Sébastien Lecornu quits, blaming political “egos”, after Emmanuel Macron unveiled largely unchanged cabinet lineup
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France, in Western Europe, encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches. Paris, its capital, is famed for its fashion houses, classical art museums including the Louvre and monuments like the Eiffel Tower.
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The former French president’s corruption conviction, while justified, is a symptom of the entire country crumbling
A French court on Thursday sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years of prison for accepting illegal campaign funds from late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy but was acquitted of other charges.
The French president and his entourage were stopped to make way for his US counterpart’s convoy
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has been ousted by the National Assembly in a no-confidence vote
A €44 billion austerity gamble, strikes in the streets, and promises to Kiev about to go up in smoke
A vote of confidence scheduled for Monday appears set to topple Prime Minister François Bayrou and put more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.
The French president’s rating has sunk to record lows amid a budget deficit
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against US right-wing podcaster Candace Owens, who has repeatedly claimed that the wife of the president used to be a man. The Macrons said Owens' claims were "designed to harass and cause pain ... and to garner attention".
The top pornographic websites in France – Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube – on Wednesday blacked out in protest over the country’s new age verification requirements. According to the government's rules, users now must prove their age with a credit card or an ID document, but operators argue this puts people’s data at risk.
The French President has broken his silence on the viral moment, after his team initially claimed the shocking video was fake.
Footage of the French president and his wife appearing to have an altercation in Vietnam went viral.
Gerald Darmanin has argued that digital transactions are much easier to trace
A student has died in a French high school after another student allegedly stabbed several classmates in horror scenes.
Several French prisons were attacked overnight, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday, with assailants burning vehicles and in one instance firing automatic weapons. Darmanin, who was quick to link the incidents to France's campaign against drug trafficking, is travelling to the site of one of the attacks in the southern city of Toulon.
The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy came to a close this week, ending three months of exhaustive examination of allegations that the right-wing politician had struck a bargain with Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 bid for office. It’s a story with all the makings of a seedy spy thriller – and one that won’t reach its conclusion until September.