Sources: Xinhua
The death toll from the heatwaves across Europe increases to over 1,300 people killed, including 1,000 in France and over 300 in Spain. 2026-06-29
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
Belgium's special forces, with French Naval assistance, seize a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the North Sea. 2026-03-1
French police detain 12 people after over 145 people report being stabbed with syringes at Fête de la Musique sites across the country. 2025-06-24
France lifts its nighttime curfew due to an improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the country. The country previously dropped its outdoor mask requirement on June 17. 2021-06-20
During a session of the United Nations Security Council, the United States repeat its "unapologetic" support for the ongoing Iranian protests. Russia denounces the "veiled [U.S.] attempt to use the current moment to continue to undermine" the JCPOA. France calls to "be wary of any attempt to exploit this crisis for personal ends". 2018-01-5
A fire kills at least 13 people in a bar in the French city of Rouen. 2016-08-6
France announces plans to deploy 10,000 troops to protect sensitive sites across the country beginning tonight. 2015-01-13
France's National Assembly votes in favour of a bill criminalising any denial that the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in the 1910s was genocide. 2011-12-22
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