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Tennis
Monfils embraces final Roland Garros as trickster Gaston looks to spoil send-off
The first round of the French Open continues on Monday with four-times champion Iga Swiatek, world number two Elena Rybakina and newly crowned Italian Open champion Elina Svitolina among the…
France
‘Massive’ child abuse scandal in France as school staff investigated for violence and sexual assault
Paris police looking into more than 100 allegations of mistreatment by ‘monitors’ after parents’ groups said they had fought for years to be taken seriouslyFrance is facing a child abuse…
World
French police investigate death of child with towel round neck
A 12-year-old boy was found on the banks of the Vilaine river in Rennes, with investigators considering third-party involvement.
Cannes International Film Festival
The Oscars Start at Cannes
Glamorous and a touch old-fashioned, the French film festival increasingly defines what Hollywood celebrates each year.
Tennis
Zverev in cruise control as French Open starts under blazing sun
French Open dark horse Alexander Zverev started his Roland Garros campaign with a meticulous 6-3 6-4 6-2 first-round demolition of France’s Benjamin Bonzi in searing heat on Sunday. The 2024…
China
France and allies call for EU trade defence tool to fend off China
Proposals to counter Beijing come ahead of a key strategic debate on Friday in Brussels
News
‘One in, one out’ migrant deal extended – as critics call it cruel and wrong
Asylum seekers and NGOs say the scheme is failing, but French authorities say give it more time
Tennis
Ukraine’s Kostyuk keeps focus in Paris after missile strike near parents’ home
Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk made short work of Oksana Selekhmeteva with a 6-2 6-3 win in the first round of the French Open on Sunday and said she was proud of…
News
Mahama, Macron push new chapter on reparatory justice
The Government of Ghana has welcomed what it described as a “historic and courageous” decision by France to engage in reparatory justice discussions over the transatlantic enslavement of Africans, following…
World
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir banned from French territory
France has decided to ban Israel’s far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from French territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday, adding that this reflected growing anger among governments around…
EU sanctions
France bans hardline Israeli minister Ben-Gvir
Territory ban puts more pressure on EU to act after flotilla video
France
French stars are rightly worried by billionaire Vincent Bolloré. Here’s how to rein him in
The conservative tycoon’s grip on media and cinema is unhealthy. An EU fund could protect democracy in perpetuityThe shadow of Joseph McCarthy’s “red scare” loomed over the storied steps of…
Cheese
Cancoillotte’s comeback is no surprise | Letters
Readers respond to an article about France’s ‘viral’ liquid cheeseYes, we French people do value taste in cheeses (The French are hitting their protein goals – thanks to a cheese…
Dan Jørgensen
Jørgensen rallies troops as crunch time for grids package looms
Commissioner urges support for controversial proposal to centralise EU electricity network planning
Noon Update
Egypt, France team up to boost industrial sector
Egypt’s Minister of Industry, Khaled Hashem, met with Emad El-Sonbaty, President of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Egypt, to discuss ways to strengthen co-operation and attract more…
Egypt
Egypt, France team up to boost industrial sector
Egypt’s Minister of Industry, Khaled Hashem, met with Emad El-Sonbaty, President of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Egypt, to discuss ways to strengthen co-operation and attract more…
Antisemitism
In France, pro-Palestinian solidarity is being silenced and criminalised | Rokhaya Diallo
The government’s deeply illiberal ‘Yadan bill’ may be dead. But the threat to legitimate protest certainly is notTensions in France over how to respond to a rise in antisemitism have…
France
Move to abolish low-emission zones in French cities fails on legal technicality
Populist alliance loses battle to abolish city traffic restrictions, but war set to go on
Across Europe
Co-leader of German far right hits out at France’s Bardella
Bardella said he had some "points of ideological agreement" with Germany's conservative Chancellor
Airbus
Airbus CEO is ‘optimistic’ about FCAS combat system despite fighter jet dispute
The struggling €100 billion programme is stuck on differences between France and Germany
Film
Wild Foxes review – animal-obsessed fighter at elite sports academy wonders if more to life than boxing
Valéry Carnoy’s striking film brims with unsynchronised ideas and images, but the physicality and performances of the young cast are undeniable Valéry Carnoy’s fiercely acted but dramatically unfocused film is…
France
Paris art enthusiast wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle
Ari Hodara initially thought it might be a hoax after winning raffle he found out about by chance while dining out A Picasso painting worth more than €1m (£870,000) has…