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France

Second brother of French anti-drugs campaigner shot dead in Marseille

Amine Kessaci had been under police protection since last month after writing a book about the victims of drug trafficking in Marseille.

14/11/2025

Made in Europe

Growing Resilience: How French biotech helps crops save water worldwide

Across Europe, a new generation of agri-biotech innovators is redefining how we grow food under pressure from climate change.

14/11/2025

Business

Ubisoft requests trading halt as half-year results are pushed back

Ubisoft has postponed its half-year earnings and asked Euronext to suspend trading of its shares and bonds as the French games publisher takes extra time to finalise accounts.

14/11/2025

Space

Here's what France could buy amid space defence push

French President Emmanuel Macron outlined a new space defense strategy this week. Here are some of the space weapons that the country could invest in.

14/11/2025

France

A decade on, Paris remembers the 13 November terrorist attacks

Survivors, families and first responders returned to the attack sites as France paid tribute to the lives lost and the wounds that remain.

14/11/2025

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France commemorates 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks as Macron pays tribute

President Emmanuel Macron marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks with wreath-laying ceremonies at multiple attack sites alongside victims’ families.

13/11/2025

Europe News

France's inaugural defence bond issuance shows appetite is strong

France's public investment bank aimed to raise €1 billion with its first issuance of a defence product. Interest was nearly four times that amount. Could this strengthen the case for so-called EU-wide defence bonds?

13/11/2025

France

France honours victims of deadly Paris terror attacks 10 years on

France is commemorating 10 years since the Paris terror attacks with ceremonies led by President Macron and Mayor Hidalgo, honouring the 132 victims at multiple sites.

13/11/2025

France

France's parliament overwhelmingly votes to suspend pension reform

Some of France's European partners have been watching the political turmoil closely as the country struggles to rein in a budget deficit which has become the largest in the euro zone.

12/11/2025

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France’s first urban cable car in the Paris region set to open

A new urban cable car, the first of its kind in the Paris region, is set to open in December, aiming to ease commutes for residents in the southeastern suburbs of the French capital.

12/11/2025

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Armistice Day: Paris marks 11 November with Macron honouring war soldiers

Emmanuel Macron marked the 11 November commemoration by honouring fallen soldiers and rekindling the Unknown Soldier's flame in Paris.

11/11/2025

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Rembrandt’s rare 400-year-old lion drawing goes up for auction

A rare Rembrandt drawing, Young Lion Resting, could fetch up to $20 million at auction, with proceeds supporting wild cat conservation charity Panthera.

11/11/2025

France

Ten years on, survivors struggle with trauma of deadly Paris attacks

France is preparing to commemorate on Thursday the 10th anniversary of the Paris terror attacks by the so-called Islamic State group.

11/11/2025

The Cube

How the internet went wild for fake news about the Louvre heist

From sharing pictures of supposed detectives to snaps of suspects purportedly tied to the Louvre heist case, false claims about the case have gone wild across the internet.

11/11/2025

Culture news

'Fedora man' in 'viral' Louvre heist photo reveals his true identity

A teenager from a Colombian family who went viral as the Louvre's mystery "Fedora man" has finally broken his silence to reveal how he ended up in that enigmatic photo, how it's affected his life and why he chose to keep the world guessing about his real identity.

10/11/2025

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The Espelette red pepper festival: food, music, and thousands of visitors

In late October, the town of Espelette, in the Basque Country, celebrates its red pepper harvest with a festival featuring music, markets, and communal meals, drawing up to 20,000 people.

10/11/2025

France

Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal after court ruling

Sarkozy became the first former French head of state in modern times to be sent to prison after his conviction for criminal conspiracy on 25 September.

10/11/2025

The Cube

Fact check: Has Marine Le Pen's appeal been denied?

The far-right leader has vowed to exhaust all legal avenues to overturn her five-year ban from public office. Where does she stand in efforts to appeal her sentence?

10/11/2025

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Protesters disrupt Israel Philharmonic Concert in Paris

Pro-Palestinian activists disrupted an Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris with flares and alarms, prompting panic and temporary evacuation, as French officials condemned the act as antisemitic and an attack on cultural freedom.

07/11/2025

Culture news

Protests at Paris Philharmonic disrupt Israeli conductor's concert

Pro-Palestinian activists threw smoke bombs during the concert by Israeli conductor Lahav Shani at the Philharmonie de Paris.

07/11/2025

France

Women's Forum 2025 highlights fight against violence in sport

Leaders and athletes are pushing for recognition, safety and empowerment at the 20th edition of the event in Paris.

07/11/2025

Culture news

Louvre museum director defends security plan in wake of art spend row

"The theft of the Crown jewels is undoubtedly a deafening wake-up call", according to Pierre Moscovici, the first president of the French Court of Audit, which has delivered a stinging rebuke three weeks after the high-profile robbery at the world's most visited museum.

07/11/2025

Tech News

French competition authority fines health app Doctolib €4.6 million

France’s competition authority slapped a €4.6 million fine on telehealth firm Doctolib for what it said was anticompetitive behaviour.

06/11/2025

France

French auditors slam Louvre for focusing on projects over security

France's audit office reported that the Louvre prioritised acquisitions over security, leaving fire safety plans incomplete for 20 years and lagging in camera installations.

06/11/2025

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Czech student Natalie Puskinova crowned Miss Earth 2025

A 21-year-old Marketing and PR student from Czech Republic is the grand winner of the 2025 Miss Earth crown, in a competition held in Manila

06/11/2025

The Cube

Is France going to link its digital ID to your social media accounts?

Misleading narratives about digital IDs are commonplace online, as various European countries and the EU itself gear up to introduce them to the public.

06/11/2025