The Latest Breaking News from France

No more Macron-Putin phone calls; France now rated 'unfriendly' by Moscow

Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Vladimir Putin of Russia have not been in telephone contact for the past two months. A Kremlin spokesman said France is now considered an "unfriendly" country and discussions between the two leaders are "unnecessary".

Radio France Internationale · Aug 5, 2022

Welsh fly-half who shadowed Dan Biggar returns to play for new club in Wales after stint in France

He left to sample a different rugby culture but is coming back to further improve as a player

Wales Online · Aug 5, 2022

We need to talk about Kévin: French namesakes fight national mockery

Film project highlights stories of class-based prejudice over name made popular by Kevins Costner and Keegan

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022

Rescuers Scramble to Track Beluga Whale in France’s Seine

French authorities are tracking a Beluga whale that strayed far from its Artic habitat into the Seine River, raising fears that the ethereal white mammal could starve if it stays in the waterway that flows through Paris and beyond. Drone footage shot by French fire services showed the whale gently…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 5, 2022

‘A race against the clock’: Experts fear for beluga whale in the River Seine near Paris

‘ I don’t know if it’s already too late,’ says one rescuer

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Weather tracker: regions across world still reeling from an extreme July

From US floods to drought in France, communities around globe are still feeling effects of July’s extreme weather

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022

French PM Borne activates inter-ministerial crisis unit in face of 'historic' drought

Faced with an "exceptional drought" and a "historic situation that many territories are going through," France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has decided to activate an inter-ministerial crisis uniit.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 5, 2022

Putin and Erdogan call for ‘full implementation’ of UN-backed grain deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Friday for the “full implementation” of a UN-backed deal to resume grain shipments from Ukrainian Black Sea ports after a four-hour meeting in the Russian resort of Sochi. Moscow and Kyiv earlier traded blame for strikes at Ukraine’s…

France 24 · Aug 5, 2022

Australia-EU free trade agreement back on track with Albanese government, ambassador says

Australia’s climate policy, reset with France and tough stance on Ukraine invasion cited as reasons for ‘renewed sense of urgency’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022

Heatwaves threaten marine life as Mediterranean reaches record temperature

France has seen searing temperatures in successive heatwaves over the past few weeks, but it’s not only on land that temperatures are insufferably high. The Mediterranean Sea’s surface temperature reached a record high 30.7°C in late July, and marine heatwaves are becoming increasingly common because of climate change – with…

France 24 · Aug 4, 2022