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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 debate, the first between the five main contenders ahead of a two-round election on April 23 and May 7, could help viewers make up their minds in a French election where nearly 40 percent of voters say they are not sure who to back.
A police source told the news agency that the man was on a police watch list for radical Islamic activity.
A shooting at a high school in the southern French town of Grasse has left at least eight people injured, the interior ministry said Thursday. A 17-year-old student has been arrested in connection with the attack.
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has suffered another blow as his campaign manager quit late on Friday.
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has suffered a new blow to his campaign, with his spokesman saying he is quitting.
The European Parliament has lifted French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution after she tweeted pictures of so-called Islamic State (IS) violence.
The conservative French presidential candidate has refused to step down from the race despite being summoned by magistrates to face charges for an alleged fake jobs scheme. "I will not withdraw," the Republicains candidate said
A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot a man who tried to attack a security patrol with a machete shouting "Allahu Akbar", police say.
Prosecutors in France have widened their investigation into the financial affairs of the centre-right presidential candidate, Francois Fillon, to include payments made to two of his children, reports say.
French Presidential Front-Runner Says He'll Withdraw His Candidacy if Charges Are Brought
On the topic of immigration, Le Pen said she supported measures to restrict the flow of asylum seekers into Europe.
A French court has found International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence but did not hand down any punishment.
FRANCE’S deeply unpopular Socialist president, Francois Hollande, says he won’t seek re-election.
France says that it has completed an operation to move thousands of migrants out of the "Jungle" camp in Calais.
French President Francois Hollande has suggested Russia could face war crimes charges over its bombardment of Syria's second city Aleppo.
In a Facebook post commemorating the victims of the 9/11 attacks, Hollande criticized the way the administration of then President George W. Bush responded to the tragedy.
The burkini issue has ignited fierce debate in France, with divisions among politicians and the public over whether the swimwear should be banned.
The national identity crisis exposed by France's burkini controversy is threatening to set the tone for the country's presidential campaign as rival candidates scramble to position themselves on the hot-button issue.
FRANCE’S top administrative court overturned a ban on burkinis in a Mediterranean town, in a decision Friday that should set legal precedent regarding a swimsuit crackdown that has divided the country and provoked shock around the world.