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Rainfall raises hopes for respite from French wildfires A forest fire that flared anew in southern France sent 1,000 more people fleeing while overnight rain brought blazes elsewhere in the country under control, officials said on Sunday.

Afghan medical student starts over in France The 15th of August marks the one-year anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. FRANCE 24 has been talking to refugees who have fled the country. In episode four of our series of special reports, we meet Fatemeh Abdali, whose medical...

Afghan artist exiled in France fights for women's rights The 15th of August will mark the one-year anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. FRANCE 24 has been talking to refugees who have fled the country. In episode three of our series of special reports, we meet Kubra Khademi, an...

'Extreme vigilance' as vast southwestern France fire slows A huge fire that has devastated swathes of southwestern France was largely contained, but firefighters face another "complicated" day, local authorities said on Friday.

Volunteer firefighters under pressure as France battles historic wildfires Volunteer firefighters have been called up from their day jobs all over France this summer to help battle wildfires.

Afghan journalists in exile start a new life in France The 15th of August will mark the one-year anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. FRANCE 24 has been talking to refugees who have fled the country. In episode two of our series of special reports, we meet Shafi Karimi and...

Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist of Le Petit Nicolas fame, dies at 89 Jean-Jacques Sempe, who illustrated the much-loved "Little Nicolas" (Le Petit Nicolas) series of French children's books, has died aged 89, his biographer told AFP on Thursday.

France expects wine production to rebound from frost-hit 2021 despite drought Wine production in France is expected to rebound this year from frost-hit output in 2021, although deepening drought may curb volumes, the country's farm ministry said on Tuesday.

Beluga whale which strayed into France's Seine river euthanised despite rescue efforts A beluga whale which transfixed France after straying into the river Seine has been euthanised after its already ailing condition deteriorated during an unprecedented rescue mission to save it, local...

Dozens of homes destroyed, thousands evacuated as wildfires rage in southwestern France A fire that destroyed thousands of hectares of tinder-dry forest in southwest France has flared again amid a fierce drought and the summer's latest wave of extreme heat, officials said Wednesday.

Iran releases Iranian-French academic Adelkhah on five-day furlough Iran has released Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah on furlough for five days, her lawyer told the Emtedad website on Tuesday, a day after Tehran and Washington wound up indirect talks in Vienna to revive a 2015 nuclear pact.

Beluga whale stranded in Seine still alive but now stationary, NGO says A malnourished beluga whale that has swum up France's River Seine is no longer progressing but is still alive, environmental group Sea Shepherd said Monday.

France vows to crack down on motorbike ‘rodeos’ after children injured The French government pledged a new crackdown Monday against illicit motorbike cruising by youths in suburbs across the country, after two children were seriously injured by a rider near Paris.

Rescuers ‘race against clock’ to save beluga whale stranded in Seine River Hopes of saving a malnourished beluga whale that has swum up the Seine River were receding on Sunday, as rescuers said they were in a race against the clock to find a solution.

French authorities plan to give vitamins to malnourished beluga whale in the Seine French authorities were planning on Saturday to give vitamins to a beluga whale that swam way up the Seine river, as they raced to save the malnourished cetacean refusing food.

France creates task force to stem impact of ‘historic’ drought The French government said Friday that it had activated a crisis task force to coordinate efforts to alleviate the impacts of a "historic" drought exacerbated by a third extreme heatwave of the summer.

How Marine Le Pen’s far-right party went from ‘de-demonisation’ to ‘normalisation’ Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement national party is pursuing a “normalisation” strategy to continue its political ascent after a seismic breakthrough in June parliamentary elections. Most recently, the party...

France creates new post of LGBTQ rights ambassador French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday announced the creation of a new position of ambassador for LGBTQ rights in efforts to fight discrimination across the world.

Paris ramps up fight against monkeypox with new vaccine centre serving most-affected groups French health authorities announced Tuesday that 2,171 monkeypox cases have so far been confirmed in France, more than half of them in the Paris region. To combat this rising number, local authorities...

Paris monkeypox vaccine rollout gains momentum Despite a shortage of healthcare professionals to administer shots, a monkeypox vaccination campaign is gaining momentum in the Paris region, which has been the epicentre of France's outbreak. France has the fifth-highest number of monkeypox cases...