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Recycling ahoy! New life for old boats It could almost be the scene of a picture postcard: old boats dotted around the French coastline, moving with the tide. But their environmental impact is a lot less charming. Most boats are made of fibreglass, plastics and resins, making them difficult to...

Nestlé to stop extracting water from two wells in drought-hit France Global food and beverage giant Nestlé said Thursday that it would stop extracting from two mineral water wells in eastern France due to drought and increasingly unpredictable weather conditions.

Growing up to music: The 'Maîtrise de Radio France' choir For more than 75 years, the "Maîtrise de Radio France" choir has been training schoolchildren to become classical singers. Andrélia is one of them. She has undergone demanding training, with music theory, piano and singing lessons. With...

PSG suspends Messi for travelling to Saudi Arabia without club's permission Lionel Messi was suspended by Paris Saint-Germain for taking a trip to Saudi Arabia without the club's permission, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

France's top constitutional body rejects bid to hold referendum on pension reform France’s top constitutional body rejected on Wednesday a last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to undo President Emmanuel Macron's law to raise the retirement age to 64, deeming that a proposed bill doesn't...

Independent report slams indiscriminate arrests at French pension protests French police have made widespread use of “preventive” arrests to quell protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular pension reform, France’s chief inspector for prisons wrote in a report published on...

‘Sincerely worried’: PSG fans protest over Messi saga, disappointing form Hundreds of fans gathered at PSG on Wednesday to protest over the club’s current form and the Messi saga, as the Argentinian superstar’s future at PSG was plunged into doubt following his suspension, after he travelled to...

From 'Dirty Bertie' to Elizabeth II: The British monarchy's mark on Paris As the UK prepares to celebrate King Charles III's coronation, we focus on the love affair between the British royal family and Paris, which has been both long and reciprocal. A series of landmarks are dedicated to British...

French unions announce new day of pension protests, strikes for June 6 French trade unions on Tuesday announced a new nationwide day of protests on June 6 against President Emmanuel Macron's decision to increase the retirement age by two years to 64.

🔴 French police fire teargas as clashes erupt at May Day pension protests Police fired teargas in Paris and other cities as protesters turned out for May Day rallies across France on Monday amid anger over the passage of President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform. Follow FRANCE 24’s...

Thousands march against controversial immigration bill in France Thousands of people, including many undocumented migrants, marched in Paris and other French towns on Saturday, protesting against planned changes to the immigration law and evictions from the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte.

'It strengthens anti-establishment forces': Pension reform protests threaten Macron’s agenda A global credit ratings agency downgraded French debt worthiness a notch on Saturday, citing pension reform protests as a cause. Two weeks after the contested reform passed, persistent social movements...

France prison population reaches all-time record with 120% capacity A record number of inmates were serving time in France at the start of this month, official data showed Friday, as the country battles serious prison overcrowding.

Fitch agency cuts France’s debt rating to 'AA-', revises up outlook to stable Fitch on Friday cut France's sovereign credit rating by one notch to 'AA-', citing a potential political deadlock and social movements that are posing risks to President Emmanuel Macron's reform agenda.

Inside the world's oldest cinema: France's Eden Theatre In the sunlight of the French Riviera lies the port of La Ciotat. It's home to the Eden Theatre, the world's oldest cinema. It was there, in 1895, that an audience witnessed the first ever projection of moving pictures: the mythical...

French PM delays immigration bill due to lack of parliamentary majority French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Wednesday that she would push plans for a new immigration law to the autumn for lack of enough support in parliament to get it adopted at this stage.

Azerbaijan accuses France of inaction on Nagorno-Karabakh as foreign minister visits Azerbaijan on Thursday rebuked Paris for failing to use its influence to help calm tensions in the South Caucasus as France's top diplomat visited the region.

Macron vows €1.5 billion to improve access as disabled people protest decades of inaction French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France is investing €1.5 billion to reinforce accessibility to public places for people with disabilities, a day after associations protested in...

Discovering Bordeaux: So much more than the wine capital of the world If you're asked to name a French wine, Bordeaux is usually the first that springs to mind. Wines from the region around the southwestern French metropolis are famous for their complexity, elegance and class. But Bordeaux has...

Macron marks 175th anniversary of abolition of slavery in France French President Emmanuel Macron marked the 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in France on Thursday with a tribute to ex-slave Toussaint Louverture, father of Haiti's independence and a "tireless fighter" for freedom...