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France commemorates on Sunday the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from German Nazi occupation, nine months before the end of World War II. RFI looks at what's being remembered and how.

We’re vulnerable to presidential whims – and that’s opened the door to the far right. We urgently need to build a Sixth Republic, says French Green party co-chair Charlotte Minvielle

It's been almost 30 years since a French president dissolved parliament and called snap elections, as Emmanuel Macron did on Sunday. When France votes for a new legislature at the end of the month, it will be only the sixth time the country has done so in its post-war history.

Éric Ciotti was thought to have locked party’s headquarters, where colleagues were to meet in bid to oust him

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over an international ceremony on Omaha Beach on June 6. Every 10-year anniversary of D-Day has become a not-to-be-missed event for many heads of state. These commemorations have not always had a political and diplomatic…

On the eve of D-day, the wartime British PM drafted a letter that could have ended De Gaulle’s political career

President Emmanuel Macron’s call for Europe not to rule out sending troops to Ukraine to defeat Russia marks a turning point in France's decades-long "unhealthy fascination" with the country and its strongmen, argues journalist Elisa Vidal. So what's been driving the charm?

Admiral Philippe de Gaulle, the eldest son of General Charles de Gaulle, has died in Paris at the age of 102, his family has said.

The Israel-Hamas war shows no signs of abating – three months on – as regional players are sucked into the fray despite a flurry of diplomatic responses. As Middle Eastern neighbours tread a fine line, France has warned Iran and its proxies to steer clear of the fight. RFI examines…