French PM set to force budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left that could topple his government…
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This French film about Mexico has 13 Oscar nominations. Why 'Emilia Pérez' is tanking in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — The movie “Emilia Pérez” has finally hit the big screen in Mexico City — the principal setting for the genre-bending musical about narco-violence and transgender culture that…
French residents rescued from flooded homes by boat as Storm Herminia hits Normandy and Brittany
RENNES, France (AP) — Residents in western France used boats to escape their flooded homes on Monday as rivers and waterways broke their banks after successive storms battered Normandy and…
Mayotte on red alert again as another cyclone heads toward the French territory off Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The French territory of Mayotte was put on red alert Saturday as another cyclone headed toward the islands off Africa that were devastated by their worst…
Charly Quivrant Gets Very, Very Barreled on French Sandbars
This video below from Charly Quivront is four and a half minutes long. Approximately 99% of it is exclusively French surfers finding wonderfully hollow sand bottom tubes. There’s a running…
Ivory Coast says French troops to leave West African nation
Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the former colonial power in the region. In an…
Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence, the latest African nation to downscale…
See the French AMX-10 fighting vehicle Ukrainian troops are putting to the test
France sent dozens of tank-killing armored vehicles to Ukraine to counter Russia's invasion. The vehicles were designed for recon and fire support but were ineffective on Ukraine's front…
Dozens not thousands killed on Mayotte by Cyclone Chido - French PM
French Prime Minister François Bayrou believes dozens of people died when Cyclone Chido hit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on 14 December, rather than thousands as some have…
Who are the men convicted in French mass rape trial?
France's trial of a man who drugged his now ex-wife so he and dozens of strangers could rape her while unconscious ended on Thursday with all 51 defendants being convicted. Dominique…
Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France said Thursday that Burkina Faso released four French nationals it had detained for a year, following negotiations mediated by Morocco. France’s Elysee Palace…
Mayotte families express helplessness after Cyclone Chido rips through French island territory
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s…
After long delay, French nuclear plant coming on stream
France's flagship nuclear reactor at Flamanville in Normandy will finally enter service on Friday after a dozen years of delay, operator EDF said Wednesday. The energy operator said the…
Macron to visit cyclone-hit French territory of Mayotte
French President Emmanuel Macron is planning a visit to Mayotte, a small group of islands in the Indian Ocean, following the devastating effects of Cyclone Chido in the French overseas…
Close to a thousand feared dead as worst cyclone in 90 years hits French island of Mayotte
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Hundreds feared dead as Cyclone Chido hits French island of Mayotte
Hundreds of people are presumed dead on the French territory of Mayotte after Cyclone Chido hit the Indian Ocean archipelago. Prefect François-Xavier Bieuville told the Mayotte la 1ère…
French police detain man and seize firearms after 5 people shot dead near Dunkirk
DUNKIRK, France (AP) — French police are investigating the deaths of five people who were fatally shot in the Dunkirk area, in northern France, on Saturday. A 22-year-old man later turned…
Cyclone Chido rips through French territory of Mayotte as it barrels toward eastern Africa
MORONI, Comoros (AP) — The French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage from Cyclone Chido, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east…
Macron meets centrist Bayrou ahead of imminent decision on next French PM
President Emmanuel Macron was meeting centrist leader François Bayrou on Friday as speculation mounted over who he would choose as PM, in a bid to end months of political turmoil. It is…
Hermes family in talks to invest in French insurer Albingia
A FAMILY office backed by members of the Hermes fortune are among the likely buyers of French insurer Albingia, in an investment that signals a goal to diversify their wealth away from…
French government collapses in no-confidence vote
The French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him - just three…
Niger junta takes control of French uranium mine
French nuclear firm Orano says the military authorities in Niger have taken control of its uranium mining operations in the West African country. After seizing power in a coup in July last…
Passengers in fatal bus crash near French ski resort were mostly Colombian nationals living in Spain
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Many of the victims of a bus crash in Southern France in which two people were killed and dozens of others were injured are citizens of Colombia, officials said…
Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a…