The Latest Breaking News from France

French Surgeon Handed Maximum Term For Abusing Children For Decades

A French court on Wednesday gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades.

International Business Times · May 28, 2025

Brigitte Macron’s push has reverberated around the world. Why was it met with a shrug in France?

Whatever the explanation for the incident, the reaction points to backward French attitudes – including from the president himself, says French journalist Pauline Bock

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

Ex-surgeon jailed over sex attacks on 299 victims in France’s largest child abuse trial

Joel Le Scouarnec was standing trial over three decades of violence against child patients, some of whom were unconscious at the time

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

French Court To Rule On Surgeon Who Abused Children For Decades

A French court is to give its verdict Wednesday in the trial of a surgeon who admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients over more than two decades, in one of the country's largest child sex abuse cases.

International Business Times · May 28, 2025

Trump blames Europe as deadly impact of US cuts on Aids pandemic grows

Trump lashes out at France and Germany amid growing evidence that HIV patients are being denied life-saving drugs. Bel Trew reports

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

The Alpine A390 Is France's Answer To The Porsche Macan EV

It features a sporty fastback design and a tri-motor setup with torque vectoring, which should provide plenty of tail-out fun.

InsideEVs · May 28, 2025

SUN: Keep calm, say cheese! French photo festival goes ‘so British’ this summer

For its 22nd edition, La Gacilly International Photo festival in western France is featuring 10 outdoor exhibitions in honour of big names in British photography including Martin Parr, Terry O’Neill and Don McCullin. Spread across the town’s picturesque parks, nine other exhibitions display environmental themes, with a special focus on…

Radio France Internationale · May 28, 2025

Jeremy Clarkson reveals gruesome reason he was arrested after 'wobbly' dinner in France

The former Top Gear host, 64, opened up about ending up in jail during an episode of Clarkson’s Farm

Evening Standard · May 28, 2025

Albanese says ‘we follow our own path’ after UK, France and Canada threaten Israel with sanctions over Gaza

Labor MP Ed Husic and former Labor foreign ministers Gareth Evans and Bob Carr reiterate support for targeted sanctions

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025

Azerbaijan pardons French street artist jailed for painting graffiti on metro

Théo Clerc was submitted to “discriminatory treatment," according to French authorities, who have advised citizens against traveling to Azerbaijan because of the risk of “arbitrary detention and unfair sentencing."

Euronews · May 28, 2025