World Aug 06 France's biggest wildfire of the summer has eclipsed the size of Paris and is still spreading Thirteen people, including 11 firefighters, are injured. The mayor of one village says at least half of it has burned and describes a “hellish” landscape.
World Jun 25 NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate 'ironclad commitment' to collective defense if attacked Russia remains the major threat in Europe, but the United States is shifting its attention to focus on security priorities elsewhere. However, some countries have already warned that they will struggle to meet the target.
Arts May 13 French actor Gérard Depardieu convicted of sexual assault, given 18-month suspended sentence The case was widely seen as a key post-MeToo test of how French society and its film industry address allegations of sexual misconduct involving prominent figures.
Politics Mar 31 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking public office for 5 years after embezzlement verdict Le Pen denounced the verdict in an interview with French TV channel TF1 as a “political” move aimed at preventing her from running in the 2027 presidential election and said that millions of French people “are outraged.”…
World Mar 27 Prosecutor in Gérard Depardieu in sexual assault case calls for 18-month suspended sentence Paris’ public prosecutor has requested that French actor Gérard Depardieu be found guilty and given a 18-month suspended prison sentence on the last day of the four-day trial over accusations by two women of sexual assault on a film set.
World Mar 26 Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her on film set A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set.
World Mar 24 French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris for alleged sexual assaults on film set The case is seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France.
World Feb 24 WATCH: Trump says he believes Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia's war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion.
World Feb 24 WATCH: Trump says 'this is the right time' to end Ukraine war in joint news conference with France's Macron President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia's war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion.
World Feb 23 France and Britain's leaders head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia.