The Latest Breaking News from France

Dual time trials favour the Belgian world champion, says Prudhomme

This week on French Connections we take a look at the complex web of "autoroutes", or highways, in France. Over 70 percent of French people stayed in France for their vacations in 2023, and that means most of them hit the road. From its inception in 1927 to controversial toll…

First three stages of 2025 Tour to take place in north of France, with headwinds, hills, and sprints, but no pavé

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their truce by at least a day to allow negotiations to continue on swapping Israeli hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners. France, meanwhile, has suggested the European Union consider sanctions on Israeli settlers who have targeted Palestinians in the West Bank.

When President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to power in January, he revived Brazil's environmental police force. The Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) is "back at work", says its president, Rodrigo Agostinho. After years of budget cuts under Lula's predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, Ibama has…

We're often told European countries are better off thanks to big-government policies. So why is the U.S. beating France in many important ways?

The airline industry is well-positioned for solid growth due to the robust travel demand. Therefore, it could be wise to add fundamentally strong airline stocks, Southwest Airlines (LUV), Delta Air Lines (DAL), and Air France-KLM (AFLYY), to one’s watchlist. Keep reading….

The former Varzay station was sold by SNCF in the late Nineties

A French court on Wednesday acquitted France's justice minister in a conflict of interest trial that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government.