France

France has hit its highest recorded temperature - 45.9C (114.6F) - amid a heatwave in Europe that has claimed several lives.

If flying down a zip-line 115 metres in the air at 88km/h is your ideal way of seeing the Eiffel Tower, this ride might be the one for you.

A suspected parcel bomb has exploded in the centre of the eastern French city of Lyon, injuring 13 people.

The Paris landmark has been evacuated and the police are on the scene.

Supplied Charles de Gaulle 2 A huge crowd of undocumented protesters packed France’s biggest airport, with riot police holding them back.

Investigators looking into the devastating blaze at Notre Dame Cathedral believe they have worked out what started the fire.

The move follows big donations from Louis Vuitton, Kering and L'Oreal, bringing the total to more than $735 million.

France will invite architects from around the world to submit their designs for rebuilding the Notre-Dame cathedral spire that toppled dramatically during a devastating blaze, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said Wednesday.

Investigators have made a stunning claim about the time it took staff at Notre Dame to find the fire that destroyed the iconic cathedral.

A Parisian chaplain has been hailed after pulling off an incredible rescue with a bold foray into the burning Notre Dame Cathedral.

A TV host has been forced to abrubtly end an interview about the Notre Dame fire after the guest said something outrageous.

"Everything is burning, nothing will remain from the frame," said Notre Dame spokesman Andre Finot.

See the latest images of the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris consumed by flames and smoke.

The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris is ablaze as thousands of bystanders watch the 850-year-old landmark burn.

Fears are growing that one of the world’s most priceless relics — Jesus Christ’s Crown of Thorns — could be lost in the Notre Dame fire.

Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral has been engulfed in flames with the building’s iconic spire collapsing, as firefighters rushed to save the famed landmark.

The French prime minister says cutting taxes must be a priority, in response to a national debate that focused on the yellow vest protesters' grievances.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned France to drop plans for a tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple, saying it would hurt American business.

French President Macron unexpectedly failed to clinch an Airbus order for 184 planes during a trip to China in early 2018 and the two sides have been working to salvage it.

A Paris court on Wednesday fined Swiss banking giant UBS 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in a landmark tax fraud case, setting a record for France.