Sources: BBC
Four people are killed and two others are reported missing amid power outages and widespread damage from flooding in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. 2025-05-20
Three people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting at a Kurdish community center in Paris, France. The perpetrator, a 69-year-old Frenchman, is arrested. 2022-12-23
An overnight fire at an OVHcloud server farm in Strasbourg destroys a data center and damages another, taking millions of .fr websites offline in France, including government websites, banks, online shops, and news websites. 2021-03-10
France reports the largest rise of COVID-19 cases since the lockdown was lifted in May, with 2,524 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours. 2020-08-12
Uzbekistan confirms the Central Asian country's first case of COVID-19, an Uzbek citizen who had recently returned from France. All schools, colleges and universities are ordered to close for three weeks, while all public events are cancelled. 2020-03-15
French police launch an investigation into the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the president of Interpol. He was reported missing after traveling to his native country of China last week. 2018-10-5
Belgian prosecutors hand over Salah Abdeslam, a key suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks, to French authorities. 2016-04-27
France commits troops to aid government forces in the Northern Mali conflict. 2013-01-11
French police dismantle Romani camps in Saint-Étienne by order of the president. 2010-08-6
French prosecutors launch an investigation into alleged illegal campaign funding for French President Nicolas Sarkozy. 2010-07-7