The Latest Breaking News from France

Three French women - members of the Clain family who converted to fundamentalist Islam and travelled to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State armed group - go on trial Monday in Paris on charges of terrorist criminal association.

The top four teams in women's rugby will feature in the World Cup semi-finals after France staged a superb second-half rally to edge out Ireland on Sunday before England thrashed Scotland.

France 18-13 Ireland: A battling performance from Ireland so nearly earned them an upset win, but France instead progress and await England or Scotland

England scored six tries against spirited but outmatched opponents to set up a semi-final against France

Three weeks before the World Para Athletics Championships open in New Delhi, dozens of stars from France's Paralympics movement gathered just outside Paris to celebrate the success of the 2024 Games – an event athletes say marked a turning point in how their sports are perceived.

The first flight could be as early as Monday, it is understood.

France overturned a 13-0 half-time deficit against Ireland to book their spot in the World Cup semi-finals

France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has moved quickly to change course, scrapping a deeply unpopular measure regarding the cutting of public holidays and promising a fresh approach to the 2026 budget.

Judges at the United Nations’ highest court have handed France a legal victory in its long-running legal battle with Equatorial Guinea over a Paris mansion once owned by the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.