A firestorm of recrimination raged in France on Friday over failures in the justice system that kept a man now suspected in the disappearance and death of an 11-year-old girl out of custody despite allegations that he preyed on young adolescents. The disappearance of the girl identified by police as Lyhanna and days of searches that ended with the discovery of her body in a disused grain silo have gripped national and, increasingly, political attention since she went missing in the southwestern...
A man suspected of murdering an 11-year-old girl had previously been identified as a potential child molester, records show.
Ivory Coast defeats France 2-1 in friendly ahead of the 2026 World Cup, as Manchester United's Amad Diallo seals win.
Analysts say France is hoping to reassert its diminishing influence in the region.
More than 200 people were arrested in France following PSG's Champions League win, which followed semifinal disorder.
Nearly 800 people were arrested after clashes with police which saw 219 people injured, including 57 police officers.
French MPs vote to repeal law that governed slavery in colonies.
France overcame decades of underachievement to create a football talent system unmatched anywhere in the world.
Norway will open talks with France on joining its nuclear umbrella, French President Emmanuel Macron and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Wednesday, reflecting growing European concerns about relying on the US for security. The move signals a shift by Norway, long a staunch Atlanticist that has relied heavily on Nato and the US nuclear umbrella, towards closer defence cooperation within Europe. Macron and Stoere announced the plan at a meeting in Paris, where they also...
France has decided to ban Israel’s far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from French territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday, adding that this reflected growing anger among governments around the world over the treatment of an activist flotilla heading to Gaza. “As from today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory,” Barrot wrote on X. “Along with my Italian counterpart, I am asking the European Union to also take sanctions against Itamar...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said France would not tolerate its nationals being threatened or intimidated.
France has committed €23 billion (US$26.7 billion) to Africa’s private sector in a bid to counter Chinese dominance and rebuild its influence on the continent. Speaking at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi earlier this month, President Emmanuel Macron pitched the investment as a “jolt” to reset relations, positioning Europe as a partner for Africa’s “strategic autonomy” as the geopolitical race with Beijing heats up. The move marks a major shift as Paris tries to win over anglophone countries...
France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.
French magistrates investigate possible offences involving French perpetrators who facilitated Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their conversation online.
France is facing deepening resentment in former African colonies where it once had political influence.
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing backlash after he interrupted a panel at the Africa Forward Summit in Kenya to demand silence from the audience. Macron stormed the stage to rebuke audience members for what he called a “total lack of respect”, accusing them of disrupting speakers during a presentation by artists and young entrepreneurs. He had earlier described himself as a “Pan-Africanist” during a news conference. The summit is meant to showcase France’s new policy for the continent...
French President Emmanuel Macron, in Kenya for the Africa Forward summit, called for a ‘fundamental reset’ in Africa.
Africa Forward summit comes amid France's fading ties with its former African colonies, as Kenya seeks greater trade.
In a first since these meetings started in the 1970s, this move reflects a change in France's thinking.
France is trying to rebrand itself during a summit with African heads of states in Kenya.
Nairobi's partnership with Paris has sparked criticism, with many worried Kenya's interests will be subordinated.
Paris seeks to repair economic and security ties while countering rising anti-French sentiment across Africa.
Niger's military government has banned dozens of local and foreign reporters since seizing power in 2023.
Elon Musk has launched a tirade against French judicial authorities currently investigating possible abuses on his X social network. France opened an inquiry in January 2025 into allegations that X, formerly known as Twitter, was used to interfere in French politics. The investigation has since widened to cover allegations of Holocaust denial, distribution of sexual deepfakes and most recently possible complicity in the distribution of images of child sexual abuse. Responding to a post on the...