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France skipper Kylian Mbappé is expected to defy a broken nose and wear a face mask so he can feature in his side's final pool match at the European championships in Germany on Tuesday evening.

Pro-independence protesters in New Caledonia set fire to buildings, including a police station and a town hall, in a new wave of unrest in the French Pacific territory, after jailed protest leaders were extradited to France.

A week before the first round of voting in legislative elections, President Emmanuel Macron has promised “change”, as the far-right National Rally (RN) is expected to present details of its political programme, and the leftist New Popular Front alliance bickers over hard left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon’s bid to become Prime…

When President Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly triggered parliamentary elections earlier this month, he left officials just 20 days to organise a first round of voting. From printing ballots to fitting around summer holiday plans, the breakneck campaign poses a massive logistical challenge.

Seven independence activists linked to a group accused of orchestrating deadly riots last month in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have been sent to mainland France for pre-trial detention.

In the spring of 1994, apartheid ended in South Africa with the election of the African National Congress under Nelson Mandela's leadership. RFI interviews key activists three decades on.

President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Gabriel Attal have experienced a significant decline in popularity, while the latest polls shows France's far-right National Rally in the lead ahead of legislative elections taking place over two rounds at the end of June and beginning of July.

Guillaume Gomez is France's first-ever ambassador for gastronomy. He's worked as a chef for four French presidents and was the youngest person to receive the "Best Artisan" award for his culinary skills. This year France is celebrating the centenary of the prestigious prize that highlights the incredible talent of the…

Calls are mounting for governments to pay reparations for slavery, colonialism and other crimes, but such projects are often dismissed as unworkable. New research explores the options for making reparations a reality, including debt cancellation and redirecting financial sanctions.

A leader of the independence movement in French Pacific territory New Caledonia was charged Saturday after being arrested earlier this week, following weeks of deadly riots last month.

Two women were in court this week over false claims that France's first lady Brigitte Macron is transgender, an allegation which sparked online rumour-mongering by conspiracy theorists and the far right.