Iran charges French detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris with spying for Israel

Two French nationals detained for more than three years in Iran have been charged with “spying” for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, diplomatic and family sources said Wednesday, adding that the pair had also been charged with conspiring to overthrow the…[Read more]

Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning

French far-right leader’s ‘grand plan’ to expand AC comes under attack, while Germany braces for possible record heat

The European heatwave has moved east, threatening record temperatures in Germany, as a political row broke out in France over air conditi…[Read more]

Fires break out in France as southern Europe heatwave intensifies

In France, wildfires broke out in the Corbières area of Aude in the southwest, where temperatures topped 40 degrees (104°F), forcing the evacuation of a campsite and abbey as a precaution.

Firefighters mobilized in several countries to tackle blazes as southern Europeans sought s…[Read more]

French minister calls for extension of EU-US trade talks

France’s finance minister has called for extending EU-U.S. trade talks beyond the July 9 deadline in order to secure a better agreement.
U.S. President Donald Trump has set the deadline for the trade talks, warning that failure to reach agreement could trigger higher U.S. tariffs on goods…[Read more]

France implements smoking ban at beaches and parks in step towards ‘tobacco-free generation’

Under new rules anyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park from Sunday will be breaking the law

Anyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park in France will be breaking the law from Sunday under new rules aimed at protecting children fro…[Read more]

Social democracy: PM Bayrou’s proclamations are not enough

Weakened by record unpopularity, his inability to assert authority over the centrist bloc and his complex relationship with the president, French Prime Minister François Bayrou downplayed the deadlock in the key pensions negotiations between labor unions and employers’…[Read more]

Louvre: ‘We want to find a lasting solution to overcrowding

The museum’s director, Laurence des Cars, and the chief architect of France’s historic monuments, François Chatillon, speak to Le Monde about the architectural competition to renovate the world’s most-visited museum.

At the end of January, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the…[Read more]

US ‘science refugees’ arrive at French university after Trump spending cuts

Eight researchers who left the US as a result of President Donald Trump’s spending cuts have arrived at France’s University of Aix-Marseille as part of a programme designed to attract American academics.

Eight American researchers have arrived at a university in…[Read more]

Macron challenges Europe to rival US, China in space

President Emmanuel Macron threw France’s backing behind plans for a European satellite manufacturing champion and called for accelerated deployment of Starlink-type satellites as he declared space the new theatre for world power competition.
Speaking at the Paris Airshow on Friday, after France…[Read more]

Dassault Aviation gets French government support for its VORTEX spaceplane demonstrator

Dassault Aviation (AM.PA), opens new tab and the French government signed on Friday an agreement whereby France’s armed forces ministry would support the development of Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX spaceplane demonstrator.
The agreement was signed at the Paris…[Read more]

Iran threatens to target American, British and French military bases

Tehran says it will take action if western countries help block Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel

Iran has warned the US, UK and France that their military bases and ships will be targeted if they help block the Iranian missile and drone retaliation for Israel’s a…[Read more]

Airbus nears landmark jet deal with Poland’s LOT, sources say

European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab is nearing a deal to sell A220 passenger jets to Polish carrier LOT after a hard-fought and politically charged contest with Brazilian planemaker Embraer (EMBR3.SA), opens new tab, industry sources said.
Barring a last-minute upset, a…[Read more]

Air France-KLM CEO voices confidence in Boeing 787

The head of Air France-KLM (AIR.PA), opens new tab voiced confidence in the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787 Dreamliner as he expressed condolences to Air India and those affected by the deadly crash of a London-bound passenger jet in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
“We still have confidence in the…[Read more]

Ministers pledge UK action to ratify high seas treaty by end of year

Move comes after efforts at UN ocean summit to establish marine protected areas in international waters.

Britain will take action to ratify the high seas treaty by the end of this year, a landmark agreement that will protect marine life in some of the oceans’ most remote w…[Read more]

Teaching assistant killed in stabbing outside France school

A teaching assistant has died after being stabbed by a student outside a school in Nogent, north-east France, officials say.

The 31-year-old teaching assistant was stabbed on Tuesday morning outside Françoise Dolto middle school as pupils’ bags were being checked by police, the…[Read more]

French Tesla customers file lawsuit over brand becoming ‘extreme-right’ symbol

A group of Tesla customers in France are demanding that their lease contracts be terminated and legal costs be reimbursed over the “direct and concrete” damage suffered from the brand’s association with Elon Musk’s activities in the Trump administration and his support…[Read more]

France’s Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation in defense and trade

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Monday for closer cooperation between Vietnam and France in an increasingly unstable global landscape as he visited Hanoi as part of a Southeast Asia tour focused on strengthening regional ties.

Macron emphasized t…[Read more]

Iran summons French envoy over ‘insulting’ Cannes remarks

Iran summoned France’s envoy in Tehran to protest against “insulting” remarks made by the French foreign minister after an Iranian filmmaker won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the prestigious Palme d’Or for his film It Was Just an Accident on…[Read more]

Macron says he and wife were ‘horsing around’ in apparent fight caught on camera

A video that appears to show France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron pushing her husband in the face as the couple landed in Vietnam this weekend made the rounds in French and international media on Monday. President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed speculations that the w…[Read more]

Macron, Pope Leo XIV call for ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine and Gaza in first phone call

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with newly elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, discussing global peace efforts in Ukraine and Gaza during their first official conversation. Macron praised the pontiff’s commitment to social and environmental causes and r…[Read more]