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Police were hunting for a man who stabbed and wounded a Jewish woman in the French city of Lyon on Saturday, while a swastika was found graffitied at her home, police and the city's mayor said.

Calling for peace and an "immediate ceasefire" in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, protest rallies in support of the Palestinian people took place on Saturday in Paris and elsewhere across France.

Some 260,000 homes were still without electricity on Saturday – mainly in Brittany and Normandy – following the passage of Storm Ciaran and the imminent arrival of Storm Domingos.

In the latest step in a long-running battle over whether to make the French language more inclusive, President Emmanuel Macron has urged its speakers "not to give in to the zeitgeist" by using gender-neutral nouns. His comments this week come as the Senate voted in favour of a proposal to…

Chinese aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward the country's political allies in the region, an independent Australian thinktank reported this week. This is happening amid a declining appetite for Chinese credit, and as the US and China jostle for influence.

A contentious vote in the French senate is only the latest battleground in the culture war over inclusive language

The lead producer on the Zelda series is the now latest member of France's most prestigious community of artists.

The summer of 2023 has been very significant for the travel industry. By the end of July, international tourist arrivals globally reached 84% of pre-pandemic levels. In some European countries, such as France, Denmark and Ireland, tourism demand even surpassed its pre-pandemic level.

Great Britain takes silver and Belgium bronze

Exhibition features objects never before seen in Europe and draws lessons relevant to today

All Saturday races rescheduled on Sunday in Pont-Château with impending return of high winds