert Badinter, who has died aged 95, saved many lives by dedicating his own to the fight against capital punishment, playing a pivotal role in banning the dreaded guillotine in 1981.

French film director Jacques Doillon calls storm of #MeToo allegations 'lies' French film director Jacques Doillon, swept up in a storm of #MeToo allegations by several actors including Judith Godreche, denounced on Friday the "lies" and "false accusations" against him.

Paris mayor faces pushback over plans for car-free Eiffel Tower zone Removing cars from an expanse around the Eiffel Tower to create a green pathway sounds pretty good on paper, but the mayor of Paris is struggling to win over residents and above all the police force to revamp one of the city's...

Macron pays tribute to victims of 'biggest anti-Semitic massacre of our century' French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday described the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel as the "biggest anti-Semitic massacre of our century" as he hosted a ceremony paying tribute to the French victims.

'Mistress at 14': French actor Godreche files rape complaint against famed director Jacquot French prosecutors said Wednesday they had opened an inquiry after actor Judith Godreche filed a complaint against film director Benoit Jacquot, accusing him of raping her in a relationship that began...

Paris 2015 attacker Salah Abdeslam transferred from Belgium to France Salah Abdeslam, sentenced to life in jail over the 2015 Paris jihadist attacks, was removed from his Belgian prison cell on Wednesday and transferred back to France.

'Like a precious stone': Paris Olympic medals feature pieces of the Eiffel Tower The medals awarded at this year's Paris Olympics and Paralympics will feature a hexagon-shaped piece of iron taken from the original Eiffel Tower in their centre, organisers said as they unveiled the design on Thursday.

French actor Godreche accuses director Doillon of sex abuse while she was 15 French actor Judith Godreche Thursday accused director Jacques Doillon of sexually abusing her when she was 15, the second such charge she has made after alleging another director raped her while she was a minor.

Macron replaces embattled education minister Oudéa-Castéra with former justice minister Belloubet French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday replaced his education minister after a series of controversies, seeking to regain momentum for the final phase of his presidency under Prime Minister...

Let's be 'franc': A look inside French wallets In this edition we take a look inside "le portefeuille", or wallet, of French people. From the national healthcare card, "la carte vitale", to ID cards, to France's coins and bank notes, we trace the history of these typically French possessions. We...

French police investigate Paris Olympics chief over pay, committee expresses ‘surprise’ French investigators have opened a legal probe into the pay of Tony Estanguet, the head of the Paris Olympics organising committee, a source close to the case told AFP on Tuesday.