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France's new culture minister says will run for Paris mayor, just days in the job France's controversial new culture minister, Rachida Dati on Wednesday said she plans to run for Paris mayor in 2026, only days after joining President Emmanuel Macron's reshuffled government.

'Natalist injunctions': Macron sparks uproar with call to revive France's birth rate President Emmanuel Macron's plan to revive France's sluggish birth rate sparked an outcry on Wednesday, with feminists and left-wing politicians accusing him of seeking to control women's bodies.

Football star Benzema files defamation complaint against French minister Karim Benzema on Tuesday filed a complaint for defamation against French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who last year said the former Real Madrid star had “notorious” links with the Muslim Brotherhood.

French court confirms Lafarge ‘complicity in crimes against humanity’ charges over Syria factory France's highest court on Tuesday rejected a request by French cement maker Lafarge to dismiss charges of complicity in crimes against humanity as part of an investigation over how it kept its...

French court annuls extradition of Italian mafia hitman-turned-pizza chef France's top court on Tuesday annulled a lower court decision to extradite Edgardo Greco, a convicted mafia killer-turned-pizza chef who has been on the run since 2006, to Italy.

Macron to hold rare press conference at Elysée following cabinet reshuffle France's President Emmanuel Macron is to answer questions from the media at a rare press conference on Tuesday as he seeks to turn around his second term with a new cabinet.

Private school faux pas spells trouble for France’s new education minister France's new Education Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has been accused of lying about why she enrolled her children in a private school, in a row that has overshadowed President Emmanuel Macron's attempt to relaunch his...

Guadeloupe in murky waters: French islands hit by wastewater treatment scandal Located in the heart of the French Caribbean, Guadeloupe is best known for its beaches, rivers and waterfalls. But beyond the postcard image, more than 70 percent of wastewater treatment plants in the island are out...

French PM Attal's new cabinet maintains key defence, interior ministers France's new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, 34, unveiled his government on Thursday with several cabinet members remaining in their posts, including hardline Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and controversial Justice...

Five migrants die after trying to cross Channel to UK Four migrants died overnight and a fifth was found dead on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France despite freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said.

France renews support for Ukraine after Russia launches overnight strike France's newly appointed Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday on his first official visit abroad, vowing that Paris would maintain its support as Russia’s...

Reunion Island residents on highest alert as Cyclone Belal storms in Residents on France's Reunion Island were confined to their homes early Monday, as the authorities issued the highest alert for what they said could become a devastating tropical storm.

Cyclone Belal hits France’s Reunion Island, Mauritius on high alert A tropical cyclone hit the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean on Monday, bringing intense rains and powerful winds and leaving about a quarter of households without electricity and tens of thousands of homes without...

Rude or polite? French greetings and how to avoid a faux pas Are the French polite? Or are they rude? This week on French Connections we tackle these stereotypes. We also delve into some of the basic etiquette rules that tourists need to know in order to avoid a faux pas. Be it a "bonjour", a...

Macron’s reshuffle tilts French cabinet to the right ahead of EU elections French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday replaced his foreign minister but maintained other key figures in their posts, in a reshuffle that tilted his cabinet to the right and leaves all the top ministries in the...

Succession? Macron picks Gabriel Attal as youngest French prime minister New year, new face. France's youngest-ever president has named the country's youngest-ever prime minister. We ask why Emmanuel Macron chose to replace Élisabeth Borne with Gabriel Attal and chart the meteoric rise of a...

France's new PM Attal to choose cabinet as Macron eyes political reset French President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal worked on Wednesday to pull together a cabinet, a day after Macron appointed the 34-year-old media-savvy loyalist to breathe new life into his second term.

France's arms race: Defence industry on war footing When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine's Western allies committed to sending weapons, ammunition and military hardware to Kyiv. In France, this has meant a major increase in industrial production...

France drops renewables targets, prioritises nuclear in new energy bill Critics are deriding as a step backward a new French energy bill that favours the further development of nuclear power and avoids setting targets for solar and wind power and other renewables.

Gabriel Attal becomes France's youngest and first openly gay premier Gabriel Attal, 34, took the reins on Tuesday as France's youngest-ever prime minister as President Emmanuel Macron sought to revamp his government following a year of protests and criticism from both the left and the right.