France’s Macron likely to win presidential vote – poll
PARIS – Centrist Emmanuel Macron is projected to come out on top in the first round of France’s presidential election next month ahead of far-right Read more
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France’s Fillon placed under formal investigation – press
PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential candidate Francois Fillon was put under formal investigation on Tuesday morning over allegations of diversion of public funds and misappropriation Read more
Fillon’s campaign relaunch marred by gifts of luxury suits
PARIS (Reuters) – Francois Fillon outlined his plans to streamline the state’s role in France’s economy on Monday as he sought to revive his faltering Read more
Macron seen beating Le Pen in French election
PARIS – A new poll of French voter intentions on Saturday showed Emmanuel Macron solidifying his support and still likely to defeat candidate Marine Le Pen Read more
France’s Macron seen on top in first round presidential vote – poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Centrist Emmanuel Macron would come out ahead of far right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of France’s presidential election Read more
Macron gets poll boost in French presidential race as Fillon crisis deepens
PARIS (Reuters) – Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron cemented his status as favourite to win the French presidency on Friday as his conservative rival, Francois Fillon, Read more
Mbappe breaks French record by scoring against Manchester City
The 18-year-old is second only to Karim Benzema in terms of scoring in the competition as a whole, but has beaten the Real Madrid man Read more
France’s Jews to forfeit Israeli citizenship?
French far-right leader, Marine Le Pen announced that her immigration plan would include a demand that Israeli citizenship be forfeited by French Jews who possess Read more
France’s scandal-hit Fillon calls for inquiry to be dropped
By Richard Balmforth PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential candidate Francois Fillon struck back on Thursday over the scandal sapping his campaign, calling for fraud investigators Read more
France’s Fillon under pressure to quit presidential bid as fake work row rages
By Richard Balmforth PARIS (Reuters) – France faces a week of political uncertainty with Francois Fillon, the rightwing presidential candidate, under mounting pressure to quit Read more
French baby death linked to vitamin dose
France has acted to suspend the sale of a vitamin D supplement after the death of a newborn baby who suffocated hours after being given Read more
Renzi makes final appeal to Italians ahead of referendum
By Gavin Jones and Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – With his career on the line, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made a final appeal to Italians Read more
French Grand Prix to return in 2018 – Ecclestone
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – The French Formula One Grand Prix is set to return in 2018 after a 10-year absence, the sport’s commercial Read more
Grim Hollande says he won’t seek second term as French president
By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande shocked France on Thursday by announcing he would not seek a second term next year, acknowledging Read more
Thatcher admirer Fillon wins French conservative presidential ticket
By Ingrid Melander and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – Francois Fillon, a socially conservative free-marketeer, is to be the presidential candidate of the French centre-right Read more
High turnout as French conservatives choose candidate to battle far-right for presidency
By Richard Lough and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – Former prime ministers Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe go head-to-head on Sunday in a runoff vote Read more
Fillon, Juppe kick off race for support for French presidential ticket
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) – Francois Fillon heads into a runoff campaign for France’s conservative presidential ticket on Monday as favourite after winning the Read more
France held 0-0 by Ivory Coast in lacklustre friendly
PARIS (Reuters) – Euro 2016 runners-up France, with a largely revamped side, were held to 0-0 draw by African champions Ivory Coast in a a Read more
France’s Sarkozy denies Libya allegations, will take legal action
PARIS (Reuters) – Nicolas Sarkozy, seeking to return to power as French president, denied on Tuesday receiving money from deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to Read more
Juppe favourite to win French primaries, though loses some ground – poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Former prime minister Alain Juppe remains front-runner to win the centre-right’s nomination for France’s 2017 presidential election in spite of losing some Read more
Police clear Paris migrant camp that swelled after Calais closure
By Matthias Blamont and Cyril Camu PARIS – French police removed thousands of migrants on Friday from a squalid camp in northeast Paris that had Read more
France, withdrawing forces, says will not abandon Central African Republic
By Marine Pennetier BANGUI (Reuters) – French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that France would be ready to intervene in Central African Read more
Stuck on France-Italy Border, African Migrants Ponder Next Move
VENTIMIGLIA / MILAN, ITALY — Migrants have continued to arrive on Italy’s shores by the thousands this year. Most of them are Africans who hope Read more
France, Britain bicker over child migrants stuck in Calais
PARIS (Reuters) – Five days into a French operation to clear the Calais “Jungle” France has lashed out at apparent British criticism of the way Read more
Hollande urges vigilance over jihadists returning from Iraq
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday urged the US-led coalition backing the offensive against Islamic State jihadists in Mosul to prepare for the aftermath of Read more
Paris, the upstart startup capital
Could Paris, the City of Light, soon become known as the City of Innovation helping propel young entrepreneurs to push technological and business frontiers? While Read more
France starts clearing ‘jungle’ migrant camp in Calais
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrants carrying suitcases and bundles of possessions queued outside a hangar outside Calais on Monday to be resettled as Read more
France says ready to keep troops in West Africa for as long as needed
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – France appeared on Wednesday to accept that it would need to keep thousands of troops in Africa’s Sahel region Read more
‘Your ancestors were Gauls,’ France’s Sarkozy tells migrants
Conservative presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy has said immigrants granted French citizenship should know “their ancestors are the Gauls”, a pitch to woo voters away from Read more
Pope Francis says murdered French priest a martyr, on road to sainthood
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said Father Jacques Hamel, the French priest knifed to death at his altar by Islamist militants Read more