France will offer Covid-19 shots to anyone over 70 from this weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, as he sought to breathe more urgency into his country's vaccination campaign.

French Prez promises faster vaccine roll-out as infections 'explode' 

France has warned China's ambassador to comply "as quickly as possible" with a foreign ministry summons over recent tweets that targetted French lawmakers and a researcher.

France warns Chinese envoy to 'strictly comply' to summons after offensive tweets

Europe must take action as Lebanon collapses, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said, adding that he would press EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday to discuss solutions to the economic and political crisis in Beirut.

Europe must act as Lebanon collapses: France 

As countries race against time to inoculate citizens for better protection from COVID-19, many countries are witnessing a resurgence of cases. In France, the number of people kept in intensive care units has risen over the weekend.

France reports record patients in intensive care as cases rise

Senegal's football federation has called on its French-based players to be released for upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, calling the league's ban on internationals travelling outside the European Union "discriminatory".

Senegalese FA protests French travel ban for players

French President Emmanuel Macron accused Iran of continuing to violate a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and said Tehran should act responsibly.

France: Prez Emmanuel Macron accuses Iran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Iran to stop aggravating the already grave crisis over its nuclear programme by multiplying violations of the 2015 deal with world powers on its atomic programme.

France's Macron urges Iran to 'stop worsening' nuclear crisis

Activists raised privacy concerns as France unveiled its new digital national identity card. Are the claims of government overreach justified or have identity documents become an easy target? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: France's new national identity card sparks privacy fears

Identity cards have become an inseparable part of our lives. From the office to voting booths, they are required everywhere. They follow a common template all around the globe and include details about every person's name, gender, address and nationality.

France launches new digital identity cards

Court to examine acquittal of controversial France's top cleric Cardinal Philippe Barbarin. He was acquitted of abuse cover-up.

France: Court to examine acquittal of controversial Cardinal Philippe Barbarin

France, Germany and Italy have joined a growing list of nations that have suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID jabs. Are European powers politicising vaccines, or is there solid science behind the move? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: France, Germany suspend AstraZeneca jabs

The recently-launched audio-only chat app, Clubhouse, is facing a probe from France's data privacy watchdog. France's The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) is launching an investigation into the popular Clubhouse app to determine if the European data protection rules apply to the US-based company.

French watchdog launches investigation into audio chat app Clubhouse

The French National Assembly adopted legislation Monday that characterizes sex between adults and minors under 15 as rape, a move made after years of debate and rounds of sexual abuse scandals gradually pushed lawmakers to bring the French criminal code closer to that of most other Western countries.

Adult sex with minors to be considered rape under landmark French bill

A new Coronavirus variant has been found in France's Brittany. In a statement, the French health ministry said that the new mutant strain had been found in a cluster of cases several of which had not been detected by RT-PCR tests.

Coronavirus Update: New Coronavirus variant found in France's Brittany

France recently conducted a military drill in Space! Why is France preparing to fight in Space? Is Space next battleground? WION's Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: France conducted a military drill in Space!

COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in European Nation France. Hospital resources in the country are overwhelmed, this prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to hint at imposing tighter curbs amid the growing speculations of another lockdown.

French Prez Macron hints at imposing tighter curbs amid rising COVID-19 case

France, Italy and Germany became the latest major European countries to block Astrazeneca's Covid-19 vaccines over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients.

News Alert: Italy, Germany, France suspends AstraZeneca jabs

France is struggling to contain the widespread of the deadly coronavirus and the hospitals are facing the effect of it. Coronavirus hospitals in Paris are running up to their full capacity, leading to a massive shortage of beds, especially in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Beds' shortage forces France to evacuate over 100 COVID patients from Paris

Riding high in the polls ahead of the next presidential election, feeling they’ve won the battle over ideas, smelling blood in the Élysée Palace, leaders of France’s far right cocked their eyes across the land at perhaps the one thing standing between them and power: beavers.

France’s emboldened far right attracts voters it once horrified

India will be a part of France-led exercises "La Pérouse" that will take place in early April this year in the Bay of Bengal. With the Indian Navy's addition, all other QUAD member countries — the US, Japan and Australia — will be a part of France initiated joint naval exercise.

QUAD member countries to be part of France-led joint exercises

We have heard about military drills on land and high seas and in the air, but this one about military drills in space. Recently France launches its first military exercise in space, code name 'Asterx'. Excercise based on 18 simulated events. France says space is being militarised and they need to prepare.

France launches its first military excercise in space

France releases some restrictions on International travellers from Australia, UK, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and also South Korea. France's foreign ministry said those travelling to or from seven countries will no longer need to have a compelling reason to travel.

France eases travel rules for Australia, UK, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea

A fire that ravaged a leading French web hosting service, disrupting services for thousands of sites and leaving some clients concerned that they may have lost data, appears to have started by accident, a source close to the investigation said on Thursday.

French cloud firm fire appears 'accidental': probe source

France on Thursday eased travel restrictions for 7 non-EU countries including UK. Other countries include Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea.

France eases travel restrictions for 7 non-EU countries including UK

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