The Latest Breaking News from France

France to ban smoking outdoors in most public places

Smoking at beaches, parks, bus stops, and sports venues will be banned from July 1

Evening Standard · May 29, 2025

France To Ban Smoking Outdoors In Most Places: Minister

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister announced Thursday.

International Business Times · May 29, 2025

Who is Francesco Farioli? Rangers manager contender profiled after talks

Who is Francesco Farioli? Rangers manager contender profiled after talks

The National (Scotland) · May 29, 2025

French adult-only holidays at risk as campaign launches to end child ‘intolerance’

France's high commissioner for childhood says the country is institutionalising the ‘absence of children as a luxury’

The Independent UK · May 29, 2025

France and Indonesia enhance cultural ties with new partnership agreement during Macron visit

The French president, currently on a week-long diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia, arrived in Indonesia with First Lady Brigitte Macron on Tuesday evening, the second stop of his tour after Vietnam.

Euronews · May 29, 2025

'Compared to last year, we have taken another big step' – Visma management rate Jonas Vingegaard as favourite for Tour de France

'You could perhaps say that Pogačar is better on Tour of Flanders-like courses, but this is about a three-week race'

Cycling News · May 29, 2025

Righting history's wrong: Will France posthumously promote Alfred Dreyfus 90 years after his death?

France’s National Assembly Defense Committee has unanimously approved a bill to posthumously promote Captain Alfred Dreyfus - a symbolic step that may lead to Dreyfus' inclusion in national necropolis the Panthéon.

Euronews · May 29, 2025

Macron Decorates Indonesia Leader, Announces Cultural Partnership

French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed Indonesia's leader with France's top award on Thursday, before announcing a new cultural partnership with Jakarta on a visit to the world's largest Buddhist temple.

International Business Times · May 29, 2025

France pushing for 'China-EU leadership' on climate to counter US withdrawal

The European Union and China must "take on global climate leadership" in the wake of US President Donald Trump's return to the White House, a French government source ahead of a top French official's visit to Beijing on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale · May 29, 2025

Rigged diesel cars caused 16,000 deaths in France, study says

Diesel engines fitted with illegal software to cheat pollution tests have caused 16,000 deaths in France since 2009, according to the first study to calculate the human cost of the "Dieselgate" scandal that exposed widespread fraud by car manufacturers.

Radio France Internationale · May 29, 2025