France

Bedbugs are making France itchy, and the 2024 Summer Olympics crowds are coming

By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press

Bedbugs go where you go, and they have been haunting France for weeks.

French police accused of systemic discrimination in landmark legal case

By Associated Press

The NGOs allege that French police target Black people and people of Arab descent in choosing who to stop and check. The government ignored an initial legal step pressing it to take action against discrimination.

Macron proposes granting limited autonomy to France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica

By Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron is proposing granting limited autonomy for Corsica in a modest step toward nationalist sentiment on the Mediterranean island.

A longtime city of cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams

By John Leicester, Associated Press

The country is one of car-lovers, the home to Renault, Citroen and Peugeot. But a nearly decade-long pro-bike drive by Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo is picking up pace ahead of the Paris Olympics next year.

French President Macron unveils latest plan for meeting climate-related commitments in the coming years

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Macron has unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the country's climate-related commitments in the coming year. That includes reducing dependency on fossil fuels and boosting electric car use.

Visiting France, Pope Francis challenges European nations to open ports to migrants

By Nicole Winfield, Sylvie Corbet, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press

For a second straight day in the French port city of Marseille, Francis took aim at European countries that have used “alarmist propaganda” to justify closing their doors to migrants, and tried to shame them into responding with charity instead.

King Charles III visits fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Charles and Queen Camilla were not able to enter the cathedral for safety reasons, but Macron invited them to take a closer look at the entrance as dozens of workers on the higher floors of the monument applauded the king…

French regulators say iPhone 12 emits too much radiation, Apple must take it off market

By Kelvin Chan, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

French regulators have ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure.

At least 9 dead after fire tore through French vacation home for people with disabilities

By Associated Press

The local administration of the Haut-Rhin region said 17 people were evacuated from the home and one person was sent to a hospital with serious injuries.

Niger’s president pleads for help as mutinous soldiers sever French military ties

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Niger's military junta says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler. And a regional delegation's efforts at negotiation with the junta have quickly deadlocked.