Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Radio France Internationale

French dockers refuse to load cargo of machine gun parts bound for Israel

Dockworkers at the port of Marseille-Fos have refused to load a container allegedly containing parts for machine guns destined for Israel, citing opposition to the Israeli military’s actions in Gaza. The French defence ministry insists the components are sent to Israel for assembly and then sent back to France, or…

Radio France Internationale

Roland Garros: Five things we learned on Day 11: Boisson and on and on

Champagne stuff from Lois Boisson who entered the annals with a win over rising star Mirra Andreeva to become the first Frenchwoman to reach the semi-finals of the singles at the French Open for 14 years. Second seed Coco Gauff awaits her in the last four.

Radio France Internationale

Thirteen on trial over 'racist' stunt targeting French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura

Thirteen people linked to a far-right group appeared in a Paris court on Wednesday on charges of publicly inciting racial hatred against French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura, who faced harassment over her performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

France's TotalEnergies on trial in landmark greenwashing case

French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies goes on trial in Paris on Thursday over allegations of misleading climate claims, an unprecedented "greenwashing" case against a fossil fuel firm in France.

Radio France Internationale

Paris seeks to grant River Seine legal rights to protect its ecosystem

French authorities want to give legal rights to the River Seine to better defend the world-famous waterway in court and protect its fragile ecosystem. Following the example of New Zealand, the move is part of a global movement to grant legal personhood to nature.

Radio France Internationale

MPs vote to recognise suffering of families brought to France from Indochina

In a historic step, France’s lower house of parliament has voted unanimously to recognise the suffering of people repatriated to the mainland from the colonies in Indochina in the 1950s. The bill, brought by the Socialists, proposes a national day of remembrance on 8 June, compensation and the creation of…

Radio France Internationale

Boisson vows to stay in the zone ahead of French Open semi-final with Gauff

French tennis sensation Lois Boisson vowed on Wednesday to remain focused as she prepares to battle for a place in the women's singles final of the 2025 French Open.

Radio France Internationale

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Boisson shocks sixth seed Andreeva to reach French Open semi-final with Gauff

Unseeded Frenchwoman Lois Boisson claimed a second scalp from the top 10 on Wednesday afternoon following a straight sets victory over Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semi-final of the French Open.

Radio France Internationale

French judges order release of New Caledonian independence leader

French investigating magistrates have ordered the release of an independence leader from New Caledonia who was detained for a year over deadly riots in 2024, but he will not be freed immediately after prosecutors appealed the decision.

Radio France Internationale

Gisèle Pélicot wins top human rights award for fight against rape culture

France’s Gisèle Pélicot, who became a global symbol in the fight against sexual violence after waiving anonymity during the Mazan rape trial, has been awarded the 2025 Freedom Prize by thousands of young people around the world.

Radio France Internationale

Four Côte d'Ivoire opposition figures barred from October presidential election

Four prominent opposition figures in Côte d'Ivoire have been excluded from the final electoral list, officials announced on Wednesday, leaving them ineligible to contest presidential elections later this year.

Radio France Internationale

Gauff sees off Keys to reach semi-final at French Open

Second seed Coco Gauff saw off her fellow American Madison Keys in three sets on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals at the French Open.

Radio France Internationale

French actress and singer Nicole Croisille dies aged 88

Nicole Croisille, whose six-decade career spanned music, dance, film and theatre, was best known internationally for the soundtrack of the 1966 film A Man and a Woman – inscribing the refrain "chabadabada" into the pantheon of French song. "All I like is a good laugh," she said, as she continued…

Radio France Internationale

Porn sites go dark in France over new age verification rules

Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn have started blocking French users in protest against a new law requiring adult websites to verify the age of their visitors.

Radio France Internationale

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

French police officer to go on trial over 2023 teenager's killing

French prosecutors have said that the French policeman who shot and killed a teenager at point-blank range in 2023 outside Paris, sparking days of riots, is to go on trial on a murder charge.

Radio France Internationale

Boisson refreshes partisans' thirst for glory at French Open

At the prospect of facing a player 355 notches above her in the world rankings for a place in the semi-finals of the French Open, Lois Boisson declared herself prepared for combat with Mirra Andreeva

Radio France Internationale

EU condemns Trump’s 50 percent metal tariffs as ministers gather in Paris

The European Union has said it "strongly regrets" a fresh move by US president Donald Trump to double import tariffs on steel and aluminium to 50 percent, warning the decision risks derailing efforts to resolve an escalating trade dispute with the United States. The new tariffs took effect on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

The big blue blindspot: why the ocean floor is still an unmapped mystery

It is the largest habitat on Earth – and also the least explored. As world leaders prepare to meet in Nice for a major UN summit on the ocean's future, scientists say we still know remarkably little about what lies beneath the waves.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Inter Milan boss Inzaghi quits days after PSG mauling in Champions League final

Inter Milan head coach Simone Inzaghi quit on Tuesday less than three days after Paris Saint-Germain humiliated his side 5-0 to claim the 2025 Champions League.

Radio France Internationale

Roland Garros: Five things we learned on Day 10: Iga to play Aryna. What a shock

Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka moved into the semis and for the first time in Paris so did Lorenzo Musetti. Awaiting the Italian? The Spaniard.

Radio France Internationale

Consumer group files complaint against French ministers over Nestlé scandal

The consumer association UFC-Que Choisir announced Tuesday that it has launched several legal actions in response to what it calls the Nestlé mineral water "scandal". It accuses the company of deceiving consumers and has condemned the lack of "action" on behalf of public authorities.

Radio France Internationale

French justice minister calls for tougher sentencing after football violence

French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Tuesday he wanted tougher punishments for anyone found guilty of "violence" against law enforcement officers, after arrests this weekend during Champion's League football celebrations.

Radio France Internationale

Dutch government falls as Wilders far-right party exits coalition

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has confirmed the collapse of the Dutch government following the withdrawal of Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) from the coalition.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisian man's killing in France investigated as racist hate crime

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is meeting Tuesday with the Tunisian ambassador to France following the murder of a Tunisian man by one of his neighbours at the weekend that is being investigated by anti-terrorism police as a hate crime.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey escalates crackdown on Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu

Turkish authorities are intensifying their crackdown on Istanbul's imprisoned mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu. The move comes as İmamoğlu, despite his incarceration, remains President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s principal political rival, with protests continuing over his arrest.

1 … 70 71 72 73

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

United Nations

35,330 stories

UEFA Champions League

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.