‘Family destroyed’: children of French mass rape victim speak of heartbreak
The children of a French man who for a decade drugged their mother to have her raped by dozens of strangers spoke on Monday of their heartbreak and grief, with…
40 arrests at tense France-Israel football match in Paris
PARIS, France – Police made 40 arrests at a tense football match between France and Israel in Paris but the city’s police chief said on Friday the huge security operation…
France raises bird flu risk to high as EU cases spread
PARIS – France has stepped up its bird flu risk assessment to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’, it said on Friday in a decree that will trigger reinforced security measures around poultry…
Dutch and French authorities raid Netflix offices in tax fraud probe
Investigators searched the offices of US streaming giant Netflix in France and the Netherlands on Tuesday as part of an investigation into tax fraud. The raid was part of a…
Iran says two French detainees held in good conditions
Two French citizens detained in Iran since May 2022 are in good health and being held in good detention conditions, Iran’s judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said on Tuesday, according to…
Eight on trial over French teacher’s 2020 beheading
Eight people went on trial in France on Monday, charged with contributing to the climate of hatred that led to an 18-year-old Islamist radical of Chechen origin beheading teacher Samuel…
Algeria marks 70 years since start of independence war with France
Algeria marked the 70th anniversary of the launch of its war for independence from France with a military parade on Friday, as relations with their former colonial ruler sour again.…
Migrant dies trying to cross Channel, three more bodies found
A migrant died Wednesday trying to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said, while the date of death was not immediately clear for three more people found dead on…
Migrant dies attempting to cross Channel to UK: French authorities
A migrant died Sunday in an attempt to cross the Channel to Britain, a death that comes on top of two deadly boat sinkings in the past 10 days, French…
France kicks off Lebanon aid conference with €100 million pledge
AFP French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday his country would support Lebanon with 100 million euros, as Paris hosted an aid conference with big financial aims but slim diplomatic prospects.…