enFollow FRANCE 24’s coverage of events in Paris and across France, Corsica and the French overseas territories. An insider look at French politics, culture, society, technology and sport through on-the-ground reports, investigations, exclusive interviews, debates and analyses.https://www.france24.com/en/france/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:30:46 GMTFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260918-far-right-politician-%C3%A9ric-zemmour-joins-2027-french-presidential-race French far-right politician Éric Zemmour said on Friday that he would run in next year's presidential election, joining far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who was runner-up to President Emmanuel Macron in the last two elections. Zemmour is campaigning on a crackdown on immigration, including a plan to expel unemployed foreigners even if they are legal residents.  2e6bcd08-b33a-11f1-b960-e76b244d1c83Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:06:31 GMT© Emma Da Silva, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20241015-controversial-west-african-activist-kemi-seba-detained-in-paris Kemi Seba, a controversial African activist known for his virulent anti-Western stance, has been arrested in Paris, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday. b9cb5c02-8aff-11ef-811f-005056a97652Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:17:13 GMT© Stéphane de Sakutin, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210714-france-s-new-health-pass-rules-raise-questions-as-many-scramble-to-adapt While the extension of France’s health pass and other new anti-Covid 19 measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron Monday night are yet to be hammered out in detail, what’s certain is that a full-throttled return to a normal life of frequenting café terraces, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and other culture and leisure activities will now hinge on having a pass sanitaire (or health pass). 5823e86e-e4b0-11eb-8c07-005056bf762bWed, 14 Jul 2021 16:03:14 GMT© Sameer Al-Doumy, AFPRomain BRUNETFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20131211-daughter-loses-legal-case-bitter-asterix-family-feud-france-comicsA long-running family feud between Asterix co-creator Albert Uderzo and his daughter took a new twist on Tuesday after judges dismissed a claim by Sylvie Uderzo that her father was mentally frail and being exploited.563894c2-cafc-11e7-8241-005056bf73c0Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:09:33 GMTPhoto: AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260918-french-pm-vows-to-cut-public-spending-by-%E2%82%AC54-billion-to-reduce-deficit Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday that France will cut public spending by €54 billion next year to reduce the country's deficit. The announcement comes seven months ahead of the country's presidential election, and the government is wary of a new wave of demonstrations with a jump in global oil prices sparking concerns over the rising cost of living.  61b975d6-b32e-11f1-ab9e-b5bbc83805dbFri, 18 Sep 2026 07:23:41 GMT© Ludovic Marin, AFP via APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210714-top-contemporary-french-artist-christian-boltanski-dies-aged-76 Christian Boltanski, one of France's top contemporary artists whose multimedia works probed the meaning of mortality and memory, has died aged 76, a former museum director told AFP on Sunday. b7135ce8-e4c8-11eb-89be-005056bf762bWed, 14 Jul 2021 18:44:40 GMT© Miguel Riopa, AFPNEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260913-radio-france-staff-strike-over-appointment-of-far-right-weekly-editor Staff at public broadcaster Radio France began a two-day strike on Sunday over the appointment of Charles Sapin, deputy editor-in-chief at far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles. Unions accuse Sapin of promoting far-right ideas ahead of next spring's presidential election, while management has defended the appointment in the name of pluralism. 5ef9108e-af70-11f1-8f8f-7db7cf189a1fSun, 13 Sep 2026 12:44:54 GMT© Ludovic Marin, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260913-france-apologises-for-diplomatic-spat-with-us-to-lift-block-on-new-ambassador-to-washington The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising a US vote at the UN General Assembly in a move that should clear the way for the new French ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier to take up his post in Washington. 9c8e07e2-af4d-11f1-8c62-892c781611bdSun, 13 Sep 2026 09:01:17 GMT© Ludovic Marin, AFPFRANCE 24Focushttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20210714-how-the-french-army-trains-for-high-intensity-conflict France's new military programming law increases the country's defence budget to 2 percent of GDP by 2025. It's an investment in the modernisation of equipment, but also in the training of soldiers. The aim is to teach soldiers to face an army at least as well equipped as that of France in a context of global rearmament. Our reporters Fadile Bhayat, Mandi Heshmati and Caroline Grandjean followed French troops during a "high-intensity" training exercise. 023ce07e-e41d-11eb-a94a-005056bf762bWed, 14 Jul 2021 14:42:34 GMTFadile BHAYATFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260907-scorching-summer-pushes-french-wine-harvest-to-new-historic-low French wine production is expected to suffer its worst harvest in some 70 years with the agriculture ministry on Monday forecasting a 6 percent drop in output after a summer of scorching temperatures, heatwaves and drought. France last week announced more than €1 billion in emergency support for farmers. 4694cc16-aab3-11f1-81c9-ff9d54eec782Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:57:17 GMT© Sebastien Salom-Gomis, AFPFRANCE 24Perspectivehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20220209-a-lot-of-french-politicians-are-out-of-touch-with-a-large-part-of-the-population Our guest is Fabien Truong, a sociologist, author and associate professor at the University of Paris. A former schoolteacher, he spent a decade following the lives of around 20 of his students, charting their progress from the time they took their end of school exams to when they finished their higher education. Those 10 years took in the riots that rocked France back in 2005 to the terror attacks of January 2015. He gives us his take on the French presidential election campaign, as seen from the suburbs. 2534ffb8-8980-11ec-8ce4-005056a97652Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:31:33 GMTSharon GAFFNEYFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260831-france-targets-shein-and-temu-with-new-fast-fashion-levy5a3534ae-a554-11f1-b888-bf56321c7dabMon, 31 Aug 2026 15:55:12 GMT© Jorge Silva, ReutersFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20220209-tefal-campaign-pandemic-prudent-president-keep-french-election-race-on-the-backburner Presidential campaigns offer an abundance of catch phrases, whether slogans finessed by a candidate's team to deliver maximum impact or coined spontaneously on the trail. The proclamations – and gaffes – of presidential hopefuls bring texture to an election race and come to define a campaign, whether for a news cycle or forever in the history books. FRANCE 24 brings you the buzzwords of the 2022 French presidential race. In the spotlight: "Tefal campaign". f4e47fa4-88f4-11ec-97bf-005056a97652Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:43:18 GMT© FMM Graphic StudioTracy MCNICOLLFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260814-france-s-constitutional-authority-strikes-down-social-media-ban-for-under-15s France's constitutional council struck down a proposed ban on social media for children under 15 on Friday, citing freedom of expression. President Emmanuel Macron tasked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu with re-working ​the draft legislation to take the Constitutional Council's concerns into account, the Elysée said in a statement. 593bbcd2-97e2-11f1-9b09-afe6d39a75d9Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:17:13 GMT© Nicolas Tucat, AFPFRANCE 24France 2022: The Choicehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/france-2022-the-campaign/20220207-battle-for-the-far-right-zemmour-le-pen-fight-to-steal-each-other-s-thunder As France's April presidential election approaches, the campaign is getting under way in earnest. In this edition of our new show, we focus on the French Communist Party attempting a political comeback and discuss at length the battle raging between Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen for leadership of the French far right.  6ecf0724-8861-11ec-862b-005056bf762bMon, 07 Feb 2022 22:00:57 GMTMarc PERELMANFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260723-in-pictures-wildfires-ravage-parts-of-southern-france Thousands of people were evacuated in southwest France on Thursday, as a wildfire ravaged a seaside pine forest. Hundreds of firefighters were battling the fire, which started around midday on Wednesday. FRANCE 24 looks at some of the most striking images of the fire.  356b841e-8689-11f1-a02b-a90349697956Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:31:52 GMT© Thibaud Moritz, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260728-french-police-discover-remains-of-five-babies-in-a-home-in-southeastern-france French police have opened a murder investigation after the remains of five newborns were discovered in cardboard boxes at a couple's home in southeastern France. The bodies were found after the woman's partner searched the flat following the home birth of a healthy baby, prompting hospital staff to alert prosecutors. 1baf3ecc-8a89-11f1-a367-41ea8b95ada7Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:48:30 GMT© Thibaud Moritz, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260723-thousands-of-tourists-forced-to-evacuate-as-fire-rages-in-southwest-france More than 20,000 people, most of them tourists, on Thursday were evacuated as a wildfire ravaged a forest in Le Porge, southwest France. The fire started midday on Wednesday and hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to the region. France has experienced three heatwaves since May, fuelling wildfires.  3e818896-8670-11f1-8d96-8b91e7fe4f70Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:49:53 GMT© Romain Perrocheau, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260722-french-environment-minister-announces-plan-to-resign-over-approved-pesticide-bill France's environment minister Monique Barbut said Wednesday that she will remain in her post despite her disagreement with a bill on bee-harming pesticides, given the "urgency" to act on climate change. Earlier in the day, Barbut said she would submit her resignation to the president.  d3fb6548-85a5-11f1-84de-c1013e91da27Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:22:44 GMT© Jumeau Alexis, ABACA via ReutersFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260722-louvre-gallery-where-jewellery-heist-took-place-to-reopen-to-public The Apollo Gallery at Paris's Louvre Museum, the site of the jewelry heist of October 2025, is set to reopen to the public on Wednesday without any jewelry on display. daed1298-8596-11f1-9cfd-a37c7f360e9dWed, 22 Jul 2026 06:58:07 GMT© Thomas Padilla, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260630-police-raid-eu-far-right-offices-including-s-france-s-national-rally-over-allegations-of-misuse-of-eu-funds France's National Rally was on Tuesday targeted as part of Europe-wide raids following suspicions of the misappropriation of European funds by the now-defunct Identity and Democracy (ID) group of MEPs, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said, onfirming a report in French daily Le Monde. b87222c6-74ac-11f1-a3cc-3b7ac5941c54Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:54:19 GMT© Wojtek Radwanski, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260716-france-explored-pegasus-spyware-deal-despite-morocco-espionage-claims France briefly explored acquiring the controversial Pegasus spyware in 2019, according to media investigations, even as Morocco was allegedly using the Israeli-made surveillance tool to target French ministers. The report claims President Emmanuel Macron ultimately rejected the purchase to avoid reliance on foreign technology. Morocco has denied the spying allegations. 29c82bac-8112-11f1-8f78-1f5f45bd9f1eThu, 16 Jul 2026 12:45:16 GMT© Sebastian Scheiner, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260716-macron-vows-to-replant-fontainebleau-forest-after-devastating-wildfires French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to replant Fontainebleau forest after devastating wildfires blazed through at least 10% of the 20,000 hectare demain and forced hundreds of residents to flee. The historic forest, just south of Paris, draws hikers, climbers and nature lovers from all over the world every year.  64fcb732-810e-11f1-bb97-7d2627b8f363Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:05:23 GMT© Mohammed Badra, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260630-france-records-300-excess-deaths-during-unseasonal-may-heatwave A five-day heatwave in May caused at least 300 more deaths than expected across France, health officials said Tuesday. The unseasonal heatwave was followed in June by 11 days of the hottest temperatures the country has experienced since records began.  e775446c-748a-11f1-9e69-ffae464c345dTue, 30 Jun 2026 14:05:40 GMT© Alice Sacco, ReutersFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260625-like-working-in-a-kettle-france-s-overcrowded-prisons-swelter-under-historic-heatwave The deadly heatwave sweeping France has once again exposed the structural problems of the country’s chronically overcrowded prisons, with groups of three or four detainees crammed into airless cells built to hold a lone prisoner. Analysts and prison staff alike have criticised a penal system that continues to see mass incarceration as the main means of cracking down on crime. d3e1dc5e-70ab-11f1-86ea-a5748fcbbc4bThu, 25 Jun 2026 16:57:31 GMT© Stéphane de Sakutin, AFPPaul MILLARFrance in focushttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/france-in-focus/20241014-the-rooftops-of-paris-with-the-zinc-craftsmen-of-the-sky Paris’s slate-grey zinc rooftops are a key part of the French capital’s visual identity. They have long inspired painters and filmmakers and only exist thanks to the expertise of the roofers who install and maintain the galvanised metal covering many of Paris’s buildings. Their expertise could soon be included in UNESCO's intangible heritage list, as the profession adapts to the challenges of global warming.  a8962130-8a21-11ef-85ac-005056bf1351Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:51:46 GMTOlivia SALAZAR WINSPEARFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210710-france-s-top-health-advisory-body-wants-compulsory-vaccinations-for-health-workers France's top health advisory body recommended on Friday that coronavirus vaccinations should be made compulsory without delay for all health workers and other professionals who come into contact with people vulnerable to COVID-19. 6f7d0f50-e16c-11eb-a7f5-005056a9d413Sat, 10 Jul 2021 11:01:30 GMT© Denis Charlet, AFPNEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210710-covid-19-french-nightclubs-reopen-for-the-vaccinated Nightlife fans across France can again crowd into clubs from Friday, despite warnings over a looming surge in Covid cases due to the more contagious Delta variant which looks set to become the dominant strain in the country as soon as this weekend. 0c359e72-e166-11eb-a768-005056a9d413Sat, 10 Jul 2021 10:16:25 GMT© Sebastien Salom-Gomis, AFPNEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260521-france-failure-protect-children-school-abuse-scandal-rocks-paris-gregoire Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire has acknowledged “systemic” failings as investigators probe allegations of child abuse by non-teaching staff at more than 100 nurseries and primary schools in the French capital. The scandal has shocked the public and exposed major shortfalls in child protection and accountability. aedf5382-54f4-11f1-85a7-df27a4f2ab30Thu, 21 May 2026 09:34:13 GMT© Martin Bureau, AFP file photoBenjamin DODMANFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210709-two-pilots-in-air-cocaine-drug-trafficking-case-acquitted-on-appeal Two French pilots convicted for their role in a spectacular 2013 drug bust on a private jet in the Dominican Republic were acquitted on appeal by a French court Thursday. 242bc394-e080-11eb-9e09-005056a9d413Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:02:37 GMTAFPFRANCE 24