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2019 Paris gas explosion: Six years on, life resumes after the blast On January 12, 2019, the residents of rue de Trévise in Paris's 9th arrondissement (district) were woken by a huge explosion prompted by a gas leak. As they were rushed out of the building by the emergency services, the full...

'Defective' Paris Olympics medals to be replaced, IOC says Damaged and defective medals won by the world's top athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be replaced in the coming weeks, organisers said, after French media said that more than 100 medals had already been returned. The thousands of...

France hands over first military base amid withdrawal from Chad France has officially handed over its first military base in Faya-Largeau to Chad as part of an ongoing withdrawal of French forces. This move follows Chad’s abrupt termination of military cooperation last month with its former...

French Christmas traditions: festivities that continue into the New Year Christmas in France would not be complete without free-flowing champagne, oysters or a bûche de Noël. And the French holiday season is longer than most – stretching into the New Year with Epiphany (January 6) and its...

France asks Indonesia to transfer death row prisoner Serge Atlaoui France has requested that Indonesia transfer Serge Atlaoui, a 61-year-old French national on death row who has spent nearly 20 years behind bars in the Southeast Asian country on drug charges.

Dominique Pelicot will not appeal his conviction in French mass rape case The ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot, who was given a 20-year prison sentence for orchestrating mass rapes of his wife for over a decade will not appeal his conviction, his lawyer said Monday. At least 17 of the other men...

French PM Bayrou ‘forbids’ shanty towns in reconstruction plan for cyclone-hit Mayotte French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced an ambitious aid plan for Mayotte on Monday after a devastating cyclone killed at least 39 and left thousands injured in the overseas territory. Dubbed “Mayotte...

French far-right leader Le Pen predicts quick demise of new Bayrou govt French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Tuesday predicted an early presidential election, saying that President Emmanuel Macron "is finished" a day after his fourth prime minister in a year named a new government. Le Pen is...

French rescuers save 107 migrants in English Channel on Christmas day French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants in the English Channel on Christmas Day in 12 operations along the northern coast. At least 73 migrants have died trying to cross the Channel this year, making 2024 the...

Retrospective: the Top 10 French news stories that defined 2024 From the highs of the summer Olympics to a mass sexual assault trial that shocked the world, and from the grand reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral to the government’s collapse, 2024 has been quite a year in France. Here are the...

Calling snap elections created more instability for France, Macron admits In a traditional New Year's Eve presidential address, French President Emmanuel Macron admitted on Tuesday that his June decision to call snap elections "brought more division to the National Assembly rather than solutions...

Pro-Russian hackers target websites of several French cities The websites of several French cities were taken down on Tuesday after being targeted by pro-Russian hackers. The NoName collective claimed the attacks, which they described as retaliation for French support for Ukraine.

Top Paris art exhibits for 2025, from Picasso to Wes Anderson The next 12 months in the French capital are set to provide a wealth of cultural highlights, from an immersive Picasso exhibit at the Atelier des Lumières to a retrospective of the works of American director Wes Anderson and even a...

French forces to withdraw from Ivory Coast, President Ouattara says Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year address on Tuesday that the French military would hand over control of its military base in the capital Abidjan in January 2025 and noted that Ivorians should be...

'Time to move on': France faces gradual decline of influence in Africa Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will begin withdrawing in January as part of a shift towards strengthening its own military forces. This move follows broader trends across West Africa, with nations like...

French police to face trial for 'suffocating' death of delivery driver during arrest Three police officers will face trial in Paris for the 2020 death of Cédric Chouviat, who died in hospital after losing consciousness while being arrested. The of 42-year-old was tackled to the ground during his...

Three Algerian TikTok influencers arrested in France on charges of inciting violence Three Algerian men have been arrested in France following allegations they published posts inciting violence on social media platform TikTok. The arrests come amid strained relations between France and its...

Former French president Sarkozy goes on trial over alleged €50 million Gaddafi pact Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday on charges he accepted some 50 million euros in illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who has been twice...

France marks 10 years since the Charlie Hebdo attacks France on Tuesday marked 10 years since the terrorist shooting that targeted satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo led commemorations at the newspaper's former offices, where two al...

French far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96 France's far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen died on Tuesday aged 96, according to local media. Le Pen founded France's National Front party, which is now known as the National Rally and led by his daughter Marine.