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Mountain rescuers in France are warning inexperienced hikers not to take on routes unprepared as fall approaches

In a historic step, France’s lower house of parliament has voted unanimously to recognise the suffering of people repatriated to the mainland from the colonies in Indochina in the 1950s. The bill, brought by the Socialists, proposes a national day of remembrance on 8 June, compensation and the creation of…

France has unveiled an emergency budget law aimed at preventing a shutdown of government services, as the country faces entering 2025 without an approved financial plan following recent political upheaval.

Seven families have filed a joint legal complaint against TikTok in France, accusing the video platform of exposing their teenage children to content about suicide, self-harm, eating disorders and other mental health problems that they argue encouraged them to hurt themselves.

Seven independence activists linked to a group accused of orchestrating deadly riots last month in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have been sent to mainland France for pre-trial detention.

President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call snap legislative elections has provoked frustration in French overseas territories, where the short timeframe to organise the polls has been challenged at the Constitutional Council. There is also anger over the fact that key parliamentary projects for overseas France have come to a standstill.

France is heading into an electoral campaign just weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics, and organisers are worried about managing polls amidst preparations for the Games. They also have questions about the impact of a change in government if the presidential party loses.

The campaign for the European Union's parliamentary elections has entered its final phase, following a televised debate that brought together the main French contenders ahead of this weekend's EU-wide, transnational vote.

Tunisian imam Mahjoub Mahjoubi was recently expelled from France for alleged hate speech under an accelerated procedure made possible by the country's tough new immigration laws. In a crackdown on Islamist fundamentalism, France has ejected a string of foreign imams whose preaching has been deemed a threat.