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New Caledonia face Jamaica in hunt for glory at World Cup

France, March 25 -- The sides meet at the Guadalajara Stadium for the right to play Democratic Republic of Congo who emerged from the African confederation play-offs. New Caledonia, listed at 150 in ... Read More


France signs charter with dating apps to fight homophobic ambushes

France, March 25 -- Dating apps Tinder, Grindr, Bumble and Happn signed the charter on Monday alongside the non-profit groups SOS Homophobie, Stop Homophobie, Le Refuge and Flag!, Aurore Berge, the ju... Read More


Inflation in France jumps as Iran war hits growth and spending

France, March 25 -- Insee expects growth of 0.2 percent in both the first and second quarters, down from 0.3 percent previously. At the same time, inflation is forecast to climb above 2 percent in the... Read More


Lens oppose postponement of crunch Ligue 1 clash with PSG

France, March 24 -- Second-placed Lens are scheduled to host PSG on 11 April, three days after PSG entertain Liverpool at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of the last eight. PSG will play th... Read More


Chad relocates refugees amid rising tensions at border with Sudan

France, March 24 -- Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby last week ordered the army to prepare to retaliate after a cross-border drone attack from Sudan killed 17 people in Chad, i... Read More


Alleged accomplice back in court over deadly 2018 Strasbourg market attack

France, March 24 -- The appeal trial of Audrey Mondjehi, accused of helping supply the firearm used in the 2018 Strasbourg Christmas market attack, opened on Monday before the Special Criminal Court o... Read More


Strasbourg Christmas market attack accomplice appeals conviction

France, March 24 -- Mondjehi, now 44, is contesting the 30-year prison sentence handed down to him in 2024 for obtaining a gun used by Cherif Chekatt in the December 2018 attack in which he kille... Read More


How a Nigerian town came to speak 'street French'

France, March 23 -- Ejigbo is located north of Nigeria's economic capital, Lagos and more than 350 kilometres from its French-speaking neighbour,... Read More


Nearly half of migratory species in decline as UN summit opens

France, March 23 -- Cop15 brings together governments to protect animals that move across borders and oceans. The latest State of the World's Migratory Species report - first published in 2024 and up... Read More


French left wins mayoral elections in Paris, Marseille and Lyon

France, March 23 -- Most of France's almost 35,000 villages and towns elected municipal leaders in a first round last weekend, but the races went to run-offs on Sunday in about 1,500 communes, includi... Read More