The Latest Breaking News from France

A French court is expected to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in the country’s biggest ever paedophilia case. Former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec is accused of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children over more than two decades. He has admitted to all charges.

France has arrested more than 20 people over two recent kidnapping plots targeting crypto traders in Paris and another attempt in western France, according to reports from French news agency AFP.

For its 22nd edition, La Gacilly International Photo festival in western France is featuring 10 outdoor exhibitions in honour of big names in British photography including Martin Parr, Terry O’Neill and Don McCullin. Spread across the town’s picturesque parks, nine other exhibitions display environmental themes, with a special focus on…

The former Top Gear host, 64, opened up about ending up in jail during an episode of Clarkson’s Farm

Labor MP Ed Husic and former Labor foreign ministers Gareth Evans and Bob Carr reiterate support for targeted sanctions

Théo Clerc was submitted to “discriminatory treatment," according to French authorities, who have advised citizens against traveling to Azerbaijan because of the risk of “arbitrary detention and unfair sentencing."

Biggest child abuse trial in French history reveals decades of failures in medical oversight

France’s lower house of parliament has passed a draft law that would allow adults with incurable illness to end their lives with medical help under strict conditions.

France owns four heritage sites in Jerusalem, under a treaty known as the Fischer-Chauvel agreement, in addition to other religious sites.