The Latest Breaking News from France

The retired referee says ‘game needs to have discussion’ about current protocols regarding the all-too regular handing out of red cards

Niger has suspended all cooperation with the international organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively severs ties with former colonial ruler France.

Five people arrested in northern France last week as part of an investigation into a criminal terrorist conspiracy have been released without charge, a judicial source said Monday.

Human Trafficking scam: 276 passengers, mostly Indians, stranded in France for 4 days over suspected human trafficking, land in Mumbai.

Airbus A340 carrying 276 Indian passengers arrives in Mumbai early on Tuesday.

A plane that had been grounded in France for days over concerns its nearly 300 mostly Indian passengers were part of a human trafficking scheme has landed in Mumbai, flight tracking data showed early Tuesday.

Although France shares many Christmas traditions with its European neighbours, some customs are quintessentially French – like oysters on ice, the bûche de Noël (Christmas log cake) and a decided emphasis on Champagne. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the traditions you might encounter if celebrating the holiday…

A plane with close to 300 Indian passengers detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking took off Monday after being cleared for departure by French police, an AFP reporter said.

After a four-day ordeal, a charter plane grounded in France leaves for India, carrying passengers caught in a strange human trafficking investigation.