French court hands life sentence to Tunisian national for Nice church attack
A French court on Wednesday sentenced a Tunisian man to life in prison without parole for killing three people with a knife in a church in the southern city of…
French PM threatens to review migration pact with Algeria in deportations spat
France said on Wednesday it would review a decades-old agreement that makes it easier for Algerian citizens to move to France unless Algeria agrees to take back those who are…
Notorious French gangster ‘The Fly’ extradited to France after his arrest in Romania
A suspected gangland killer described as France‘s “public enemy number one”, who was arrested in Bucharest over the weekend after months of being on the run, has left Romania for…
‘They knew and did nothing’: French surgeon’s trial for sexual abuse exposes systematic failures
French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec, already serving a 15-year prison sentence for child abuse, went on trial on Monday accused of sexually assaulting nearly 300 patients, most of them children, over…
French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec faces court in historic child sexual abuse trial
The former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec stands accused of sexual abuse against 299 victims, most of them children under his care, in what is considered one of the largest child abuse cases in…
Macron says ‘blocking minority’ hinders progress on EU-Mercosur trade deal
France is still trying to assemble a “blocking minority” within the European Union to prevent a trade deal with four South American countries from coming into force, President Emmanuel Macron…
France far-right leader Bardella cancels US speech after ex-Trump aide makes ‘Nazi gesture’
France‘s far-right leader Jordan Bardella said Friday he had cancelled his speech at a right-wing meeting in Washington after a “gesture alluding to Nazi ideology” by conservative firebrand Steve Bannon.…
Macron says France won’t send troops to Ukraine ‘tomorrow’ but may give security guarantees
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that he did not plan to send troops to Ukraine “tomorrow” but indicated that France was considering providing security guarantees to Ukraine following an…
Lost Claudel sculpture found in Paris flat fetches $3 million at auction
A bronze by French sculptor Camille Claudel thought to evoke her separation with fellow artist and lover Auguste Rodin was auctioned off in France Sunday for more than $3 million.…
Catholic school abuse scandal lands French PM Bayrou in hot water
A self-styled “son of the soil” from rural southwest France, François Bayrou seldom misses a chance to tout his ties to his native Béarn region, home to his hero Henri…