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The European Union and South America's Mercosur trade bloc said Friday they had finalised a free trade agreement that has been decades in the making. But the deal faces a tortuous battle for approval in Europe given opposition from France and other member states.

Regreening cities and promoting walking and cycling could save hundreds of lives each year, a study by France's public health body has found.

French President Emmanuel Macron met with political leaders on Friday as he seeks to build what he called an "arc of government" to resolve a political crisis triggered by the historic censure of Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

A court in Mali has granted provisional freedom to 11 opposition figures who have spent five months in detention, after making calls for a return to civilian rule in the country.

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago.

As part of the effort to restore Notre-Dame, a team of scientists and engineers created a virtual twin of the famous Paris landmark.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Uruguay for the final stages in years-long negotiations to clinch a controversial trade deal between the EU and the South American Mercosur trade bloc that would create a transatlantic market of some 700 million people.

The European Commission has said it's stepped up its monitoring of TikTok after receiving information about possible Russian interference in Romania's presidential election.

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to appoint a new prime minister "in the coming days" following a no-confidence vote that brought down the government and plunged the nation into political uncertainty. Speaking in a televised address on Thursday night, Macron rejected mounting calls for his resignation and vowed to serve…

Unearthing the story of the woman who documented Charles de Gaulle's liberation of Paris in 1944. The impact of climate change on alcohol content in wine, and how French consumers are reacting. And the reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral, five years after the fire.

Chad, the last remaining country in the Sahel to play host French troops, has set up a special commission to oversee the dismantling of the military agreement between Paris and N'Djamena.