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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 1: We bring you all the reactions from the French and international press after French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from running for public office. The immediate ban means she'll likely be ineligible for the 2027 French presidential elections. The international press,...
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On Monday, France's famous Michelin guide awarded 68 new stars, including a prized third star to two French chefs. That brings the number of three-starred restaurants in France to 31. The 2025 Michelin edition also includes nine new two-star eateries, including one in Bordeaux. France is currently home to the highest number of Michelin-starred...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 days ago)
Judges who convicted Marine Le Pen on embezzlement charges and banned the far-right politician from public office for five years have faced death threats since the sentencing earlier this week. French police have launched a new investigation into the threats as France reels from the fallout of the bombshell ruling.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 days ago)
The Paris Court of Appeal said on Tuesday it expected to examine Marine Le Pen's case in time for a decision to be made in the summer of 2026, ahead of France's next presidential election. The far-right leader, who was convicted of embezzlement on Monday and banned from standing for office, earlier accused the political establishment of rolling out...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 days ago)
A French court handed far-right leader Marine Le Pen a five-year ban on running for office and four years' imprisonment on embezzlement charges Monday. Calling the ruling as a "dark day” for democracy, Le Pen said she would appeal and called for court proceedings to take place before the 2027 presidential campaign. Read our blog to see how the...
ReadFrance24 - France (5 days ago)
France's trade ministry slammed what it described as "unacceptable" US interference after the Trump administration asked French companies holding US government contracts to guarantee their compliance with an executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.
ReadFrance24 - France (A week ago)
Film star Gérard Depardieu will stand trial in Paris on March 24 and 25 on charges of sexual assault against two women during the filming of "The Green Shutters” in 2021 – allegations that he denies. First accused of rape by actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018, the titan of French cinema has since faced accusations of sexual assault from more...
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French rapper Koba LaD was among two dozen people detained and questioned by police Monday as part of an investigation into drug baron Mohamed Amra's deadly escape from prison in May 2024. Amra, known as "The Fly", was sprung from a prison van when masked gunmen killed two prison guards and injured three others in scenes that stunned the country.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 weeks ago)
France holds a great deal of pride in its gastronomy, and the country's variety of cheeses make up a significant chunk of its culinary repertoire. However, Brie and Camembert, two of France's most popular cheeses, could soon disappear from French pantries altogether.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 weeks ago)
A 74-year-old French former surgeon standing trial for sexually abusing 299 of his patients, most of them children, admitted in court on Thursday that he was guilty of all the criminal charges brought against him, his lawyers said, in what has become the largest child abuse trial in French history.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 weeks ago)
This week, we're focusing on citizenship. France is one of the more generous nations in Europe when it comes to granting citizenship to foreigners living there. But what does it take to become one? We break down the different paths to citizenship and the advantages that come once you've jumped through all the administrative hoops.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 weeks ago)
The French government is preparing a survival guide for French households to prepare them for an emergency such as an armed conflict. We take a look at what's in the pamphlet and what other European nations are doing to prepare their citizens for worst-case scenarios. Finally, we explain how this guidebook is far from the only one that's part of...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 weeks ago)
Here in France and around the world, it's "la semaine de la Francophonie", or the week of celebrating the French language. In this edition of Entre Nous, we dive into why there are so many different French accents, both on mainland France and abroad. We also take a pop quiz on some particularly hard-to-pronounce French words.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 weeks ago)
Are you crazy about France or puzzled by certain aspects of French culture? FRANCE 24 has your back. This week, as we celebrate the French language with the "Semaine de la Francophonie", FRANCE 24 English launches a new TikTok account about all things France: Made in FRANCE 24.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 weeks ago)
Cyclone Chido was the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in at least 90 years. When the cyclone slammed into the French overseas department in December, it packed winds of more than 200km per hour, wreaking devastation across the island. In Mayotte, a territory already ravaged by soaring levels of poverty, shantytowns were blown apart in moments,...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 weeks ago)
French lawmakers on Monday passed a bill intended to bring back cafés and bars to remote countryside areas, saying the measure will "bring French villages back to life". The legislation was adopted nearly unanimously by the French parliament, with 156 lawmakers backing it and just two voting against. It now has to be approved by the Senate.
ReadFrance24 - France (4 weeks ago)
Bernard Squarcini, the former head of France's domestic intelligence agency, was sentenced to four years in prison – two suspended – by a Paris court Friday for a range of charges including having obtained confidential information for luxury giant LMVH.
ReadFrance24 - France (4 weeks ago)
French President Emmanuel Macron said that France was a "loyal and faithful ally" after US President Donald Trump expressed doubt that NATO would come to the US's defence if it was attacked. NATO's Article 5 defence guarantee was invoked following the September 11 attacks against the US.
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
Caroline Darian, the daughter of convicted French rapist Dominique Pelicot, on Thursday said she had filed a sexual abuse complaint against her father, who denies the allegations. Darian's mother Gisèle Pelicot became a feminist icon for her courage during the trial of her ex-husband, who was found guilty of drugging and raping her and inviting...
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 carried out its first commercial mission on Thursday, launching without a hitch and deploying a French military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. The success of the mission means that Europe can now put large satellites into orbit on its own, as Russia pulled its Soyuz rockets after invading Ukraine in...
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
In this edition of Entre Nous, we dive into the French television landscape, after the TV channel C8 stopped broadcasting. We explain why French regulator Arcom decided to take it off the main airwaves, and why the move has the conservative media group Bolloré, talk show host Cyril Hanouna and far-right politicians up in arms. We also dive into...
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
At least two people were killed as Cyclone Garance slammed the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, blowing away roofs and cutting power and access to drinking water for many residents. Garance landed on the island's north with winds of up to 230km per hour and barrelled south before heading back out to sea.
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
French former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec on Friday admitted to sexually abusing the 12-year-old daughter of his eldest son in the latest shocking revelation to emerge from France's biggest child abuse trial, which is currently under way in the western city of Vannes. Le Scouarnec is facing charges of allegedly raping or sexually abusing 299...
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
French Prime Minister François Bayrou announced on Wednesday that Paris would be reexamining the 1968 migration pact that has historically made it easier for Algerians to settle in France. This follows months of campaigning by hardline anti-immigration Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, who has accused Algiers of trying to "humiliate" the French...
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
French Prime Minister François Bayrou warned on Wednesday that Paris would review a 1968 migration pact with Algiers if the former French colony refused to take back deportees. Bayrou's threat comes after a deadly weekend knife attack in the city of Mulhouse by an Algerian national whom France had unsuccessfully tried to repatriate.
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
The perpetrator of a deadly knife attack in France's southern city of Nice was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison without parole by a Paris court. Tunisian national Brahim Aouissaoui stabbed and killed three people in an attack on Nice's Basilica of Notre-Dame in 2020.
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Mohamed Amra – a gangster known as "The Fly" – was placed under formal investigation upon his arrival back in France on Tuesday after having been on the run since a dramatic escape from a prison van in May. Amra was extradited days after he was captured near a shopping mall in Romania.
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In this edition of Entre Nous, we take a deep dive into the tradition of "La Bataille des Fleurs" or the flower parade that's part of the much-loved Nice Carnival. From mimosa blooms to pesticides, we also discuss the delights and dangers of the French flower industry.
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
The trial of French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec began on Monday with him facing accusations of assaulting nearly 300 patients, mostly children, over several decades. The case has sparked widespread outrage, with France's Order of Physicians accused of turning a blind eye to early warnings.
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
Former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec on Monday admitted to a "vast majority” of abuse cases at the start of France's biggest child sex abuse trial in Vannes, said his lawyer. The 74-year-old former surgeon faces charges of allegedly raping or sexually abusing 299 children, most of them under his care, over three decades.
ReadFrance24 - France (A month ago)
A judicial investigation into charges of rape and sexual assault at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram school in southwestern France was opened against a former school employee Friday. French PM François Bayrou, whose children attended the school, has come under increasing scrutiny after a former teacher accused him and his wife of having turned a blind...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France would not be sending troops to Ukraine "tomorrow" but reiterated that France could provide security guarantees to the war-torn nation after a ceasefire. Macron will be meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
French surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec is facing trial next week for allegedly sexually abusing nearly 300 children during his decades-long medical career, primarily in Brittany. Despite a previous conviction for possessing sexually abusive images of children, and warnings from colleagues, Le Scouarnec continued practicing until his retirement.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
French Prime Minister François Bayrou is fighting allegations that he ignored reports of the widespread sexual abuse of minors at a Catholic boarding school in southwestern Béarn, his political bastion for several decades, in a case that has weakened his already fragile minority government and sparked calls for greater scrutiny of France's...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
February 14 is a day when love is celebrated around the world. To honour the romantic occasion, we have the pleasure of speaking to Nicolas Guercio, pastry chef at the prestigious Lutetia hotel in Paris, who has created some incredible cakes for lovers in the French capital. He tells us about the creative process behind these Valentine's Day...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
France's embattled leader saw a week of World War I commemorations as a chance to reconnect with the French and highlight the danger of nationalism. Instead, his comments about Marshal Pétain gave further evidence of his tendency to shock and dismay.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
A singer, a journalist, a housewife or a plasterer's son: who will move into the Elysée Palace in May, and can candidates count on their partners to help them get there? FRANCE 24 takes a look at who might be France's next first lady… or gentleman.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
France's conservative UMP party narrowly defeated the far-right National Front in a by-election on Sunday, with candidate Jean-Louis Costes (pictured) winning the seat vacated by disgraced Socialist MP Jérôme Cahuzac following a tax evasion scandal.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
The famed military parade for Bastille Day on Paris's Champs-Elysées Sunday featured African troops who assisted France in its Mali operation against Islamist rebels. However, some have criticised the African presence as a sign of neo-colonial ties.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
While the extension of France's health pass and other new anti-Covid 19 measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron Monday night are yet to be hammered out in detail, what's certain is that a full-throttled return to a normal life of frequenting café terraces, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and other culture and leisure activities will now...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
French opposition politicians have asked Prime Minister François Bayrou to clearly explain if he was unaware of claims of violence and rape of minors committed at a Catholic school while he was France's education minister. Bayrou, whose children attended the school, has said he was unaware of the alleged incidents.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
For people with disabilities in France, finding accessible housing is particularly challenging. From emergency shelters unfit for mobility needs to social housing failing wheelchair users, the housing crisis hits disabled residents hardest and pushes many to the brink, as revealed in a new report by the Foundation for Housing the Disadvantaged.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
Prosecutors in Paris launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X social media for alleged algorithmic distortions, Franceino reported on Friday, citing the prosecutor's office. The probe was opened after a centrist French MP reported on January 12 that X was using biased algortihms.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
The French air force has transferred the first of the promised Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine, Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday. President Emmanuel Macron announced in June that France would transfer the aircraft to Ukraine and train Ukrainian pilots as part of military cooperation with Kyiv.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Friday called for a wider debate on the issue of French identity after his justice minister said that the constitution should be changed to end birthright citizenship. A debate on the sensitive issue of what it means to be French should not be "postponed forever", Bayrou said.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
French Prime Minister François Bayrou's minority government survived two no-confidence votes in the National Assembly on Wednesday, after the head of the far-right National Rally said he would not support the motion backed by opposition parties on the left.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
The grave of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right National Front party – now called the National Rally (RN) – was vandalised with a sledgehammer in the cemetery of La Trinité-sur-Mer, his family said Friday. Le Pen was a controversial figure in France who voiced openly racist and anti-Semitic views during his career.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday that the Olympic balloon and cauldron that became an icon of the Paris Games is set to return to the capital every summer until the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Macron said the balloon would return to the same Tuileries Gardens where it was launched during the Games, near the Louvre museum.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
It has been more than 100 years since Paris's last great flood, meaning the city is well overdue another mammoth deluge that authorities predict could leave hundreds of thousands of people without water or electricity. How prepared is the French capital for the next "flood of the century”?
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French Prime Minister François Bayrou used special executive powers on Monday to force his government's 2025 budget through parliament without a vote. France's hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party has said it will put forward a no-confidence motion which is likely to take place on Wednesday.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
The director of the Louvre last week sent a memo to France's culture minister detailing the dilapidated state of the Paris museum, spurring President Emmanuel Macron to organise a visit on Tuesday. Union members say up until now their complaints about the state of the museum have been ignored.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday said that billionaire entrepreneur and owner of social media platform X Elon Musk creates a menace to democracies. His comments about Musk came after last week's warning that France and Europe must stand firm in the face of US President Donald Trump and his policies or risk being "crushed".
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp was liberated by Soviet troops. During the following weeks and months, French survivors of the camps made their way home. A third of them passed through the Hotel Lutetia in Paris, a luxury hotel that was requisitioned by the French state to host the...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
A fire in Paris's 12th district town hall broke out overnight from Sunday to Monday, ravaging the roof and bell tower of the 19th-century building. Paris police prefect Laurent Nunez warned the 36-metre spire was 'in danger of collapsing' after firefighters extinguished the fire Monday morning.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
This Monday marks 80 years since the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp was liberated by Soviet forces. In this edition of Entre Nous we speak to FRANCE 24 senior reporter Claire Paccalin, who has filmed a series of reports on French survivors of the camp and children of victims. She tells us their harrowing stories.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
France has won the top prize in the prestigious Bocuse d'Or cooking competition, beating 23 other countries including Denmark and Sweden. Receiving first place was particularly sweet for 28-year-old chef Paul Marcon, as his father also won the award 30 years ago. In this edition of Entre Nous, we discuss how such competitions have become a...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
A French team led by 20-year-old chef Paul Marcon won the prestigious Bocuse d'Or culinary contest on Monday, edging out title-holders Denmark. The victory comes 30 years after Marcon's father Régis triumphed in what is sometimes referred to as the "culinary Olympics".
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that French courts had violated a woman's rights by citing her refusal to have sex as grounds for divorce. The landmark case condemned outdated notions of marital duties, sparking debates on consent in France.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
A French team led by 20-year-old chef Paul Marcon won the prestigious Bocuse d'Or culinary contest on Monday, edging title holders Denmark. The victory comes 30 years after Marcon's father Régis triumphed in what is sometimes referred to as the "culinary Olympics". Charlotte Hughes has the story.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
On January 27, 1945, the French population had yet to grasp the full horror of the Holocaust. After the Soviet army finally liberated Auschwitz and the allies advanced on the Western front, the first survivors began to trickle back to their home countries and the true scale of the tragedy began to emerge. Esther Dzik was one of the survivors who...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
The Louvre is under "physical strain" due to its popularity and is also suffering from leaks and temperature variations that could damage key artworks, the museum's director warned in a letter to the culture minister published Thursday in French media.
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told reporters on Monday that the European Union is lifting some sanctions against Syria, as top EU diplomats met in Brussels to discuss a coordinated approach to sanctions relief for the war-torn country. Barrot added that France would also propose sanctions against Iranian officials responsible for the...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
France's relations with US President Donald Trump are "transactional", the French government's spokesperson said Wednesday, adding that neither side wants to enter a trade war. Trump threatened a day earlier to impose tariffs on EU imports, complaining that European nations "treat us very, very badly".
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a strong and united Europe after a meeting in Paris on Wednesday to try to consolidate policies as US President Donald Trump threatened Europe with new tariffs, saying the EU "is very, very bad to us".
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
France last year kept its status as the world's top tourist destination, attracting some 100 million visitors. But Spain is catching up, falling just two million visitors behind its northern neighbor. The Iberian country is also making more from its tourists, prompting French officials to look at ways to make foreigners stay for longer and spend...
ReadFrance24 - France (2 months ago)
The Louvre in Paris, one of the world's biggest and most famous museums, "is in a deplorable state of disrepair”, says one employee and union rep, while visitors complain of a lack of heating and nowhere to sit down. It comes after a leaked memo by the museum's head, Laurence des Cars, warned that some areas of the Louvre are "no longer...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
The Paris prosecutor's office on Thursday said David Balland, co-founder of French crypto company Ledger, was freed after he was kidnapped from his home in Méreau in central France. The GIGN, an elite unit from the French gendarmerie, were among the law enforcement teams that worked on the case.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
French Education Minister Elisabeth Borne is spearheading a plan to overhaul sex education guidelines for schools, which are set to come into force after the summer holidays. But conservative groups and politicians oppose the inclusion of controversial issues such as gender identity.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
A fishing ban begins this Wednesday off most of France's western coastline. The goal of the moratorium is to cut the number of dolphins that are killed in fishing nets at this time of year. In this edition of Entre Nous, we discuss how French fishermen are up in arms over the ban and how a previous one effectively saved thousands of the aquatic...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
The Pelicot rape trial at the end of 2024 put the issue of sexual violence at the centre of public debate in France. Seen as a real turning point, the case has also raised questions about men's responsibility in rape culture. From the #Notallmen slogan circulating on social media, to discussion groups where some men have been examining their own...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
Muammar Gaddafi's former heir apparent has told FRANCE 24's sister radio RFI that he was personally involved in giving Nicolas Sarkozy suitcases of cash ahead of his victorious 2007 presidential run. Saif al-Islam claims he was pressured to change his testimony by emissaries of the former French president, who is on trial over alleged campaign...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
French is a notoriously hard language to learn. On top of that, the textbook French you learn in a classroom and the everyday French you hear on the street are two very different things. If you want to fit in with the locals, watch this week's French Connections show, where Florence Villeminot fills you in on some slang – and the ubiquitous...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
In this edition of Entre Nous, we're discussing the French census, which begins its annual campaign this Thursday. We break down how it is carried out, why this year's questionnaire is controversial and why it is so important for municipalities in France to have this trove of demographic data. We also discuss the findings of last year's census and...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived his first major test in the National Assembly on Thursday after Socialist lawmakers and the far-right National Rally chose not to support a no-confidence motion put forward by hard-left party La France insoumise (France Unbowed).
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
In this edition of Entre Nous, we discuss how some French people are increasingly trying to abstain from alcohol for the entire month of January. However, this Dry January trend has encountered resistance from the nation's wine sector and the state. We punch the numbers of the economic contribution, but also the public health cost, of the French...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial this week accused of accepting millions of euros in illegal funding from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Did Gaddafi set a precedent for other autocrats who want to buy influence in the West?
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 horror became apparent: four dead, dozens injured and an entire neighbourhood destroyed. Six years later, some former...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 medals handed out during the Games were produced by France's state mint.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 Qaeda-linked gunmen killed a dozen people in January 2015.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
Tropical Storm Dikeledi brought strong winds and heavy rains to France's battered Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Sunday, less than a month after the archipelago was ravaged by a deadly cyclone. Authorities have called for "extreme vigilance” as the French weather service warned residents that the new storm could be reclassified as a...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 convicted for separate crimes since leaving office, has described the allegations as part of a conspiracy against him.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
FRANCE 24 reveals, in partnership with investigative media outlet Disclose, RFI and the Pulitzer Center, that French banking group Crédit Agricole holds a €240 million stake in Repsol – a Spanish multinational responsible for gas extraction in the Peruvian Amazon – and is making substantial profits from it. According to our...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 arrest and repeatedly told police offices he was "suffocating". The case has drawn comparisons to the death of George Floyd in the US.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the rabble-rousing former far-right leader who died on Tuesday aged 96, was a convicted Holocaust denier and perennial outcast of French politics. But the party he founded half a century ago ultimately succeeded in pushing many of his extremist ideas into the political mainstream.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 colony, in the wake of the arrest of French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, and France's support of Moroccan sovereignty over Western...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 Standing”, the plan includes restoring electricity to every home and bans the reconstruction of shanty towns.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 proud of their own armed forces.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 Senegal and Chad also reevaluating their defence partnerships and asserting greater sovereignty.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 found guilty alongside Dominique Pelicot have appealed their convictions.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 for the French people", acknowledging that the high-stakes move led to months of political deadlock.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 biggest news stories from the past 12 months.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 seen as being in a strong position to take the presidency, but the impending verdict in her EU embezzlement trial could ban...
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 deadliest year on record for the crossings.
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
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 traditional galettes des rois into February with Chandeleur (Candlemas).
ReadFrance24 - France (3 months ago)
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 marked the return of high-intensity warfare in Europe. Now, almost three years later and with the conflict showing no signs of abating, France is gearing itself up to fight. FRANCE 24 reports from a military camp in northeastern France where soldiers train for combat in trenches.
ReadFrance24 - France (4 months ago)
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 colonial power. French troops are also set to leave bases in Abeche and the capital N'Djamena.
ReadFrance24 - France (4 months ago)
A lawyer for Gisèle Pelicot said Friday that his client was "not afraid" of a possible appeals trial, a day after her former husband and 50 other men were convicted in the biggest rape trial in French history. Two defendants have already lodged an appeal and her ex-husband's lawyer has not ruled out doing the same.
ReadFrance24 - France (4 months ago)
A French court on Thursday handed down prison sentences for 51 defendants found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting Gisèle Pelicot. While Gisèle's ex-husband Dominique Pelicot was handed the maximum sentence of 20 years, feminist groups outside the courts were disappointed that the prison terms for other men were shorter than those...
ReadFrance24 - France (4 months ago)
Guilty verdicts for all. A court in southern France has sentenced Dominique Pelicot along with the 50 co-defendants he invited over the internet into the family home to rape his drugged wife. The 72-year-old pensioner got the maximum 20 years behind bars, but his co-accused received lighter sentences than those demanded by the prosecution.
ReadFrance24 - France (4 months ago)
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a national day of mourning for Mayotte on December 23, after arriving Thursday on the Indian Ocean archipelago to survey the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido. French authorities said at least 31 people have died and more than 1,500 people were injured, more than 200 critically.
ReadFrance24 - France (4 months ago)
A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison on Thursday for drugging his now ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot for a decade and recruiting strangers online to rape her. His 50 co-defendents were also convicted by the court, receiving jail terms of between three and 15 years.
ReadFrance24 - France (4 months ago)
The composition of French Prime Minister François Bayrou's new cabinet will be revealed on Monday at 6.30pm Paris time (1730GMT), the Élysée Palace said in a statement. The cabinet announcement was delayed due to the national day of mourning for cyclone victims in France's overseas territory of Mayotte.
ReadFrance24 - France (4 months ago)
French judges on Thursday found 51 defendants guilty of the mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot during decades of abuse orchestrated by her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot. Gisèle Pelicot said she respected the verdict of the court and did not regret her decision to make the trial public. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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France on Monday observes a national day of mourning set by President Emmanuel Macron for the victims of Cyclone Chido on the French overseas territory of Mayotte. More than a week after the storm hit, the official death toll is 35, although authorities say the real toll could be in the hundreds or even thousands.
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A French court is due to hand down verdicts in the trial of eight people accused of abetting the jihadist murder of teacher Samuel Paty in October 2020. Paty was beheaded outside his school near Paris after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on freedom of speech.
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One week on from a devastating cyclone that battered France's Indian Ocean territory, aid is still only trickling in to the worst-affected areas in Mayotte, where emergency workers are scrambling to restore essential services and aid a beleaguered population.
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The mass rape trial that has sent shockwaves through France and the world is expected to close on Thursday with the conviction of Dominique Pelicot, who has admitted sedating his ex-wife, Gisèle, and inviting scores of strangers into their bedroom to rape her over a decade.
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The French Senate on Wednesday approved a special law to ensure the continuation of core state functions while the government works on next year's budget. The law, passed after the lower house's approval, serves as a temporary measure while the deeply divided parliament tackles the 2025 budget.
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An historic mass rape trial in France, involving Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men, has gripped the nation as judges prepare to deliver their verdicts this week. The case, marked by harrowing evidence and debate on consent, could signal a turning point in the fight against sexual violence and drug-facilitated assault.
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The search for missing people continued after Cyclone Chido razed entire neighborhoods in Mayotte, a French overseas territory off the eastern coast of Africa. French President Emmanuel Macron will visit the territory on Thursday, his office said.
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