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They're back! Why is France so popular with tourists? Recent visitors to France will no doubt have noticed the return of foreign tourists. Two years of Covid-19 took a heavy toll on what is otherwise a booming business and an important part of the French economy. Now things appear to be looking...

French far-right pundit Zemmour seeks parliamentary seat in Saint-Tropez constituency French far-right TV pundit-turned-politician Eric Zemmour said Thursday he would seek a seat in parliament standing in the glitzy constituency around Saint-Tropez, three weeks after failing with a presidential bid.

Paris demands 'immediate release' of French nationals detained in Iran France's foreign ministry on Thursday demanded the "immediate release" of two French nationals detained in Iran, a day after Tehran's intelligence ministry said it arrested two Europeans for attempting to "destabilise" the...

'The Lido is finished': Famed Paris cabaret set for final curtain amid mass lay-offs High-kicking showgirls and nightly cabaret shows at the famed Parisian Lido club on the Champs-Elysees are set to be a thing of the past after the venue's new owner confirmed mass lay-offs on Thursday.

Paris to revamp the famed Champs-Elysees ahead of 2024 Olympics Paris will give the famed Champs-Elysees a makeover ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games by planting trees and increasing pedestrian areas, the French capital's officials said on Wednesday.

France’s unprecedented drought shows climate change is ‘spiralling out of control’ As global warming accelerates, the spectre of drought haunts France’s once verdant farmland. Even now, before the start of summer, 15 administrative départements have had to restrict water use while farmers warn...

Covid-19: France to end mask requirements on public transport Face masks will no longer be required on trains, planes and metros in France starting on May 16, the health minister said Wednesday, lifting one of the last remaining Covid-19 measures imposed since the pandemic began in 2020.

Explainer: How do France's legislative elections work? Close on the heels of April's presidential vote, French voters go back to the ballot box on June 12 and 19 to elect lawmakers to the National Assembly. France's legislative elections tend to pale next to the limelight-stealing race for the...

France opens case against Interpol president over Britons detained in UAE French authorities have opened a case against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates over accusations of torture and arbitrary detention filed by two Britons who were detained in the country...

France's Vaux-le-Vicomte, an avant-garde château A masterpiece of classical architecture, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, located outside Paris, was the forerunner of Versailles. Contained within its walls are three and a half centuries of history. That legacy is now the responsibility of the...

Historic coalition marks paradigm shift for French left ahead of June legislative elections France’s Socialist, Green, Communist and far-left parties have joined forces in an unlikely but historic alliance ahead of legislative elections on June 12 and 19. After a first-round presidential...

France's national day of the abolition of slavery: 'No reparation has been done' Since 2006, France has commemorated the national day of the abolition of slavery on May 10. France is the only country to have a national day dedicated to remembering the horrors of slavery and the first and only...

French court upholds one-year sentence for ex-PM Fillon in ‘fake jobs’ scandal A French appeals court on Monday upheld but shortened the prison sentence a lower court inflicted on former conservative prime minister François Fillon for embezzling public funds in a scandal that derailed his 2017...

Ukraine conflict overshadows France's Second World War commemorations French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked the anniversary of the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, overshadowed this year by the war in Ukraine.

Nantes beat Nice 1-0 to win French Cup final Nantes won the French Cup for the first time in 22 years on Saturday, beating Nice 1-0 in the final at the Stade de France.

African students who fled Ukraine now stuck in ‘Kafkaesque’ limbo in France Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, more than 5.5 million people have fled the country of which more than 50,000 have been welcomed by France. These refugees have been granted temporary...

French Socialists approve 'leftist union' to challenge Macron in legislative elections The National Council of the French Socialist Party ratified a coalition deal with three other left-wing parties early Friday to run as a united front in June’s parliamentary elections. A large majority (62...

Live: Macron vows to build ‘stronger France’ during second term as president President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday was inaugurated for a new term, making him the first French leader in 20 years to serve a second mandate following his election victory over far-right politician Marine Le Pen in...

France says Mali’s decision to quit defence accords won’t affect withdrawal plans Mali's decision to renounce a military cooperation agreement with France after it fell out with the ruling junta is "unjustified" and would not affect the military withdrawal, a French foreign ministry spokesman...

French left agrees in principle on broad alliance to take on Macron France's Socialist party and the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party have reached an agreement in principle to form an alliance for the June parliament vote, LFI politician Adrien Quatennens said on Franceinfo radio on...