French election: Macron and Le Pen trade taunts as campaigning ends
By Paul Kirby in Paris French elections 2022 The two candidates fighting for the French presidency have launched bitter…
French election: Le Pen impresses but Macron holds firm in TV debate
By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris French elections 2022 The first sign that everyone in France will have…
Ukraine war: L’Occitane U-turn as it closes Russian shops
By Rob Corp BBC News Russia-Ukraine war IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES The French cosmetics chain L’Occitane says it will…
France election: Voters prepare to cast ballot in presidential poll
French elections 2022 French voters are preparing to cast their ballot in the first round of the presidential elections…
French intelligence chief Vidaud fired over Russian war failings
The head of French military intelligence, Gen Eric Vidaud, is losing his job after failing to predict Russia’s war in…
French election: A really simple guide
By David Brown BBC News French elections 2022 Voters in France go to the polls in April to elect a…
Ukraine: France seizes Russian ship over sanctions
Ukraine crisis France has intercepted and impounded a Russian-flagged cargo ship suspected of breaching sanctions imposed because of the…
Mali conflict: Macron announces troops to leave after nine years
Mali coup France and its allies in a European force will withdraw their troops from Mali after almost a…
Seven dead after explosion and fire on France’s south-west coast
At least seven people including two children have died in a fire caused by a huge explosion in south-west France.…
Covid protests: Hundreds fined as convoy enters Paris
Coronavirus pandemic Police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter Paris as part of a protest against France’s coronavirus…