Telegram owner Durov accuses French of interference attempt in Moldovan elections
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, has accused French intelligence services of pressuring him to censor certain Telegram channels, allegedly in exchange for leniency…
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What could prison life look like for Nicolas Sarkozy?
Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy could soon find himself behind bars in Paris’ notorious La Santé prison, according to French media.
Disgraced ex-French president Sarkozy headed for prison
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of criminal conspiracy and sentenced to five years in prison.
French public TV in ‘critical financial situation’, warns the Court of Auditors
France Télévisions, the public broadcaster, is in "a critical financial situation that requires without delay structural reforms that have been postponed until…
France gives €65 million for urban mobility in Cameroon while its own buildings tumble
France's development agency is coming under fire for providing €65 million to finance an urban mobility programme in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé, at a time when…
‘Conspiring’ French journalist’s wife ‘subsidised by Socialist Party’
French journalist Thomas Legrand, a public broadcaster accused of being too close to the Socialist Party, is facing new controversy after revelations that his wife’s…
The reckoning is coming to France, the most spendthrift country in the world
The belief that government, of itself, can make life better is the great heresy that now threatens the very future of France.
Meloni in France: ‘It’s time for right-wing parties to unite’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called on right-wing parties across Europe to build alliances at home in order to bring Conservative governments to power…
French telecoms giant sparks Socialist MP’s anger with new VPN
French telecoms giant Free has been accused of undermining child protection efforts in the country by French Socialist MP Thierry Sother.
Macrons to offer ‘scientific evidence’ to US court to prove Brigitte born female
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are preparing to submit photographic and scientific evidence to a US court to confirm that Mrs Macron is biologically…
French PM ends ‘lifelong’ benefits for former prime ministers
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced the abolition of lifelong benefits for former prime ministers.
Renewed euro crisis? French debt at €3.3 trillion must be focusing minds in Frankfurt
Engineers know that system stability requires a capacity to manage unexpected accidents.
Unions slam state-owned France 2 for bias in “block everything” demonstration coverage
France's CGT union slammed state-owned France 2 and its news anchor Léa Salamé for a "pitiful newcast" covering widespread 10 September demonstrations across the…
Macron still doesn’t get it: All France agrees Macronism must go
The collapse of French Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government did not seem to trouble President Emmanuel Macron.
Anti-austerity protests in France limited but grim
Nationwide protests in France under the banner of Bloquons tout! (Block everything) have caused difficulties for the police.
France’s ex-prime ministers cost millions and citizens foot the bill
France's former prime minister, François Bayrou, freshly ejected from parliament, insists he will keep “no advantages” relating to his lost position.
Flirting with the guillotine: France’s fiasco threatens the EU as we know it
France’s political stage, once a grand théâtre of Molière’s wit, now plays a tragedy.
ECB ‘could intervene amid financial instability in France’
The European Central Bank (ECB) might have to intervene in France following the fall of prime minister François Bayrou because political instability is worsening…
French journalists accused of ‘conspiring’ with Socialist strategists
Secret film recordings have shown French Socialist Party executives held discussions with prominent public service journalists regarding strategy for the 2027 national…
France’s Keir Starmer? French Socialist Faure eyes PM job
French Socialist leader Olivier Faure has declared himself “at the disposal” of President Emmanuel Macron, indicating his readiness to become the fifth prime…
After Tunisian’s stabbing spree, French mayor criticises ‘obsession with immigration’
Following a knife attack that took place in Marseille, France, by a Tunisian national living in France, the Mayor Benoît Payan denounced what he called the "obsession"…
Au revoir, Bayrou? What a Le Pen-Bardella tandem could mean for France
France is exhausted.
‘Fate of France’ at stake in confidence vote, says PM Bayrou
French Prime Minister François Bayrou said the destiny of France was at stake in a forthcoming confidence vote, which he called to resolve a budget standoff but…
French unions call national strike as ‘horror show’ budget crisis worsens
French trade unions have called for a nationwide strike on September 18, as a political crisis deepens ahead of a confidence vote that could topple the Prime Minister…
French Right and Left reject compromise deal to save PM
France's hard-right and hard-left parties on Thursday rejected a compromise with Prime Minister Francois Bayrou over his government's cost-cutting budget, saying…
Ignoring the populist-right vote creates chaos in parliaments
Chaos! That seems to be the name of the game when it comes to French politics the past few years.
Macron vows ‘full support’ for under-fire PM Bayrou
French President Emmanuel Macron has given his "full support" to his embattled Prime Minister, who has called a confidence vote that could see his government collapse…
France to sue Kick platform for ‘negligence’ after livestream death
France will sue the Australian streaming platform Kick for "negligence" after a user died during a livestream, a government minister said on Tuesday.
French PM Bayrou calls for confidence vote in ‘calculated risk’
France's embattled Prime Minister François Bayrou said his government would request a vote of confidence, seeking parliamentary backing for his battle against soaring…
Death of online streamer: Former French PM wants to launch war on social media ‘addiction’
France’s former prime minister and current head of Emmanuel Macron’s party, Gabriel Attal, has announced plans to curb “screen addiction” among young people,…