France will offer Tunisia 25.8 million euros to help it stop boats carrying migrants across the Mediterranean, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said during a visit to Tunis on Monday.

One of French President Emmanuel Macron’s closest political allies caused a stir on Monday by backing constitutional changes to enable the head of state to seek a third term in office.

The Swiss on Sunday backed a new climate bill aimed at steering their country of melting glaciers towards carbon neutrality by 2050.

Missak Manouchian, an Armenian genocide survivor who went on to become a French Resistance hero, will enter France’s Panth?on mausoleum of revered historical figures next year, President Emmanuel Macron announced in a statement Sunday.

A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening, with the seismology bureau BCSF calling it “very strong” amid reports of damage to buildings.

French police used tear gas on Saturday as they clashed with protesters seeking to stop construction of a new high-speed train line between France and neighbouring Italy which opponents argue will wreck the sensitive Alpine environment.