World Sicily offers safe haven to 422 migrants A vessel carrying 422 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya has been given permission to dock in Italy after issuing an urgent appeal for shelter... on 7 February 2021
World Pope appoints first woman to senior synod post Pope Francis has broken with Catholic tradition to appoint a woman as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first to hold the post with... on 7 February 2021
World One missing, one seriously hurt in French garage blast An 89-year-old man was seriously hurt and one person was still missing Saturday after an explosion in a garage in the French city of Bordeaux,... on 6 February 2021
World French museums beg to reopen as blockbusters go unseen It was to be a highlight of the art calendar: 230 works by impressionist master Henri Matisse gathered at France's leading modern art museum... on 5 February 2021
Health No French Covid lockdown for now : PM The French government said Thursday that it would hold off from imposing a new Covid lockdown, as new infection numbers have stabilised and a... on 4 February 2021
World Iran diplomat given 20 years for Paris bomb plot A Belgian court jailed an Iranian diplomat for 20 years on Thursday after convicting him of plotting the thwarted 2018 bombing of an opposition... on 4 February 2021
World Trial over French hiker’s murder to open in Algeria The trial over the murder of a French mountaineer opens in Algeria this week, more than six years after he was beheaded by Islamic State group-linked... on 3 February 2021
World Chilean faces French trial over Japanese girlfriend’s murder A French judge has ordered a trial for a Chilean man charged with murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend whose body has yet to be found in a case... on 2 February 2021
World How Iran lured a dissident from France to execution In October 2019, Iranian dissident Ruhollah Zam was running a widely followed news site based in France, accompanied by his family and benefitting... on 2 February 2021
Health French police block passengers as new Covid rules kick in French border police turned away some passengers bound for non-EU destinations Monday as new rules came into force banning flights to and from... on 1 February 2021
World Navalny jailing to burden, not break, Russia-EU ties The jailing of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is corroding already damaged Europe-Russia ties but EU leaders are unwilling to cut all... on 1 February 2021
World France ponders how to improve confidence in police The French government began a public consultation on Monday aimed at devising ways to increase public confidence in the police that has been... on 1 February 2021
Health Macron gambles by saying ‘non’ to lockdown French President Emmanuel Macron has gambled by not imposing a third national lockdown to contain Covid-19 -- against expectations and the advice... on 31 January 2021
Business Hundreds protest Amazon expansion in France Hundreds rallied in several French towns on Saturday in protests against Amazon called by anti-capitalist and environmental groups, including... on 31 January 2021
World New protests in France over security law Tens of thousands of protesters turned out in dozens of French cities Saturday against a security bill they say will restrict the filming and... on 31 January 2021
Health Macron : AstraZeneca vaccine ‘quasi-ineffective’ for over-65s French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine appeared not to be effective for people over 65 years... on 29 January 2021
