The Latest Breaking News from France

Next year’s men’s Six Nations starts midweek when France host Ireland due to the start of the Winter Olympics

Bruno Retailleau has won a decisive victory to lead the centre-right Les Républicains, signalling a revival for the party and positions him as a key figure to watch ahead of the 2027 presidential race.

Amid escalating tensions and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, France is calling for immediate and unhindered aid access. With Israel agreeing only to a limited reopening of supply routes, international concern is mounting over the risk of famine and the fate of civilians caught in the conflict.

Dozens rescued from freezing waters off northern France after vessel breaks apart near Boulogne-sur-Mer

A landmark UK-EU summit gets underway in London on Monday, marking the start of a potential reset in relations five years after Brexit. The meeting, hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is the first of its kind since Britain formally left the EU in 2020.

France’s civil aviation authority has asked airlines to slash flights by 40 per cent at Paris-Orly airport

When Richard Linklater first started thinking about making a film about the French New Wave, he figured he’d show it all everywhere except one place: France

With its cool creative quarter, buzzy restaurants, destination hotels and Tattinger vineyard, this corner of Kent has plenty worth leaving London for, says Kate Wills

A video posted online of two orcas circling in an algae-infested pool in southern France has brought a fresh wave of worldwide concern for cetaceans Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old calf Keijo.