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A cascade of sexual violence allegations has rocked the French film industry in recent months, with actor Judith Godrèche leading the charge for a reckoning about gender-based abuse. Calls to safeguard actors on set are growing, as is the need for intimacy coordinators – a job that is yet to…

Just days after French President Emmanuel Macron provoked a backlash among allies by declaring he could not rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine, a senior minister has doubled down on the message, saying Europe must thwart Vladimir Putin before he presses his military drive further into Europe. “Vladimir Putin…

France is planning to have some of its arms manufacturers produce much-needed military equipment directly on Ukrainian soil to help the country in its war against Russia, Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Friday.

Can Yamaha catch up with Ducati and can anyone stop Francesco Bagnaia from winning his third successive world title?

France inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution Friday, a powerful message of support for women’s rights on International Women’s Day.

US President Joe Biden said Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must allow more aid into Gaza, after he was caught on a hot mic saying he would confront the Israeli premier over the conflict. A planned sea corridor to take desperately needed aid from Cyprus to Palestinians in…

Moldova signs defense pact with France to enhance security amid regional tensions and Russian influence.

Letters: Dani Anderson points out that a 14-week limit means that many people are still unable to get an abortion in France

Australia's Luke Plapp has retained the lead in the Paris-Nice week-long race, keeping out of trouble as the peloton headed south to France's Provencal region.

Rights groups have called on women in France to down tools on Friday, 8 March – International Women’s Day – for a strike to mark the importance of women’s labour both at work and at home. For the first time, trade unions have joined the call for what organisers hope…

President Emmanuel Macron has stressed France's "unwavering support" for Moldova as tensions mount between Chisinau and pro-Russian separatists. Moldova's pro-EU government fears that the breakaway region of Transnistria, on the border with Ukraine, could become the region's next flashpoint.