French soldier is killed in Lebanon as Macron blames Hezbollah for ambush that also wounded three other troops
A French soldier has been shot dead after UN peacekeepers were ambushed by an armed group in southern Lebanon. He suffered a ‘direct gunshot’ wound after the patrol came under…
French nationals return home following Iran prison release
Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were freed in November after more than three years at Evin prison. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that two French nationals who were detained…
Cybercrime cops raid French offices for X over ‘interference in politics’, with Elon Musk summoned for interview
Paris prosecutors have this morning raided the French offices of social media network X, with Elon Musk summoned for an interview. The operation, which involves the EU police agency Europol, is…
As French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s appeal trial ends, her presidential bid is at stake
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French MPs approve law seeking ban on social media for children below 15
If approved by Senate, France will be the second country to impose such a ban after Australia, which barred social media for children below 16 years. The lower house of…
French Empire: Civilising Mission
How the French Empire built power through language, schooling and cultural assimilation and what it means today. Beyond armies and violence, France built its empire through language, schooling and cultural…
French first lady Brigitte Macron visits an old friend in China: A giant panda called Yuan Meng
French first lady Brigitte Macron has reunited with a giant panda born in France during a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron ByNICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press December 5, 2025,…
French police watch on hopelessly while huge groups of migrants -in, one-out policy shows no sign of deterring illegal arrivals
Three migrant dinghies left from just one French beach alone this morning – in defiance of riot police and Labour’s new migrant returns deal. Yesterday Keir Starmer‘s much-trumpeted one-in, one-out…
French plans to intercept migrant boats at sea are now ‘in jeopardy due to political crisis in Paris’
By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 03:55 EDT, 27 August 2025 | Updated: 07:25 EDT, 27 August 2025 A growing political crisis in Paris is threatening to jeopardise plans for…
French court orders pro-Palestinian Lebanese fighter freed after 40 years
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah’s prison release on July 25 is conditional: He must leave France and never return. A French court has ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese fighter Georges Ibrahim…















