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France24 says The Cannes Film Festival explored the devastating human cost of war and colonisation in Philippe Faucon’s Algerian War film “Les Harkis” and the Omar Sy-starring “Father and Soldier”.

Several southern French towns sizzled in record high temperatures for May on Wednesday, while the month as a whole is on track to be the…

France24 says several southern French towns sizzled in record high temperatures for May on Wednesday, while the month as whole is on track to be the hottest since records began.

France24 says Cannes 2022 kicked off with a zombie-themed tribute to film-making by French director Michel Hazanavicius as the movie world returned to the Riviera.

Euronews says Centrist politician Elisabeth Borne was appointed France’s new prime minister on Monday to become the second woman to hold the post in the country.

France24 says as global warming accelerates, the spectre of drought haunts France’s once verdant farmland.

Modi refuses to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine in a meeting with President Macron. India and France on Wednesday called for “an immediate cessation of…

The Guardian says Emmanuel Macron narrowly missed being hit by a bag of tomatoes during a surprise visit to a working-class area north of Paris.

France24 says Macron was the target of a bunch of tomatoes hurled by a disgruntled onlooker as he made his first public appearance after his weekend re-election victory.

Daily Express says SPAIN, Italy, France and Greece could be set to follow in Portugal’s footsteps and axe the UK’s “third nation” status.

The Metro says a murder investigation has been opened in southwest France after the bodies of a British couple were found at their isolated countryside home.

Macron has won five more years as France’s president after a convincing victory over rival, far-right Marine Le Pen, who still managed to secure the far-right’s highest share of the vote yet.

The Metro says Two people have been shot dead by police in Paris, hours after President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election.

The Guardian says the pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron has vowed to unite a divided France after winning a second term as French president.

Reaction as Macron wins second term – whilst he revels in victory, he must be thinking about how he will unite a broken France. French…

France24 says French President Emmanuel Macron has seen off his far-right rival Marine Le Pen to secure five years more years at the helm of Europe’s second economy.

Macron accuses Le Pen’s idea of Europe would mean an end to the EU. French political candidates clash in the final days before the election.…

France24 says French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen went head-to-head in a bruising televised debate on Wednesday.

France24 says a pivotal moment in the race for the Élysée Palace, the debate between President Macron and Marine Le Pen has been shrouded in controversy over the choice of mediator.

Daily Express says the French presidential candidate said she had no intention of taking France out of the EU but applauded the UK for freeing itself from the “Brussels strait-jacket”.

Marine Le Pen signals the end of the EU and has a real chance of becoming France’s president: what would be the consequences of her…

France24 says French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday backed closer ties between NATO and Russia, adding that if she won the presidency Paris would once again leave the military command of the US-led alliance.

President Macron avoids accusing Putin of genocide, unlike US president Biden. French President Emmanuel Macron avoided accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in…

French elections: Le Pen and Macron face off in French elections as far right Le Pen gains ground, election set to be a tight race.

France24 says Why Macron will need to work his socks off to beat Le Pen this time