The Latest Breaking News from France

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today extended this week’s rally and is up by +0.22% at a 1.75-month high. Political uncertainty in France and Japan is undercutting the euro and yen, respectively, to the benefit of the dollar. Strength in stocks today is reducing liquidity demand and limiting gains in...

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On 4 October 1958, France adopted the constitution of the Fifth Republic, which established its current system of government

Sébastien Lecornu says majority of MPs willing to seek agreement on budget and avoid further instability

France’s outgoing Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, on Wednesday made a last-ditch bid to unite rival parties and pull his collapsed government out of political deadlock – hoping to agree on a budget and head off the threat of a snap election.

French influencer Amine Mojito, known as Ilan M, has been sentenced to six months in prison for pretending to inject strangers in viral "syringe prank" videos, echoing the case of Russian YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy who was jailed in the Philippines for a similar stunt.

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Europe is home to over one-fifth of the world’s billionaires. Germany leads the continent and ranks fourth globally in billionaire numbers.

France is the EU's second-largest economy and concerns are growing that a prolonged deadlock could negatively impact the eurozone's economy.