France arrests police officer ‘suspected of far-right terror plot’
A police officer who follows “a violent radical far-right ideology” has been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, sources have told AFP....
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Workers across France stage protests over pay and rising costs
Protests are taking place across France on Tuesday, with fishermen, police officers, energy workers, university staff and other groups mobilising over a range of demands. Better pay, working conditions and the high cost of energy are among the main concerns....
France hosts Lebanon's president, a sign it still aims to play a role in Lebanese affairs
Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Joseph Aoun are set to meet on Thursday, amid an international summit on support for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The initiative shows Paris's determination not to be sidelined, especially as the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement reached under US aus...
Marine Le Pen kicks off presidential campaign with focus on housing and 'national priority'
From northern France, the candidate for the far-right Rassemblement National sought to set the agenda for her campaign by focusing on housing, recycling familiar themes of xenophobia, climate skepticism and tough-on-crime rhetoric....
Sabotage? What we know so far about train derailment in northern France
Forty four people were injured - with one young woman in a critical condition - after a train derailed in Normandy on Friday evening. From the latest on the police investigation to rail disruption this week, here's what we know so far....
French government pushes for mandatory helmets for electric scooters, struggles with bicycles
State authorities around the country are increasingly requiring electric scooter users to wear helmets. Cycling advocacy groups argue such a rule would be counterproductive and would not protect cyclists in most potentially fatal accidents....
French police suspect train derailment was sabotage
Investigators suspect that a train derailment in northwest France which injured 44, one gravely, was the result of sabotage, a police source told AFP on Saturday....
Passenger train derails in northern France injuring at least 44 people including one seriously
The accident is currently being investigated by police and the train company. Meanwhile, tests for drugs and alcohol on the train driver came back negative....
Four police officers suspended in Carcassonne over racist and sexist video
Four municipal police officers in Carcassonne, southern France, were suspended from duty on Thursday after a video emerged in which they made racist and sexist remarks....
Theft of two Renoir paintings in southern France reignites debate over vulnerability of cultural sites
Stolen from the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday, the paintings add to a growing list of artworks taken in recent months, a trend that prompted the French minister of culture to announce an emergency action plan in July....
Le Pen's RN expels policeman party member over racist remarks
France's far-right Rassemblement National has expelled a police officer party member filmed making racist comments with colleagues while on duty. The incident, footage of which was released Tuesday, comes as Marine Le Pen's party seeks to make its image acceptable to voters ahead...
France far right expels policeman member over racist remarks
France's main far-right party has expelled a member who is a policeman after body cam footage of him making racist comments sparked outrage ahead of presidential elections it hopes to win next year....
Thieves steal works worth €9 million from France Renoir museum
Police were on Tuesday hunting for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum in southern France, after abandoning two others in its garden as they fled, a mayor said....
Trial into deadliest migrant Channel crossing begins in France
As the defendants face trial, survivors' testimony and a parallel probe into French naval response raise urgent questions about how the waters are policed....
France tries 14 over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster
Fourteen people are to go on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of 31 people including a seven-year-old child in 2021, in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel....
Smash and grab: Thieves steal works worth €9m from Renoir Museum in France
Police in southern France are searching for two thieves who stole "four works of art" worth an estimated €9 million from the Renoir Museum dedicated to French impressionist, dropping one as they fled....
Police hunt Renoir thieves after break-in at southern France art museum
Thieves took four paintings during a break-in at the museum dedicated to impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer on Tuesday, abandoning two as they fled, the town's mayor said. Police said the robbery appeared to have been well planned....
French wine yields drop to new historic low after searing summer heat
French wine production is expected to suffer its worst harvest in some 70 years with the agriculture ministry on Monday forecasting a 6 percent drop in output after a summer of scorching temperatures, heatwaves and drought. France last week announced more than €1 billion in emerg...
France unveils €1bn farm aid package after climate-hit summer
France announced more than €1billion in emergency support for farmers after an unprecedented summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought, but agricultural groups said the package falls short....
France unveils €1.1bn emergency aid for farmers after record heat
France has announced €1.1 billion in emergency aid for farmers after record heat and drought caused severe damage to crops, pastures and water supplies....
Summer 2026 was France's 'hottest ever', minister confirms
France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday....
Togo releases two French journalists detained since July
Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani are expected to arrive in France as early as Wednesday evening, Le Monde has learned. They traveled to the African country to film a documentary for French television, before being arrested on July 27 and charged with making false statement...
France's summer 2026 wildfires caused unprecedented carbon emissions
The EU's Copernicus Earth observation service has reported more than 1.5 million metric tons of carbon were released in the fires, a figure not seen since measurements began in 2003. The findings come as France must speed up cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions and as its forest ...
France to change weather maps to give better warnings of extreme conditions
The French weather forecaster Météo France has announced that it will change its 'yellow-orange-red' system of weather alerts to provide more detailed warnings of extreme weather conditions such as storms, flooding or heatwaves....
French LGBTQ campaigner vows to continue fight after 'despicable' Paris attack
French police officer and LGBTQ rights campaigner Pierre Picavet has vowed to continue fighting discrimination after he was violently attacked outside a bar in Paris this weekend. The suspect of what Paris mayor has described as a "despicable" attack appears in court on Monday....
Airlines, hospitals, firefighters: The strikes planned in France in September 2026
Several unions are planning to strike in September over pay, staffing levels and working conditions. Here's everything you need to know.