The Latest Breaking News from France

Maddison Levi has scored five tries across two games to power Australia into a semi-final against Canada at the Perth Rugby Sevens.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Russia and Syria. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” – all that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button…

French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be faltering. Seven years after coming to power with promises of reform, a growing number of West African nations are asking for French troops to leave, signalling a breakdown in relations.

As we become more climate conscious and long for a deeper connection with the places we visit, Emma Loffhagen takes on France and Spain by train — and discovers that interrailing isn’t just for cash-strapped A-Level students

Officials say Egypt and a consortium made up of energy companies Total of France and Italy’s Eni will sign a key agreement next month to transport natural gas from an undersea deposit inside Cypriot waters to Egypt, where it will be liquefied and processed for export

The turbulent relationship between France and its former colony Algeria has hit an all-time low, with the two countries accusing one another of humiliation and wilfully inflaming tensions. RFI examines what’s behind the breakdown in relations, and how they could get back on track.

Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died

The deal, brokered by the United States and France, ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah

The Phoenix Suns star, who was a key player during USA's Gold medal run, laughed off trash talk from France's Evan Fournier in the trailer for a new Netflix documentary.

France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country's top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop inmates from running criminal networks from behind bars. However some unions and advocates of prison reform have expressed doubts over the initiative.

France on Friday asked the European Union to suspend "indefinitely" landmark new rules on environmental and human rights supply chain standards, saying they were too burdensome for businesses.