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.
President Emmanuel Macron called on people of good will to come together to defend the Republic in the snap election he decided to call.
France has taken the dramatic step of blocking TikTok in its Pacific territory of New Caledonia, as part of efforts to quell days of violent unrest.
Several days of riots in New Caledonia come after Paris proposed changes to the local voting system
New Caledonia’s international airport is closed and Australians are advised to exercise a high degree of caution, as protests turn deadly.
Mbappe was named France's player of the year on Monday at an awards ceremony in Paris, as he comes to the end of his seven-season stay with Paris Saint-Germain.
The Eiffel Tower has emitted a powerful message as France passes a landmark legislation, attracting heavy backlash from the Vatican overnight.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Wednesday by a Paris appeals court of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid, confirming a previous ruling by a lower court.
Le Monde said the president was "flirting with nostalgia for a France of old".
France's new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, 34, unveiled his government on Thursday with several cabinet members remaining in their posts, including hardline Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and controversial Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti.
He replaces Elisabeth Borne, who resigned from her post on Monday
French President Emmanuel Macron is under renewed fire after urging his minority government to vote for a strengthened immigration bill that was endorsed by the far right. The late Tuesday vote, which divided Macron's coalition MPs and prompted his health minister to resign a day later, was heralded by far-right leader Marine Le Pen as an “ideological victory” upon its passage.
French President Emmanuel Macron faced cracks within his ruling alliance on Wednesday as Health Minister Aurélien Rousseau tendered his resignation in protest at a controversial immigration law that the far right's Marine Le Pen hailed as an "ideological victory" for her camp.
The organisers of France’s biggest beauty pageant have been accused of going “woke” after the winner was crowned.
French President Emmanuel Macron felt compelled Friday to justify allowing a Jewish ritual at the Élysée Palace after critics accused him of failing to respect France’s secular traditions.
Joël Guerriau, a centrist representing a region of western France, is under investigation over suspicion that he spiked a colleague’s drink with the intention of sexually assaulting her.