The Latest Breaking News from France

Laws requiring porn platforms to age-check visitors are becoming "a Swiss army knife for the government."

A suspected cyberattack has knocked France’s national postal service and its banking arm offline during the busy Christmas season

Human rights groups and governments around the world have condemned the conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who was found guilty on all three charges in his national security trial this week. RFI spoke to his son Sebastien Lai, who called on France and other democracies to…

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to build a new aircraft carrier

Some 2,163 people have arrived so far this month, bringing the total for the year to 41,455

France ​will ⁠build a new aircraft carrier to boost ​its ‍capacities ​as a maritime ​power, President Emmanuel Macron has told French troops gathered at a military ‍base in ​Abu Dhabi, where he will also discuss bilateral ties with the Gulf state, notably co-operation on combatting drug trafficking. The UAE is…

Some 803 people made the dangerous journey in 13 dinghies from northern France, starting overnight on Friday and into Saturday.

France's armed forces are aiding a nationwide cattle vaccination to combat lumpy skin disease.

More than 200 women in France allege they were drugged by a senior civil servant at the Ministry of Culture who gave them hot drinks mixed with a diuretic to make them urinate. The events occured between 2009 and 2018 but while the accused is under judicial control he is…