Hundreds detained after violent clashes on PSG victory night

More than 400 people on Saturday were detained across France, including 283 in Paris alone, after violent clashes erupted when thousands poured onto the streets after Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final victory against... Read more »

French singer Patrick Bruel cancels slew of concerts amid rape allegations

Facing mounting allegations of rape and assault, popular French singer and actor Patrick Bruel announced on Friday the cancellation of all his concerts until the fall, including dates in Paris and festivals.... Read more »

Can the French cinema industry take on its biggest financial backer?

French cinema is reeling after the CEO of the country’s biggest investor in films, Canal+, said he would no longer work with hundreds of actors, directors, producers and technicians who signed an... Read more »

French Resistance figure, philosopher Edgar Morin dies at 104

France’s favourite intellectual Edgar Morin, a World War II Resistance member who dedicated his life to promoting critical thinking and combatting intolerance, has died at the age of 104, his wife said... Read more »

TotalEnergies faces pressure at AGM over war gains and fossil fuel plans

Environmental groups are stepping up pressure on TotalEnergies ahead of its annual shareholder meeting in Paris on Friday, accusing the French oil and gas giant of profiting from the conflict in the... Read more »

France votes unanimously to abolish Code Noir, a colonial-era slavery law

French lawmakers voted on Thursday to repeal the Code Noir, a law that regulated slavery in the French colonies that was never formally repealed even after the abolition of slavery in 1848.... Read more »

France bets on ‘desirable’ electric future, thanks to major private funding

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed a pact with hundreds of companies as part of an ambitious drive to double the share of domestically-produced electricity in France’s energy mix by 2030, from... Read more »

Libya appeal case enters final stretch, with Sarkozy’s legacy on the line

Nicolas Sarkozy has been many things in French public life: president, campaigner, political disruptor and, in the long-running Libya financing affair, central defendant. How that case concludes will determine which role he... Read more »

Attal hardens migration line, with Macron camp split over 2027 presidential race

Renaissance leader Gabriel Attal has put immigration at the heart of his newly launched presidential campaign, calling for France to admit fewer people while giving priority to those coming to work. Issued... Read more »

Hunting paedophiles online: the legal grey area occupied by internet vigilantes

The recent case in France of a retired teacher ensnared by an online vigilante posing as a teenage girl has put paedophile hunters back in the headlines. But while some welcome amateurs... Read more »