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The Paris Court of Appeal had sentenced Nicolas Sarkozy, on 14 February 2024, to one year of imprisonment, including six months of unconditional imprisonment, for illegally exceeding the…

A majority of French people are willing to support the introduction of a voluntary military service, which the country’s president Emmanuel Macron is due to announce soon. That’s…

France announced on Sunday, October 19, 2025, its intention to reopen a dialogue with Algeria, while relations between the two countries have remained frozen for over a year.…

The French government led by Sébastien Lecornu survived two motions of no confidence filed in the National Assembly on Thursday, October 16, 2025, by La France insoumise (LFI)…

Just four days after his resignation, Sébastien Lecornu returns to Matignon. President Emmanuel Macron reappointed him on Friday evening as Prime Minister, the Élysée announced in a laconic…

Eight months before the 2026 World Cup, France’s coach, Didier Deschamps, revealed his squad to face Azerbaijan and Iceland in qualification. A group marked by the return of…

The Paris criminal court delivered its verdict on 25 September 2025 in the case of Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign. The former French president was…

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday, September 25, 2025, to five years in prison by the Paris criminal court in the case of the alleged…

France was shaken on Thursday, September 18, by an unprecedented mobilization against the austerity measures announced this summer. September 18 will be remembered as a “black day” for…

France announced on Friday the suspension of its counterterrorism cooperation with Mali, in response to the August arrest of a French diplomatic official in the Malian capital. Alongside…

Once relegated to the realm of economic fiction, the idea of international oversight of French finances is becoming increasingly confirmed. The persistent deterioration of the public deficit, coupled…

Since 2021, a rumor as grotesque as it is persistent has circulated: Brigitte Macron was supposedly born a man, under the identity of Jean-Michel Trogneux. This baseless theory,…

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, paid great tribute to Luis Enrique, architect of PSG’s first Champions League victory. For the first time in its history, PSG wins the…

PSG’s long-awaited Champions League victory—the first in the club’s history—has drawn congratulations from across France, including a message from President Emmanuel Macron. Long considered a perennial contender, Paris…

You may have seen the surprising footage, or at least heard about it: just before disembarking from the plane that brought him to Vietnam, French President Emmanuel Macron…

A short video, just a few seconds long and filmed on the Vietnamese tarmac, was enough to reignite debate over the French presidential couple’s private life—and the limits…

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is no longer subject to electronic surveillance, following a judicial decision that lifted the restrictions imposed earlier this year. Sarkozy had been fitted…

Tragedy has struck French football. Fourteen-year-old Ousmane Diaby has died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a match, his club AS Jeunesse Aubervilliers announced on Wednesday. The young…

The French Days 2025 kicked off this Wednesday, April 30, offering consumers a full week of promotions across a wide range of products. Launched in 2018 by several…

France is stepping up its stance against the flood of low-cost parcels arriving from China. In a context marked by a surge in ultra-cheap deliveries, the government is…

Significant service interruptions are scheduled across several transport lines in the Île-de-France region over the weekend of May 3 and 4, 2025, due to modernization and maintenance works.…

On April 29, 2025, thousands of medical students, interns, and young practitioners took to the streets of Paris and several other cities across France to protest a proposed…

PSG head coach Luis Enrique has revealed the list of players selected for the Champions League clash against Arsenal this Tuesday. The squad includes both Hakimi and Dembélé.…

The French government plans to eliminate or merge a third of its public agencies and institutions starting next year, in a bid to reduce a budget deficit deemed…

In a fiery encounter, PSG fell to Nice (1-3) on Friday night in Ligue 1—a heavy defeat for the Parisians just days before their crucial Champions League clash…

Former Paris Saint-Germain star Jérôme Rothen has told Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé that he won’t win the Ballon d’Or this year. Speaking to RMC Radio, the ex-Rangers…

PSG head coach Luis Enrique has named his squad for Tuesday night’s Ligue 1 clash away to Nantes — a group that does not include Achraf Hakimi, who…

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that he will attend the funeral of Pope Francis. “We will be at the Pope’s funeral, as is fitting,” he stated on…

French President Emmanuel Macron has responded to the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88. Weakened in recent months by an…

It’s a global phenomenon—one that French audiences are only just discovering. Nezha 2, the Chinese animated film, hits theaters in France on April 23, 2025, riding the wave…