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Russia's Putin replaces defence minister Shoigu in post-inauguration reshuffle

France, May 14 -- On Sunday, Putin signed a decree appointing Shoigu as secretary of Russia's Security Council. The appointment was announced shortly after Putin proposed Andrei Belousov to become th... Read More


Thousands of French actors call for fair share of streaming profits

France, May 13 -- Echoing demands made by actors and screenwriters during the nearly four-month strike in Hollywood last year, French actors in an open letter published Sunday, are asking to be "compe... Read More


Choose France summit kicks off with big hopes for foreign investment

France, May 13 -- President Emmanuel Macron hosts the Choose France summit at Versailles Palace - a royal venue designed to encourage princely sums, and his office announced Monday morning that France... Read More


Who needs QR Codes for getting around during Paris Olympics?

France, May 13 -- From 18 July and throughout the period of the Olympic Games (26 July to 11 August) some areas of the capital will be sectioned off into zones and you'll need a "Pass Jeux" (Games Pas... Read More


Senegal buys back library of poet-president Leopold Senghor from France

France, May 12 -- In total, 344 volumes will leave the house in Normandy where Senghor spent the final 20 years of his life, several of them personally inscribed by authors including Martinican poet A... Read More


Israel qualifies for Eurovision final amid Gaza war protests

France, May 10 -- Singer Eden Golan performed her song "Hurricane" in Thursday's second semi-final in front of 9,000 spectators at the host city's Malmo Arena and booked her place in the final thanks ... Read More


Paris mayor warns oil project could threaten city's water supply

France, May 10 -- Eau de Paris, the Parisian water agency, filed an urgent request to suspend the permit for the project to expand an existing drilling site near the town of Nonville. A local adminis... Read More


Toddler dies as France's Mayotte seeks to contain cholera epidemic

France, May 9 -- Mayotte has been battling an outbreak of the disease first detected in migrants from Democratic Republic of Congo who had transited through the neighbouring Comoros islands. Since mi... Read More


Olympic torch sets off on 78-day journey across France

France, May 9 -- The former French international, who scored the only goal in Marseille's victory over AC Milan in the 1993 European Champion Clubs' Cup final, set off at 8:20am just beneath the famou... Read More


France's Macron seeks to carry baby-making plan to term

France, May 9 -- In an interview with Elle magazine published on Wednesday, Macron elaborated on plans announced in January for a so-called demographic rearmament. France has long taken pride in its... Read More