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Why does France want to scrap two of its public holidays?

France’s government is weighing a controversial move – scrapping two public holidays – as part of a push to fill state ...

Here’s What France’s Largest Wildfire in Decades Looks Like

Prime Minister François Bayrou described the nearly 40,000-acre fire, which has killed one person, as a “catastrophe on an ...

France discussing 'unjustified' arrest of citizen in Mali

The French Foreign Ministry is seeking the 'immediate release' of the French embassy employee in Bamako. Mali authorities ...

France’s most popular attraction revealed as Sacré-Cœur loses top spot

Notre-Dame has reclaimed its title as France’s most-visited monument seven months after reopening to the public.

France suspends Gaza evacuation program after it admits student accused of sharing antisemitic posts

Nour Attaalah, 25, arrived in France on July 11 after getting a scholarship to attend the elite Sciences Po Lille university ...

Tour de France winner Ferrand-Prévot says she wants to defend crown

Women's Tour de France winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot targeted the defence of her crown next year after confirming she will ...

As Europe’s Heat Waves Intensify, France Bickers About Air-Conditioning

As heat waves batter Europe, the need (or not) for air-conditioning has become part of the political tug of war in France ...

Macron admits France’s repressive violence in Cameroon’s war for independence

French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that France waged a war marked by "repressive violence" in Cameroon before ...

Simon Kuper seeks out the rural good life in the village crowned ‘France’s favourite’

A primetime TV talent show each summer selects the nation’s most idyllic village. But in Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye, not everyone is happy ...

Why the felling of a memorial tree for a murdered Jewish man has caused outrage in France

Cutting down the tree that honoured Ilan Halimi is an attempt to kill him for a second time,” Macron wrote on X. “It will not ...