Pressure mounts on France’s Fillon as party lawmakers rebel
French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon faced a fresh party rebellion on Tuesday after some 40 lawmakers demanded a “crisis” meeting to discuss his fate...
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France’s Macron seen winning French presidential vote – poll
Independent Emmanuel Macron will easily beat far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a runoff in the French presidential election, but the outcome of a knockout...
At least four killed in avalanche at French skiing station
At least four people have been killed in an avalanche at the Alpine skiing station of Tignes, local authorities said on Monday. Authorities added that...
Four arrested in France for planning attack – sources
Four people have been arrested in and around Montpellier, southern France, on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack, police and justice sources said on Friday....
Pressure on scandal-hit Fillon as polls point at disapproval
Seven out of 10 French voters want conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon to step down, an opinion poll by Odoxa for France Info radio said...
France’s Fillon makes appeal to voters, retains party backing
Conservative French presidential candidate Francois Fillon appealed to voters on Wednesday via a newspaper column to back his campaign, after losing his place as frontrunner...
Violence spreads in Paris suburbs after police rape accusation (Update)
Violence spread in Paris’s northern suburbs for a fourth night and French police arrested a dozen people, police said on Wednesday, amid accusations that police...
England finish strongly to edge France 19-16 in Six Nations opener
By Mitch Phillips England overcame a poor first half to grind down France for a 19-16 victory to open the defence of their Six Nations...
Don’t like Trump? Move to France, Macron offers U.S. scientists, entrepreneurs
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on U.S. scientists, academics and entrepreneurs at odds with Donald Trump’s administration to move to France. The...
France’s Valls sets out stall for left-wing presidential bid
The man tipped to be the ruling Socialist Party’s candidate in France’s presidential election said on Tuesday he would avoid draconian public spending cuts planned...
