Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from France

France is a friend, says UK’s Truss, in a bid to turn page on bilateral strains

French President Emmanuel Macron is a friend of Britain, Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Thursday, after declaring earlier this year while campaigning to become PM that the jury was "out" on whether France was friend or foe.

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022

Burkina Faso coup: Videos taken out of context claim to show French involvement

France firmly denies rumours of any involvement in the recent coup in Burkina Faso. Nevertheless, a video has been circulating on Twitter and Facebook since September 3, claiming to show French military paratroopers coming to the aid of ousted junta leader, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. We tell you more in…

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022

France's Macron says he's glad to see Britain's Liz Truss at European summit

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he was glad British Prime Minister Liz Truss had joined other European leaders in a summit of European Union and non-EU leaders in Prague.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

France to contribute officers to World Cup security in Qatar amid boycott calls

France’s decision to send officers to Qatar to help with security for the looming football World Cup has raised eyebrows amid mounting calls to boycott the event over human rights abuses. The deployment of an international force – with security from the US, the UK, Turkey and beyond – also…

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022

No nuclear power ‘renaissance’ as Europe wrestles energy crisis

Russian invasion of Ukraine sparks incremental shifts in divisive issue, but no major pivot seven months into fighting.

Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2022

France's Macron is a friend, British PM Liz Truss decides

French President Emmanuel Macron is a friend of Britain, Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Thursday, having declared earlier this year while campaigning to become leader that the jury was out on whether he was a friend or foe.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

France rolls out energy saving plan to avoid winter power cuts

France’s Minister for Energy Transition, Agnés Pannier-Runacher, on Thursday unveiled the country’s energy saving plan - warning there was "an urgent need" for action in a fight that would carry on well beyond the winter.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2022

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

France Slams Iran after Alleged Spying Confession Aired

France lashed out at Iran for "dictatorial practices" and taking two of its citizens hostage after a video aired on Thursday in which they appeared to confess to spying. Iran's intelligence ministry said in May it had arrested two Europeans for allegedly fomenting "insecurity" in Iran.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 6, 2022

Who is Annie Ernaux? Five things to know about the Nobel Prize in Literature winner

“In France, literature is a man’s world,” the trailblazing Nobel Prize winner once said

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022

Ibrahima Konate makes 'striking' Liverpool admission and reveals Jurgen Klopp telling off

Ibrahima Konate has expressed his desire to make the forthcoming World Cup with France as he sights return to action for Liverpool

Liverpool Echo · Oct 6, 2022

France's Macron against building new Iberia gas pipeline

French President Emmanuel Macron says his government doesn't support building a new pipeline to pump natural gas between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe despite the continent’s energy crisis

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Gritty French novelist Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize

French author Annie Ernaux, whose novels draw on personal experience of class and gender, has won the Nobel Literature Prize. The jury praised "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory".

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2022

Tennis stars hit with hefty punishment after coming to blows in feisty on-court scrap

Corentin Moutet and Adrian Andreev have both been fined by the ATP after their clash at the Open d'Orleans in France where an umpire was forced to intervene on court

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

Annie Ernaux of France wins Nobel Literature prize

STOCKHOLM: French author Annie Ernaux has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Oct 6, 2022

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

France fights winter shortages with new energy-saving drive

Under the watchword “Every gesture counts,” France's government is detailing an energy-saving drive to get the country through the winter without gas from Russia

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022

OPEC+ production cuts pile further pressure on global inflation

The decision by the OPEC+ oil cartel to lower global production to 2 million barrels per day starting in November has prompted the US to dip into its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to dampen prices. An upcoming price cap on Russian oil could also add more inflationary pressure if Moscow decides…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 6, 2022

Iran Airs Video with 2 French Citizens Arrested for 'Spying'

Iran on Thursday published video showing two French citizens arrested for spying amid ongoing protests roiling the country that Tehran has sought to describe as a foreign plot instead of local anger over the death of a 22-year-old detained by the country's morality police. The video released by the state-run…

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

Tourist who went on London Eye 'ashamed' after realising they made funny mistake

A person riding the London Eye recalls looking out south from the top of the wheel over London, believing that they were seeing one of the world's most iconic structures

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Rugby League World Cup 2022: Full match schedule and how to watch on TV

Everything you need to know about the tournament

The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2022

Victor Wembanyama: the 7ft 4in ‘once-in-a-millennium’ prodigy coming to the NBA

The French teenager has an 8ft wingspan and can shoot like a point guard. And he will be testing himself against the best in the world very soon

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022: group-by-group preview

Defending champions New Zealand have shown a return to form but England will start as favourites to win the tournament

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2022

Paris 2024 Olympic bosses unveil revolutionary marathon route

Organisers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have unveiled a route for the men’s and women’s marathon loosely based on a march undertaken in 1789 by nearly 7,000 Parisian women opposed to King Louis XVI as revolutionary fervour rose in France.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Weatherwatch: climate crisis causing tropical viruses to spread

Infections such as dengue fever on rise in Europe as virus-transmitting mosquitoes expand habitats

Motor1 · Oct 5, 2022

500K Speeding Drivers In France Caught By Private Camera Cars In 2021

Privately operated speed camera cars have operated in France since 2018, and accounted for €76 million in fines last year.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 5, 2022

National Rally marks 50th anniversary with symposium on far-right 'victories'

France's far-right National Rally is marking the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the party – formerly known as the National Front – by hosting a symposium on the 'victories' the movement has enjoyed over the past five decades.

1 … 1133 1134 1135 1136

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UEFA Champions League

European Political Community

Strategic Petroleum Reserve

22 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.