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France will take online marketplaces AliExpress and Joom to court for selling child-like sex dolls, Commerce Minister Serge Papin announced on Wednesday. The move comes as Shein faces separate legal action for offering similar products.

French companies announced investments worth €9.2 billion on Monday at the first edition of a government-backed "Choose France" summit dedicated to domestic firms. The government is keen to show the euro zone’s second-biggest economy remains a top business destination despite political turmoil.

A fresh downgrade to France’s credit rating has sharpened calls for action in Paris, with ministers urging unity to get the 2026 budget over the line.

Two people have been killed and 17 injured during torrential storms in France

Violent storms battered France on Wednesday, leaving two dead and causing unexpected chaos inside the National Assembly.

Falling tree kills 12-year-old child in south-west France and man dies when quad bike hits toppled tree in the north west

Power was also cut to 110,000 homes

Two top French ministers joined forces 20 kilometres to the north of Paris on Monday to pay tribute to the builders, engineers and landscapers behind a 650-million euro regeneration project on 70 hectares of land around the venue for the sports climbing events during the Paris Olympic Games.

Minister says scheme to help low-income households and cut emissions is ‘victim of its own success’