The Latest Breaking News from France

'Really difficult to go through' – Célia Gery's first comments on Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney controversy at Tour de France Femmes

Frenchwoman nevertheless finishes the Tour on a high

Cycling News · Aug 12

France gripped by latest summer heatwave as drought conditions worsen

Scorching heat continued to spread across most of mainland France on Wednesday, as the Ministry for Ecological Transition met to take stock of the effects of a drought that has been steadily worsening since May.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 12

Europe's scorching summer could cost EU economies €180 billion

Extreme heat could cost EU economies around €180 billion this year, roughly 1% of GDP and almost exactly the growth the bloc had been expecting for 2026, with France facing the heaviest blow of the big member states.

Euronews · Aug 12

More than six million tune in for Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes in Australia

Figures from Australian free-to-air broadcaster SBS reveal that more than 20% of nation watched at least some of the French Grand Tour

Cycling News · Aug 12

Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Reform leader's battle to avoid Clacton by-election humiliation goes global

Media from Australia, Japan, Greece, France, Finland, Germany, Spain and Ireland have expressed interest in attending the Clacton by-election count

Evening Standard · Aug 12

Total solar eclipse over Spain to draw millions of viewers across Europe

Large parts of north and central Spain, plus smaller parts of Portugal, Greenland and Iceland, will see a total solar eclipse on Wednesday – with the phenomenon also visible in the south of France. Starting near the North Pole before tracking south, the total eclipse will last up to two…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 12

From Tour de France Femmes debut to Leadville MTB 100 launch, Unbound winner Rosa Klöser's journey of discovery continues

'I learned that I have a lot to learn' says Canyon-SRAM rider after completing first Grand Tour

Cycling News · Aug 12

Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez

PARIS (FRANCE) - Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez married on Tuesday in a ceremony in the Portuguese resort of Cascais, said the football superstar's representatives.

Bangkok Post · Aug 12

2.4 million girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO

PARIS (FRANCE) - Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said Tuesday, urging an end to such "discrimination".

Bangkok Post · Aug 12

Assisted dying, social media and agriculture put France’s top court in spotlight

France’s Constitutional Council is facing a politically charged end to the summer, with judges due to rule on a series of high-profile laws – including those covering assisted dying, social media use by children, agriculture and public security.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 11