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...
Manuel Valls
French PM urged to prepare presidential bid if Hollande balks at running
Socialist lawmakers are urging Prime Minister Manuel Valls to prepare a run for the French presidency in place of Francois Hollande, whose chances of being...
Top French court makes initial ruling to suspend burkini ban
A top French court on Friday suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has angered Muslims, feminists and civil liberties campaigners. The ruling by...
French PM defends burkini ban but some in cabinet wary (Updated)
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defended a ban on burkinis in more than a dozen coastal towns on Thursday, saying France was locked in a...
France buries priest slayed by Islamic militants
Mourners crammed into Rouen Cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of the Roman Catholic priest knifed to death at his church altar, as France’s political...
French parliament urged to unite on emergency rule after attack in Nice
France’s government, smarting from accusations that it did not do enough to avert last week’s deadly truck attack in Nice, urged lawmakers on Tuesday to...
French unions rally last-gasp protest as labour reform takes final steps (Updated)
France’s government invoked special constitutional powers on Tuesday to impose labour legislation that will make it easier to hire and fire staff, overriding street protesters...
French unions lead labour law protest before meeting PM
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris under heavy police presence on Tuesday to demonstrate their discontent over changes to labour law that...
French protest union defies demo ban threat, says not to blame for violence
The head of a French union blamed for months of violence-marred demonstrations said on Thursday it would stage more street marches against labour law reform...
France threatens ban on union protests after ‘unbearable violence’ (Updated)
French leaders told the hardline CGT labour union on Wednesday it would be denied permission for further street rallies unless it rooted out troublemakers, a...
