The Latest Breaking News from France

Having fallen in love with the mountains in middle age, Adam Ifans thought he had missed his chance for the classic gap year ski season – but with the Ski Club of Great Britain reintroducing its reps scheme to France, a fresh opportunity presents itself

Earlier this month, U.S. credit rating agency Fitch upheld its AA- rating for French debt, but shifted the outlook from "stable" to "negative." On 25 October, Moody’s is set to deliver its assessment. If France’s budget plans falter, the country risks a credit rating downgrade, which would drive up borrowing…

The French Supreme Court will examine the appeal of five Kanak pro-independence activists – including their leader Christian Tein – who are challenging their detention in mainland France on suspicion of having played a role in the unrest in New Caledonia.

Jeanne Allaire Kayigirwa was sure she was going to die three times during the Rwandan genocide in which most of her friends and family were massacred.