The Latest Breaking News from France

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 23, 2023

Despite facing serious labour shortages, the French government passed a more restrictive immigration bill this week after watering down measures that would have streamlined the legalisation of foreign workers. But some of the law's new provisions may still offer a glimmer of hope for the country’s hundreds of thousands of…

Police say they've launched a criminal investigation into the alleged abduction of British teenager Alex Batty who was missing for six years

France has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Niger after they were asked to leave by the country’s new military rulers, ending years of on-the-ground support

At a French caviar factory this week, a worker used tiny pliers to carefully line up black sturgeon fish eggs against a ruler.

EU nations led by France have rejected a reform that proponents say would improve conditions for so-called "app workers" in the gig economy, a labour market that relies heavily on temporary staff.

UK police on Friday said they had launched a criminal probe into the alleged kidnapping of a British teenager who resurfaced in France six years after going missing abroad.

French regulatory authorities granted regulatory approvals to foreign cryptocurrency businesses Coinbase and Circle on Thursday.

Worldcoin said it plans to open its operation again in India in 2024.

The last French troops deployed in Niger left on Friday, an AFP journalist reported, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

Lyon's municipal council has voted to extend paternity leave for its employees to 10 weeks, making it the first city in France to do so.