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Roman Polanski tried in France for alleged defamation of British actor
Film-maker held to account for dismissing claim of 1983 sexual assault against Charlotte Lewis as ‘heinous...
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France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote
Eiffel Tower lit up to mark change, seen as way of protecting law that decriminalised abortion...
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Seven-year-old girl dies after makeshift boat heading to UK capsizes in France
Boat carrying 10 other children between seven and 13 years old, along with girl’s pregnant mother,...
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French media personality Gérard Miller investigated over rape claims
Prosecutors have received six complaints against Miller, 75, dating from between 1995 and 2005The French psychoanalyst...
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Four men go on trial over Strasbourg terror attack in 2018
One accused of terrorism and three of helping Chérif Chekatt procure weapons for deadly assault at...
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One person dead and two missing in Channel boat incident
Officials say 179 people trying to cross Channel were rescued after four French-led operationsOne person has...
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France to make abortion a constitutional right after senate vote
Prime minister says France ‘stands up’ to defend women as rights are attacked around the worldFrance...
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Priest accused of abusing Inuit children in Canada will not be dismissed by church
Senior church officials in Rome decline to act, citing worsening health of French clergyman known as...
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Bag containing security plans for Paris Olympics stolen from French train
City hall engineer had put bag with sensitive data in overhead luggage rack on train at...
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Macron refuses to rule out putting troops on ground in Ukraine in call to galvanise Europe
French president admits no consensus exists on such a move as he urges fellow European leaders...
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Deadly avalanche in Auvergne region of central France
Four ski mountaineers from a nearby club killed and three injured while off piste with a...
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Macron opens Paris agricultural fair to protests from farmers
French president greeted by whistles from hundreds of demonstrators as some clash with policeHundreds of protesting...
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France should return much more looted African art, film-maker says
Mati Diop, the director of Dahomey, which charts the restitution of 26 objects to Benin, says...
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French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network
Network operating in western Europe is ‘paving way for new wave of online manipulation’ in crucial...
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France unveils plan to curtail right to French citizenship in Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
Interior minister Gérald Darmanin plans to change constitution to remove birthplace right to citizenship on island...
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Fighting the smartphone ‘invasion’: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public
Seine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks – but young people...
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Eiffel Tower crowned as world’s tallest matchstick building after record U-turn
Guinness World Records initially said 7.2-metre structure made from more than 700,000 matches broke rulesA man...
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Rape inquiry opened after Judith Godrèche files complaint against director
French actor alleges arthouse film-maker Benoît Jacquot groomed her when she was 14 and he was...
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French diplomat to review UNRWA after claims of staff role in Hamas attack
Catherine Colonna will lead inquiry after Israel’s accusation that at least 12 UN agency workers were...
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Three people wounded in Paris knife attack at railway station
Two victims have light wounds while third person has serious but non-life threatening injuries, say policeThree...
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Thousand demonstrate as French farmer protests continue before minister holds talks in Brussels – Europe live
French agriculture minister set to hold takes in Brussels as around 10,000 protesters turn outValérie Hayer,...
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French move to make abortion a ‘guaranteed freedom’ gains big win in lower house
Constitutional change could face fight in Senate after national assembly approves measure by 493 votes to...
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British police and security services to help protect Paris Olympics
France and UK also agree to deploy more drones and sea barriers to stop small boats...
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EU must defend Ukraine even if US reduces military support, Macron says
French president says future security architecture of Europe could no longer be settled by the US...