Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from France

France faces credit downgrade as Moody's readies verdict on €3.2 trillion debt

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…

Radio France Internationale

New Caledonia separatists in Paris court over alleged role in deadly riots

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.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda Orphans Build Hope From Horror 30 Years After Genocide

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.

International Business Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Macron set for key Morocco visit as Western Sahara tensions cool

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Morocco next week for a three-day state visit, the Moroccan royal palace said Monday, following years of strained relations.

Radio France Internationale

French Basketball Talent Shines Bright In The NBA

Discover how French basketball talent is taking the NBA by storm with rising stars and established players making waves in the league.

Top News

Female players urge Fifa to rethink sponsorship deal with Saudi oil giant

World football's governing body Fifa came under pressure on Monday to reconsider a sponsorship deal with the Saudi Arabian oil firm Aramaco after it received an open letter from 106 female football players from 24 countries including France, Denmark and the United States.

Radio France Internationale

Death of cycling campaigner sparks angry protests in France

The tragedy has reignited national debates on road safety and cyclist protection

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Sanofi confirms €16 billion sale of painkiller Doliprane to US investors

French pharamceutical giant Sanofi has confirmed plans to sell a controlling stake in its over-the-counter unit to a US investment fund, after employment and investment guarantees relieved political controversy.

Radio France Internationale

France Bristles At Painkiller Maker's Sale To US Fund

French drugmaker Sanofi's Monday confirmation that it plans to sell a controlling stake in its over-the-counter unit to a US investment fund sparked a new political backlash, stoked by fears the deal marks a loss of sovereignty over key medications.

International Business Times

France warns US buyer of Sanofi division of penalties for shifting production abroad

Private equity firm CD&R revealed to be in exclusive talks to buy 50% stake in consumer healthcare arm Opella

The Guardian - UK

Sanofi Pursues Sale Of Painkiller After Political Controversy

Sanofi confirmed on Monday plans to sell a controlling stake in its over-the-counter unit to a US investment fund, after employment and investment guarantees relieved political controversy.

International Business Times

In A First, France Welcomes Russian Army Deserters

Six Russian soldiers who fled the fighting in Ukraine have found refuge in France and hope to receive asylum, in a landmark case of Russian deserters being welcomed in an EU country as a group.

International Business Times

Meet 'Mamie Charge', the Calais woman topping up migrants' batteries

For more than 20 years, Brigitte Lips has witnessed Europe's migration crisis from her home in Calais, on France's northern coast. Rather than shutting her door, she opened it to migrants seeking a safe place to recharge their mobile phones – an act that has earned her the nickname "Granny…

Radio France Internationale

Julien Guerrier Facts: 14 Things You Didn't Know About The French Golfer

Discover more about DP World Tour golfer Julien Guerrier via these facts regarding his life and career to date

Golf Monthly

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Russian victory would bring 'chaos' on international scale: French FM

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned in Kyiv on Saturday that if Russia defeated Ukraine on the battlefield it would sow "chaos" in the international system.

International Business Times

Russian Victory Would Bring 'Chaos': French FM

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warned in Kyiv on Saturday that if Russia defeated Ukraine on the battlefield it would sow "chaos" in the international system.

The Guardian - UK

Thomas Tuchel’s arrival highlights English football’s failure to produce top managers

Junior-level success cannot mask the fact that the Premier League stifles the development of home-grown coaches

The Independent UK

‘She’s an icon’: Gisèle Pélicot’s courage in harrowing rape trial praised across France

Gisèle Pelicot has been described as an icon for her decision to keep the shocking hearings public

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Cycling News

Track Worlds: Britain's Anna Morris claims Individual Pursuit gold while Chloé Dygert settles for silver and World Record

Denmark thrills home crowd to win women's Madison, Burlakova secures gold in 500m TT, Lindsay De Vylder wins men's Omnium

Radio France Internationale

The pivotal 1970s trial that rewrote France's definition of rape

The closely watched trial of a man accused of drugging his wife and inviting others to rape her while she lay unconscious at their home in the south of France has become a rallying cry for those who say society needs to change the way it thinks about sexual assault.…

The Guardian - UK

Macron’s business policies made him ‘president of the rich’. Rachel Reeves, beware

The chancellor rightly wants to stimulate the economy by boosting growth. But she would be unwise to do it at the expense of the poorest, writes Phillip Inman

Top News

France Supports Ukraine's Victory Plan Against Russian Invasion

French Foreign Minister supports Ukraine's peace plan, prisoner exchange and repatriation efforts amid ongoing conflict with Russia.

Radio France Internationale

Local transmissions of dengue fever reach record high in France

French health authorities are sounding the alarm as dengue, a virus spread by tiger mosquitoes, continues to progress across the country. A record number of cases have been transmitted locally this year, new figures show, while experts warn France is at high risk of an epidemic in the next five…

The Independent UK

France vows support for Ukraine's plan to end Russian invasion

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has pledged his support for Ukraine’s plan for ending the 2 1/2-year war with Russia He told reporters in Kyiv on Saturday that he will work with Ukrainian officials to secure other nations’ backing for the proposal

Radio France Internationale

SUV driver charged with murder for running over cyclist in Paris

A driver who ran over a cyclist following an altercation in central Paris has been charged with murder in a case that has shocked France. Several gatherings are to take place on Saturday in homage to the 27-year-old victim who was a member of a citizens' cycling association.

1 … 403 404 405 406

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.