Sources: Xinhua
At least 40 people are injured and over 300 homes are damaged in a tornado in Pomas, Occitania, France. 2026-08-25
The 52nd G7 summit is held at Évian-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France. Évian becomes the first area to host a G7 or G8 summit twice, previously hosting the G8 summit in 2003 during the beginning of the Iraq War. 2026-06-15
France expels twelve Algerian diplomatic officials from the country after Algeria expelled twelve French officials yesterday over the arrest of an Algerian consular official in a kidnapping case. France also recalls its ambassador from Algiers. 2025-04-15
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will end its military presence in Niger and will remove its ambassador from the country following a deterioration in relations. 2023-09-24
France recalls its ambassadors from the United States and Australia in protest of the security pact, which also includes the United Kingdom. The French Foreign Ministry says that the "exceptional decision" was justified by the seriousness of the pact, which has replaced its own security agreement with Australia. 2021-09-17
France shuts down its first nuclear power reactor, at the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant. 2020-02-22
China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and United States urge Iran to co-operate with the International Atomic Energy Agency. 2012-05-3
The 2011 G-20 summit gets underway in the French city of Cannes, with discussions expected to focus on the continuing Eurozone debt crisis. 2011-11-3
According to a new Wikileaks document, U.S. ambassador to France, Craig Stapleton, asked Washington to penalize nations, including France, who do not support genetically modified crops.2011-01-3
The G8 releases a statement agreeing that Israel's blockade on Gaza is "not sustainable and must be changed" and calling for United Nations Security Council Resolution 1860, which was approved by the United Nations Security Council in January 2009, to be implemented. 2010-06-26