Polling stations have just closed in New Caledonia following provincial elections in a vote that will test the French Pacific territory’s future after years of political deadlock and unrest. Issued on: 28/06/2026... Read more »
After 11 days of an exceptional heatwave and in the face of the heavy human toll that is beginning to emerge, politicians are accusing the French government of “incompetence” and “inaction.” This... Read more »
French investigators have begun examining the cause of a small aircraft crash near Nancy that killed 11 people, including private nurses making their first skydiving jump, in what officials say is the... Read more »
New Caledonia’s non-independence parties gained ground in provincial elections on Sunday, according to provisional results, in a vote expected to shape the next round of talks with France over the Pacific territory’s... Read more »
A mother who filed a complaint alleging the sexual assault of her young son said she was mocked by magistrates at a court in Bobigny, just outside Paris, after judges wrote that... Read more »
France’s National Assembly has approved a new version of a bill creating a legal right to assisted dying, bringing the country closer to a major change in end-of-life care. The legislation sets... Read more »
The fight to abolish the death penalty remains “eminently contemporary”, French President Emmanuel Macron said as campaigners, judges and former death row prisoners gathered in Paris this week for the World Congress... Read more »
The French government said more than 90 people have died by drowning since 19 June, as authorities and swimming bodies stepped up warnings during a summer marked by intense heat and more... Read more »
Wildfires have broken out across southern France, forcing evacuations and stretching firefighting teams as the country prepares for the third heatwave of the summer, with the country’s forests under increasing threat from... Read more »
Some 88,000 complaints regarding sexual violence against children are being re-examined by investigative services – a figure higher than the 70,000 initially ordered by Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin last month. This comes in... Read more »