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

Benin Displays 26 Antiquities Recovered from France for First Time

Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday ‘proudly’ inaugurated a valuable historic exhibition about Cotonou. The exhibition displays 26 royal treasures to the public after they were returned by France in November, nearly 129 years after they were looted, according to Agence France Press (AFP). This exhibition represents "pride and faith…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil prices hit seven-year highs close to $100 after Russia moves troops into Ukraine – as it happened

Germany pulls plug on Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as UK and European shares see-saw and rouble sinks to two-year low

The Guardian - UK

World Leaders Condemn Russian Decision on Ukraine

Western powers reacted swiftly to Monday's decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize the independence of the two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine, condemning Moscow and calling for sanctions. Here is a summary of the responses so far: - Move 'won't go unanswered': Biden, Macron, Scholz -The leaders of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

Latest Ukraine updates: Biden announces new Russia sanctions

Latest Ukraine crisis updates from February 22: Blinken cancels upcoming meeting with Russia’s Lavrov as tensions mount.

Al Jazeera

U.S., UK, France ask U.N. Security Council to meet Monday on Ukraine

The United States, Britain and France have asked the U.N. Security Council to meet later on Monday on Ukraine after Russia recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, diplomats said.

Reuters

Germany, France, U.S. agree response to Putin's decision - Scholz's spokesman

Germany, France and the United States have agreed to respond to Russia's decision to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's spokesman said in a statement on Monday.

Reuters

Xherdan Shaqiri admits he 'wanted to leave France' months after Liverpool exit

Former Liverpool star Xherdan Shaqiri has officially been unveiled by new club Chicago Fire

Liverpool Echo

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

Illiberal politicians and other threats to democracy

The emergence of illiberal politicians across the West has led to prophecies about the end of democracy. In the United States, Donald Trump is manoeuvring to return to the White House in 2025, after attempting to overturn an election that he lost in 2020. In France, not one but two…

Bangkok Post

Putin plans to recognise eastern Ukraine's breakaway regions - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin told France's president and Germany's chancellor during phone calls on Monday that he planned to sign a decree recognising the two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent entities shortly, the Kremlin said.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine's side

Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have spiked in the country’s east, where Ukrainian forces are locked in a long conflict with Russia-backed separatists

The Independent UK

Drought Hits Mediterranean Crops, Rest of Europe in Good Condition

Persistent rain deficits in Mediterranean regions have led to droughts, harming grasslands and crops such as wheat and barley, while dry weather has had a limited impact in central and western Europe, European crop monitor MARS said on Monday. The southern parts of Spain and Portugal, south-eastern France and north-western…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fantasy Six Nations tips with six must-have players for Round 3

The Six Nations is back this week and rugby fans around the world will be updating their fantasy squads - make sure you're ahead of the game with this guide

Bristol Post

Rugby evening headlines as coach slams officials for 'favouritism' after loss and Welsh festive derbies rearranged

Newcastle lost by just one point on Sunday and their director of rugby was not impressed

Wales Online

Accidental killing of hiker fuels bitter debate over hunting in France

Woman hit by stray bullet during wild boar hunt sparks row over stricter regulations before presidential election

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

France invited Russia's Lavrov to Paris for talks on Ukraine- foreign ministry

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian invited his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for a meeting in Paris on Friday in order to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, France's foreign ministry said on Monday.

France 24

'Five' is the magic number for singer-songwriter Asa

Her distinctive blend of pop, folk, soul, jazz and reggae has become a firm favourite at home in Nigeria, and a regular on the radio here in France. Asa joins us from the studio in Lagos to tell us about writing and recording her fifth album as the world came…

Radio France Internationale

Paris Perspective #25: Exile, Islam and the shifting sands of migration - Brigitte Adès

The past decade has witnessed a tsunami of refugees fleeing conflict, making the journey towards Europe in search of a better life. Reaching its peak in 2015, the welcome refugees received was mixed, as fears of Islamist infiltration permeated the anti-migrant debate. The result was a the rise of populist…

The Independent UK

UK diplomacy offers nothing to resolve Ukraine crisis, Russian ambassador claims

Moscow’s ambassador Andrei Kelin criticised Liz Truss and claimed France and Germany were doing more to resolve the crisis.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

UK lags behind USA, China, France in cleaning homes - but more Brits own vacuums

Turkey, Italy, China and even South Korea spend more time than the UK getting their homes ship-shape - but the UK came out on top for homes that own a vacuum

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz under fire for attempt to link Hillary Clinton to Epstein associate found dead in cell

Republican senator referenced conspiracy theory after Jean Luc-Brunel found dead in France

Irish Mirror

James Lowe and Jimmy O'Brien added to Ireland's Six Nations squad ahead of Italy game

Lowe missed the games against Wales and France due to injury

Salon

Why France helped the Founding Fathers

Benjamin Franklin knew how to exploit France's snuff craze to get the funds and weapons the Continental Army needed

Radio France Internationale

Hiker's accidental death turns hunting into electoral issue in France

The accidental killing of a hiker by a teenage hunter in central France over the weekend has stoked debate among the country's presidential hopefuls over whether the divisive hunting tradition needs to be more strictly regulated.

Reuters

The transatlantic network connecting France's 'Freedom Convoy' to Canada

Canadian Alexis Cossette-Trudel, who is suspended from Facebook and Twitter for promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory, had a message he wanted to send from Canada to France.

The Independent UK

Kiran McDonald handed Scotland call-up for Six Nations clash with France

James Lang, Ollie Smith, Oli Kebble, Simon Berghan and Marshall Sykes have also been added to the squad

1 … 1283 1284 1285 1286

People

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

Organisations

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

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

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