The Latest Breaking News from France

France’s top official for child protection has called for checks on people who purchase "childlike" sex dolls online, amid growing outrage over their sale on major e-commerce platforms – including fast-fashion giant Shein, which has already been reported to prosecutors.

A massive Roman cremation cemetery in France is shedding light on diverse burial practices.

France's Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu was on Saturday confronting the prospect of more political wrangling after MPs rejected a wealth tax. The decision could bring down his government if a levy on the super-rich is not in the budget.

The former French president zealously promoted a zero-tolerance penal system. Luckily for him, his prison visitors include powerful friends, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

Judges found the 'red hands' graffiti was part of a coordinated campaign to stir division in France, echoing a previous pro-Russian disinformation operation.

'The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift continues to break records and exceed even our own expectations' says race director Marion Rousse

The elderly biker dipped into the bottles of red in his shopping bag, after he had an accident in the Cévennes region of France

France's justice minister visited former President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Santé prison in Paris on Wednesday evening, sparking a legal complaint.

As France's parliament enters the final days of trying to agree on a belt-tightening budget for 2026, lawmakers are voting Friday on a wealth tax that left-wingers say will help reduce the country’s €44 billion debt pile and budget deficit. The government, meanwhile, is defending an alternative to such a…