Sources: Newsweek
France's Directorate-General for External Security reports that four French nationals detained in Burkina Faso on allegations of being foreign intelligence agents have been released following mediation by Morocco. 2024-12-19
The ship "Belem" arrives in Marseille, France, with the Olympic flame. 2024-05-8
France begins withdrawing its forces from Niger after the ruling military government ordered them to leave. 2023-10-10
A compromise is reached regarding a COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property waiver for developing countries. According to the compromise, developing countries which have exported less than 10% of the world's COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021 do not need to seek consent from the owner of the patent before authorising the vaccine. The patent waiver does not apply to other COVID-19-related pharmaceutical products. 2022-03-16
A man stabs five people at the central police headquarters in the French capital of Paris, killing three officers and an administrative worker. The attacker, who was shot dead by other officers, was an admin worker at the station. 2019-10-3
A flight plan transmission computer system fails in France, causing disruption to international flights across Western Europe. 2019-09-1
Voters in France go to the polls for local government elections with initial polling suggesting favorable results for former President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP. 2015-03-29
The bodies of five missing climbers are found on Mont Blanc in France. 2014-08-13
French sources find traces of phenylbutazone, a suspected harmful drug, in several horse carcasses slaughtered in Somerset, England, and fear they could be part of lasagne or other food sold in France. 2013-02-14
Three people are found shot dead in a car near Corte, on the French island of Corsica. 2012-09-11