France

Macron to visit Notre Dame Cathedral before reopening after 2019 fire

As firefighters doused the embers of the blaze that threatened to destroy Notre Dame Cathedral on 16 April 2019, Emmanuel Macron promised the church would be restored “more beautiful...

Macron to attend ‘high-risk’ France-Israel football match

Emmanuel Macron will attend the France-Israel football match at the Stade de France on Thursday in a gesture...

Four wounded after axe used in fight on Paris suburban train

Four teenagers were wounded, two of them seriously, after an axe was used during a fight on a...

Four wounded by axe used in fight on Paris suburban train

Four people have been wounded, two of them seriously, after an axe was used during a fight on...

Gunfight and massive brawl in France seriously wounds five

A shooting and massive brawl linked to drug trafficking has seriously wounded five people, including three teenagers, in...

Clock is ticking again for Michel Barnier, France’s anorak-wearing, spreadsheet-loving new PM

He calmly but firmly negotiated the UK’s departure from the EU after years of British squabbling over Brexit, and he prefers consensus to political...

France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15

France is to trial a ban on mobile phones at school for pupils up to the age of 15, seeking to give children a...

Telegram app founder Pavel Durov to appear in court after arrest in Paris

The Russian-born founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is due to appear in a French court in the coming days after his arrest at a...

Telegram app founder Pavel Durov reportedly arrested at French airport

Pavel Durov, billionaire co-founder and chief executive of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1...

Man suspected of attempted arson against synagogue arrested in France

French police have arrested a man suspected of attempted arson against a synagogue in the southern France city of La Grande-Motte, acting interior minister...