All news on the topic: France
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"Monster of Avignon" sentenced to 20 years for drugging and raping ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot
Gisèle Pelicot – a woman who has became a feminist symbol of the fight against sexual violence in France – has finally learnt the fate of her ex-husband and 50 other men after they were found guilty raping her.
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France’s highest court upholds sentencing of ex-president in corruption case
Sarkozy, 69, faces a one-year prison sentence but is likely to request home detention with an electronic bracelet.
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Cyclone Chido devastates French island of Mayotte, with hundreds feared dead
Witnesses tell of ‘apocalyptic scenes’ after worst storm to hit the Indian Ocean territory in almost a century
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Prince William makes urgent trip to Notre-Dame at the request of the UK Government
It has been announced that Prince William will be travelling to Paris tomorrow to attend the grand reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, at the request of the UK government, which is also being attended by Donald Trump
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French PM Michel Barnier resigns after losing confidence vote
Michel Barnier has submitted his resignation as France’s prime minister.
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First look inside restored Notre-Dame, five years after the fire that devastated the Paris cathedral
The restored interior of Notre Dame Cathedral has been unveiled for the first time after more than five years of reconstruction work.
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Thales faces bribery and corruption investigation
An investigation is under way into the France-based defence company Thales for suspected bribery and corruption, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced.
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In Paris, a man with a knife took hostages in a pizzeria
A man carrying a knife has taken multiple people hostage inside a pizza restaurant in Paris with dozens of police cars and ambulances at the scene with the area in lockdown
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Vladimir Putin taunts the UK as Russian frigate conducts war games in the English Channel
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s northern fleet to hold exercises in the English Channel in the most public taunt to the UK in recent months as tensions continue to rise
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Father of a French student is on trial for allegedly spreading false information that contributed to the Islamist beheading of a teacher
Eight charged in connection with murder of Samuel Paty in Paris suburbs in 2020
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Far-right France emerges as Europe’s new immigration hardliner
In nearly all Western countries that held elections this year, migration has been a central issue.
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As bribery probe unfolded, Airbus maintained contact with middleman in controversial Kuwait helicopter deal
Senior Airbus executives corresponded with an intermediary for controversial helicopter deals in Kuwait after the European company came under scrutiny for its dealings with middlemen, emails obtained by reporters show.
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’Merchants of death’ trial steps up fight against Channel smugglers
Peering over her glasses, the French judge glanced sternly across the cavernous underground courtroom towards a notorious figure seated in a glass cage.
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France faces challenges in recovering from flash flooding
This is the terrifying moment a ‘tsunami’ flood rushed through the streets of a small French village.
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Baby dies after boat capsizes during attempted Channel crossing, rescue efforts underway
French authorities say 65 people rescued after overloaded boat sinks off coast of Wissant
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Interpol campaign to identify remains of women in Europe expands to 46 cases
Police forces in France, Italy and Spain join cold-case initiative after launch last year of Operation Identify Me
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Marseille drug wars resurface as a 14-year-old boy is allegedly hired as a hitman
Teenager alleged to have been recruited by prisoner who later called police to report him over killing of taxi driver
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Four migrants including child die while trying to cross English Channel
French minister Bruno Retailleau said the child was ‘trampled to death in a boat’
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From Left to Right: Macron’s sudden move will sideline the left but boost Le Pen’s sway
France’s political crisis has reached such depths that it took Emmanuel Macron nearly two months after parliamentary elections just to choose a prime minister.
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From presidential ties to organized crime: France debates the case of Telegram founder Pavel Durov
The international press is closely watching Pavel Durov’s activities in Paris, where he remains due to a judicial ruling.
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Dominique Pélicot makes explosive admission as he testifies in disturbing French rape trial
Dominique Pélicot, 71, is on trial alongside 50 other men, all of them accused of the ‘aggravated rape’ of his wife Gisèle Péllicot, also 71 - and today admitted drugging her and allowing multiple strangers to attack her
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Four missing climbers discovered dead near the summit of Mont Blanc
Four climbers who disappeared in a storm on Mont Blanc in France have been found dead.
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Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, describes the arrest in France as "misguided"
Russian-born billionaire detained last month in France denies app is ‘anarchic paradise’
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Michel Barnier has been appointed as the new prime minister of France
Macron tasks former EU Brexit negotiator with forming a unifying government after months of political paralysis
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At least 12 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants "ripped open" in the Channel, according to the mayor
Helicopters and boats are being used in the search for survivors after the vessel got into difficulties on Tuesday morning.
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