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French police evict refugees from Paris tent camp
May 09, 2017 10:34Police in France have evacuated about 1,000 refugees, mostly Afghans and Sudanese, from a tent camp in northeast Paris.
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People voting in French presidential runoff
May 07, 2017 04:30People in France are casting their ballots in a presidential run-off that pits the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron against his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen.
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Iran cancels airport deal with France's Bouygues
May 06, 2017 12:20Iran has canceled a preliminary agreement with the French industrial group Bouygues to expand the Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) south of Tehran, an official says.
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French soldiers ‘kill, capture 20 militants’ in Mali
May 01, 2017 09:18French forces in Western Africa say they have killed or captured about 20 militants in a restive region in Mali near Burkina Faso.
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Marine Le Pen calls Euro 'dead currency'
Apr 30, 2017 12:15French right-wing presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Sunday that "euro is dead," adding that France should return to the national currency.
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France’s Hollande asks people to vote for Macron
Apr 30, 2017 04:34France’s outgoing socialist president has asked the nation to vote for centrist Emmanuel Macron and not far-right Marine Le Pen in the upcoming presidential election runoff.
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Britain must pay price for Brexit, France’s Hollande warns
Apr 29, 2017 15:48French President Francois Hollande has warned Britain that its exit from the European Union would have its own costs, saying London should pay the price for the decision.
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Russia 'respects' French vote, denies favoring any candidate
Apr 25, 2017 00:23Russia says it shows respect for the choice of French people during the first round of the country’s presidential election and denies having sided with any candidate in the Sunday polls.
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Voting underway in French presidential election
Apr 23, 2017 04:37People are voting in the presidential election in France, which is being closely watched worldwide because of its potentially far-reaching consequences.
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Protesters march in Paris ahead of 'political masquerade' presidential election
Apr 22, 2017 12:13Hundreds of people in the French capital have protested against the policies presented by the candidates who lead voting polls in the April 23 presidential election, criticizing the vote as a “political masquerade.”