Nestle ramps up baby formula production amid contamination recall The food giant has increased production to 24 hours a day at five factories in France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Evening Standard · Feb 13
France to face Italy, Belgium and Turkey in Nations League group stages France will play Italy, Belgium and Turkey in Group A1 during the pool stages of the 2026-2027 Nations League football tournament. Radio France Internationale · Feb 13
France's new energy law slashes targets on renewables in favour of nuclear After years of wrangling, France has set out a new energy law that slashes its wind and solar power targets and drops a mandate for state-run energy provider EDF to shut down nuclear plants. Radio France Internationale · Feb 13
France's Adenot and international crew take off for space station NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched to the International Space Station on Friday, sending four astronauts, including France’s Sophie Adenot, to replace a crew evacuated early because of a medical issue. Radio France Internationale · Feb 13
Storm aftermath leaves 2 dead in France; flood alerts to remain Saturday Storm Nils has killed two people and kept parts of southwestern France on high flood alert as power crews race to restore electricity The Independent UK · Feb 13
Olly Cracknell set for Six Nations debut as Wales reveal team to face France Steve Tandy has made four changes to the side thrashed by England last week The Independent UK · Feb 13
Three dead, many without power after storm lashes France and Spain Three people have died in weather-related accidents in France and Spain after a storm tore through the region, officials said Friday, ripping up trees and flooding roads and leaving many thousands without power. Radio France Internationale · Feb 13
Louvre hit by new criminal saga as employees arrested over €10m ticket fraud Among those taken into custody are two employees of the museum and several tour guides The Independent UK · Feb 12
Interest-free home loans and €250 per child: Can France boost its falling birth rate? A parliamentary committee has unveiled a plan to tackle France’s collapsing birth rate. But with experts and the public sceptical, the proposals are proving deeply divisive. Euronews · Feb 12
Ireland vs Italy, Six Nations 2026: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h results, odds today Andy Farrell’s side look to bounce back from France defeat with Azzurri confident after stunning Scotland Evening Standard · Feb 12
Podcast: student poverty, kids and social media, a French woman in Tibet Community meals for students in France, who are increasingly facing hardship. Kids react to France's proposed social media ban for the under-15s. And the French explorer who became the first Western woman to travel to deepest Tibet. Radio France Internationale · Feb 12
Wales vs France: Six Nations 2026: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h results, odds today France continue Grand Slam bid in Cardiff Evening Standard · Feb 12
Ireland hand Six Nations debuts to Ulster pair in new-look side to face Italy Wing Robert Baloucoune and flanker Cormac Izuchukwu will make their championship bows in Dublin The Independent UK · Feb 12
Storm Nils lashes France's Atlantic coast, damaging boats and uprooting trees Storm Nils causes significant damage around the Arcachon Basin (Gironde), tearing sails from boats in Arcachon harbour and uprooting pine trees along the beachfront. Euronews · Feb 12
Radio France Internationale · Feb 12 France hands Brau-Boirie international debut in Six Nations clash against Wales France rugby union boss Fabien Galthié on Thursday announced an international debut for Fabien Brau-Boirie in Sunday afternoon's match in the 2026 Six Nations tournament against Wales in Cardiff.
The Independent UK · Feb 12 Storm Nils batters France and Spain leaving one dead and 850,000 without power Wild weather sweeping through France and Spain has also forced flight cancellations
Radio France Internationale · Feb 12 Iran accused of 'structured system of infiltration' in France As Iran resumes indirect nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, a report by the think tank France2050 reveals the extent of a decades-long Iranian influence campaign on French soil.
Euronews · Feb 12 Storm batters France, killing lorry driver and leaving 850,000 homes without power The storm arrived late on Wednesday evening and swept across western France before moving southeast towards the Mediterranean coast and Corsica.
The Independent UK · Feb 12 France forced into midfield rethink for Wales clash in Six Nations Pau centre Fabien Brau-Boirie will make his debut alongside clubmate Emilien Gailleton
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12 The Epstein scandal has punctured all the age-old myths about the French elite Suddenly, venerable figures presumed immune to sordid compromise have been exposed – although some have shown that moral courage is possible, says political commentator Agnès Poirier
Times Life · Feb 12 Forget Studying Abroad? Why Indian Students Are Rejecting Foreign Universities (31% Drop!) Recent government figures show a significant decline in the number of Indian students heading overseas for higher education. According to data shared by the Ministry of Education in Parliament, the number of Indians travelling abroad for studies fell from 9.08 lakh in 2023 to 6.26 lakh in 2025 - a…
Radio France Internationale · Feb 12 Cizeron cools talk of defending title at 2030 Olympics, after taking gold in Milan On Wednesday night at the Forum di Milano, French figure skaters Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry beat American pair Madison Chock and Evan Bates to claim the Olympic gold in ice dance. But Cizeron on Thursday played down talk of pursuing a medal hat trick at the 2030 Games…
Euronews · Feb 12 Newsletter: Avoiding the 'slow agony' of EU economic decline How to restore Europe's economic edge in a world of aggressive competition? It's the question on the table as EU leaders gather for a retreat in the Belgian countryside later today.
The Independent UK · Feb 12 Paris wine show reflects surging demand for zero- and low-alcohol drinks Zero- and low-alcohol drinks are gaining ground as people in France and beyond drink less
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Heartbreak for Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson as Team GB’s medal drought continues Fear and Gibson were widely tipped to win Britain’s first figure skating medal since Lillehammer 1994, but suffered heartbreak as they recorded their worst result since their debut Olympics four years ago