France
Macron backs enshrining right to abortion in French constitution
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he backed including the right to abortion in the constitution, a move…
Trains halted, schools shut in France as unions seek to block pension reform
Most trains came to a halt, oil refineries were blocked and power production reduced in France on Tuesday as unions organised a…
After $15 billion award, sultan’s heirs target Malaysian properties in Paris
French bailiffs attempted to enforce a seizure order on three Paris properties owned by the Malaysian government in a case linked to…
French strikes over pension reform plans to disrupt public transport on Tuesday
By Mathieu Rosemain and Benjamin Mallet PARIS (Reuters) - Industrial action in France over the government's planned pensions overhaul will cause heavy…
Deal with main supermarket chains in France to help shoppers cope with food price
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS, March 6 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has reached a deal with the country's main…
France’s Macron to host King Charles in first visit abroad as monarch
By Michel Rose PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - King Charles will travel to France on March 26-29 for his first state visit…
Breakthrough close on France-Spain undersea electricity link
By Belén Carreño, Benjamin Mallet and Kate Abnett MADRID/PARIS/STOCKHOLM, March 2 (Reuters) - France and Spain are poised to announce a breakthrough…
French federation president Le Graet resigns
Noel Le Graet, the embattled president of France's soccer federation, has resigned amid a scandal over harassment, including sexual harassment, and a…
France’s Macron calls Wagner Group ‘life insurance of failing regimes’ in Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday described the Russian mercenary Wagner Group as the "life insurance of failing regimes in Africa", in…
French people’s healthy lifespan up by more than 2 years since 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - The amount of time that 65-year-olds in France can hope to live without health issues has increased by more…
France eyes ‘unprecedented’ water curbs after driest winter since 1959
By Marine Strauss PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - France is preparing to introduce restrictions on water use in parts of the country…
Schoolteacher stabbed to death by pupil in southwest France
PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A teacher has been stabbed to death by a pupil at a high-school in the town of…