France, June 28 -- The provincial elections are often described as the most important vote in New Caledonian politics because they determine not only who governs the territory, but also who represents... Read More
France, June 27 -- Jackson is Britain's leading authority on Charles de Gaulle and the author of the 2018 biography A Certain Idea of France, which inspired filmmaker Antonin Baudry's film. When the ... Read More
France, June 26 -- EDF, France's electricity operator, shut down one reactor at its Golfech nuclear plant on the Garonne on Monday after river temperatures approached the site's operating limit of 28C... Read More
France, June 20 -- At a collection point in Chatillon, just south of Paris, Bruno Rakedjian unscrews the cap of a five-litre jerry can and inserts a plastic tube which then pumps the yellow liquid con... Read More
France, June 5 -- It's late morning on a windy day in early May on the quayside in Nantes, western France. Cloudy skies promise rain. But an 18-metre high wooden mast, overlooking the Loire river, sta... Read More
France, May 22 -- In 2001, France became the first country in the world to recognise slavery and the slave trade as "crimes against humanity", via the Taubira Law, but stopped short of any reparations... Read More
France, May 18 -- Supporters of the bill, which would impose heavy fines and prison sentences on organisers of unauthorised raves - known as "free parties" - say the crackdown is about tackling the is... Read More
France, April 11 -- The bill - known as the "Yadan law" after the centrist MP who tabled it, Caroline Yadan - would tie hatred of Israel to hatred of Jews, making it an offence to call for t... Read More
France, April 5 -- France is the world's leading ski destination after the United States, clocking up around 50 million annual visits to its 249 resorts. "White gold" is a big economic driver, with t... Read More