Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in Portugal, Spain and southwestern France, in the grip of a heatwave that shows no sign of easing.

France has repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers from camps in Syria where family members of suspected Islamic State group jihadists have been held, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Less than two months after he was re-elected president, Emmanuel Macron has lost control of the French National Assembly following a strong performance by a left alliance and the far right.

President’s party and allies are projected to remain the largest coalition after Sunday’s vote but without the seats to form a majority, a rebuke of his pro-business agenda

Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) made historic gains in Sunday’s French parliamentary election second round, on track to win 90 seats according to projections by Ipsos – a score way beyond the record gains polls predicted. Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc, meanwhile, underperformed polling expectations and fell well short of a majority – leaving a deal with conservative Les Républicains (LR) as his best hope for governing unencumbered.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, along with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, decried Russia's attacks during their joint trip to Ukraine.

French troops in Mali have captured a senior member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group, the French military said Wednesday.

Paris will get back just a fraction of a multi-billion-dollar contract torn up by Canberra

A French journalist working in Ukraine has been killed near the battle-hit city of Severodonetsk in the east.

Hundreds of protesters from a radical leftist party in South Africa marched Wednesday on the French embassy in Pretoria to demand that France leave Africa.

The 44-year old centrist makes history again

After Emmanuel Macron picked globalism over his country’s interests for five years, his main rival Marine Le Pen is drawing closer

French president says he has persuaded Vladimir Putin to endorse discussions on possible leaders’ summit

While France has announced the end of its military deployment to Mali, Germany's stance is not yet clear. The withdrawal of European troops increases the security risk for the Sahel region.

European officials rush to determine how to stop the country from becoming a haven for Islamist terror groups

In December, France imposed a ban on UK tourists to prevent the spread of the omicron variant. Many travellers had to cancel trips and abandon plans as the ski season was set to kick off.

France's health ministry will announce later on Tuesday a record of more than 350,000 new Covid infections over a 24-hour period, Health Minister Olivier Véran told lawmakers.

Macron's opponents have said he is 'unworthy' to serve as president

The Omicron variant is "spreading at lightning speed" in Europe and will likely become dominant in France by the start of next year, French Prime Minister Jean Castex has warned.

Foreign ministry condemns ‘unacceptable behaviour between allies and partners’