13 French soldiers killed after helicopters collide in MaliTroops had been fighting against Islamic extremists in the west African countryTue Nov 26 2019 - 22:11
‘France is in trouble . . . hear us, Mr President’Paris Letter: Poverty is the same but Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables makes France reckon with its banlieuesMon Nov 25 2019 - 20:00
Migrants may be using Cherbourg-Rosslare as ‘new route’ to UKFrench police say route may be easier as it is not covered by Touquet agreement with UKSat Nov 23 2019 - 01:00
Men found in truck on Rosslare-bound ferry claim asylum in IrelandTwo children among migrants found in truck trailer on Stena ferryFri Nov 22 2019 - 13:22
Polanski subject of new rape allegation as latest film releasedFrench cinema body suspends director in culture that turns blind eye to abuse in artsTue Nov 19 2019 - 19:06
Pernod Ricard accused of pressing sales people to drink on jobFormer manager at French drinks giant files labour court complaint over alleged practicesMon Nov 18 2019 - 17:22
The Macron ally defying racism to reshape FranceGovernment spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye on her president’s controversial agendaMon Nov 18 2019 - 05:00
Violent clashes erupt at anniversary of yellow-vest movementOnly 28,000 protesters take to streets in rolling campaign against low pay and povertySun Nov 17 2019 - 18:48
France’s EU partners question Macron’s rapprochement with PutinWest European states are hard-wired to think of Russia as a military threatWed Nov 13 2019 - 17:25
Macron sets scene for vigorous debate on future of NatoThe French believe European defence is an idea whose time has comeWed Nov 13 2019 - 17:14
Macron’s attack on Nato puts the cat among the pigeonsFrench president calls on Europe to ‘wake up’ and face threat to its geopolitical futureThu Nov 07 2019 - 20:30
A year after fatal building collapse, something is still rotten in MarseilleProtesters will march in Noailles on Saturday to demand action on dilapidated propertiesTue Nov 05 2019 - 20:00
Macron aims to boost Sino-European relations on China state visitÉlysée stresses that ‘Europe must not be the collateral victim’ in US-China trade disputeMon Nov 04 2019 - 12:20
Decoding da Vinci: Inside the largest Leonardo exhibition ever assembledThe Louvre has put on a blockbuster show to mark 500 years since the artist’s deathSat Oct 26 2019 - 05:00
Parisian rats outnumbering humans nearly two to oneParis Letter: The city has budgeted €1.5m annually since 2017 for the war on ratsThu Oct 24 2019 - 20:00
Macron objections delay efforts to secure UK Brexit extensionFrench government says UK should examine deal ‘as quickly as possible’Thu Oct 24 2019 - 06:00
El Greco: The last great Renaissance masterThe painter constantly reinvented his art – and the older he grew, the wilder it becameSat Oct 19 2019 - 05:00
France torn over treatment of Muslims following attack at police HQMacron under pressure to take a stand on issues including the wearing of headscarvesFri Oct 18 2019 - 05:00
Brexit negotiations ‘in final sprint’, says MerkelMood from German chancellor and French president one of muted, cautious expectationWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:40
France faces a reckoning over the travails of its civil serviceParis Letter: The state’s 5.5m fonctionnaires are the butt of jokes and economic concernsWed Oct 16 2019 - 01:00
Ireland’s ‘diplomatic tour de force’ praised as Macron prepares for summitÉlysée sees EU solidarity with Ireland as a shining lesson of benefits of EU membershipTue Oct 15 2019 - 20:00
Macron calls for ‘society of vigilance’ in wake of police personnel murders‘Responsibilities will be established. Justice will pass, as it must’Tue Oct 08 2019 - 18:15
Paris police attacker had top secret security clearanceIslamist cleared for access to all computers in police prefecture’s directorate of intelligenceMon Oct 07 2019 - 21:38
Macron takes tougher immigration stance in bid to compete with far rightFrench president plans to clamp down on abuses in hope of winning over right-wing votersMon Oct 07 2019 - 20:00
A murky tale of arms sales and kickbacks reaches court in ParisEdouard Balladur, François Léotard and Nicolas Sarkozy are involved in Karachi trialSun Oct 06 2019 - 18:00
Paris: Four killed by colleague in knife attack at police headquartersCivil servant attacked woman supervisor and three male police officers with kitchen knifeThu Oct 03 2019 - 19:42
Leaders gather to honour Chirac at Paris funeralPutin and Clinton among dignitaries at funeral Mass for former presidentMon Sept 30 2019 - 13:57
Birth. Sex. Death: Francis Bacon’s tragic vision of mankindThe artist’s work is visceral yet beautiful, as a major new show in Paris makes clearSat Sept 28 2019 - 05:00
How fraudster who wore silicone mask of French minister stole millionsFranco-Israeli fraudster Gilbert Chikli to go on trial for elaborate hustle of wealthyFri Sept 27 2019 - 21:45
A man of singular faults and extraordinary virtues – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Jacques ChiracFri Sept 27 2019 - 18:05
Celebrity economists on the same page over tax justiceNew books by Thomas Piketty and Joseph Stiglitz call for a more equitable capitalismFri Sept 27 2019 - 14:00
Former French president Jacques Chirac dies aged 86Controversial politician was country’s second-longest-serving president, serving from 1995 to 2007Thu Sept 26 2019 - 12:03
Trial over diet drug that led to deaths of ‘up to 2,000’ begins in FranceServier accused of knowingly marketing Mediator despite apparent heart and lungs hazardMon Sept 23 2019 - 19:41
Ireland ‘not good EU citizen,’ says economist Joseph StiglitzArgument that State dependent on multinationals simply ‘bogus’Thu Sept 19 2019 - 18:49
France and Italy seek to forge new axis after fraught 15 monthsEmmanuel Macron makes brief trip to Rome to repair ties damaged by Matteo SalviniThu Sept 19 2019 - 18:00
French woman set to be rehabilitated as world’s oldest personJeanne Calment died in 1997, aged 122. New research has rejected claims she was a fraudMon Sept 16 2019 - 13:54
Mayor of wealthy Paris suburb and wife (71) convicted of tax fraudPatrick and Isabelle Balkany evaded over €4m in taxes between 2009 and 2015Fri Sept 13 2019 - 21:07
French transport workers fire ‘opening shot’ against pension reformParis transport severely disrupted as strike shuts 10 of 12 metro linesFri Sept 13 2019 - 18:40
Macron ally under investigation for financial improprietyRichard Ferrand suspected of benefitting from former job as insurance firm directorThu Sept 12 2019 - 19:18
President of the rich? Emmanuel Macron reboots his leadershipFrench leader is demonstrating the ability to learn from his mistakesMon Sept 09 2019 - 01:00
The killing of women: France tries to tackle wave of femicide100 French women have been murdered so far this year, prompting government to actFri Sept 06 2019 - 14:40
Warm welcome for Coveney as he gets Brexit backing in ParisUK’s EU departure minister fears if backstop ‘triggered, we would be locked in it forever’Wed Aug 28 2019 - 22:42
Johnson move the ‘most anti-democratic’ since Cromwell, says Minister of StateMichael D’Arcy comments came as other Government Ministers declined to be drawn on plan to suspend WestminsterWed Aug 28 2019 - 19:56
Macron’s stewardship of G7 summit applauded in French mediaPresident deemed to have ‘tamed’ Trump by placing him at centre of eventsTue Aug 27 2019 - 20:00
Trump says he is open to talks with IranG7 summit sees US president soften stance on Iran and China – and praise French wineMon Aug 26 2019 - 22:46
G7 makes progress towards solving world’s most intractable problemsThree-day summit ends in Biarritz with Donald Trump praising Emmanuel Macron as hostMon Aug 26 2019 - 22:30
G7 summit dominated by Franco-American discord over IranTrump resistant to Macron’s effort to mediate in crisis over Tehran’s nuclear capabilityMon Aug 26 2019 - 06:00
Remembering when Parisians took back their city – with a little helpOn the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, symbolism is still as strong as everSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Macron outlines plan to rediscover G7’s ‘life force’French president clashes with Bolsonaro over Amazon fires on eve of leaders’ summitFri Aug 23 2019 - 19:26
Macron insists any Brexit deal must guarantee stability in NorthFrench president agrees to listen to British proposals to change withdrawal agreementFri Aug 23 2019 - 00:05
