Sources: BBC
France sees several June all-time temperature records beaten by over 1 C-change in an exceptionally strong heat wave. Biarritz's temperature rises to 42.9 C, the absolute record for the seaside resort and 2.3 C-change above the previous all-time record set in August. 2022-06-18
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 surpasses one million COVID-19 cases after a record 42,032 new infections are reported in the last 24 hours, becoming the second European Union country to reach the milestone after Spain and the seventh country in the world to reach the same level. 2020-10-23
A plane and a helicopter collide over Testa del Rutor near the border of France and Italy, leaving seven dead. 2019-01-25
An avalanche near Entraunes in southeastern France, kills at least four people and leaves another one missing. 2018-03-2
France halts delivery of the first of two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships to the Russian Navy due to circumstances in Ukraine. 2014-09-3
Fourteen Caribbean nations file a lawsuit against the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands for damages caused during the Atlantic slave trade. 2014-03-11
Japan protests to France about the sale of DCNS helicopter landing equipment to the People's Republic of China. 2013-03-18
The US, UK, France and Germany ban all air freight from Yemen at their respective countries' airports following the discovery of two explosive packages. 2010-10-31
French prosecutors launch an investigation into alleged illegal campaign funding for French President Nicolas Sarkozy. 2010-07-7