Yellow vest protests' made a comeback in France as protesters tussled with police on streets of Paris on Saturday. The police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd and made arrests.

'Yellow vest protests' make comeback in France, police fire tear gas to disperse crowd

France's economy has been pushed into a recession by the coronavirus crisis. However, the economy is bouncing back and there is a struggle in recovery.

France economy struggles to recover as hit by coronavirus pandemic

French President Emmanuel Macron called for the need for Europe to have a 'united and clear' voice on Turkey. His appeal has come even as European Union remained indecisive about its response to dispute between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus.

Europe needs 'united and clear voice' on Turkey: Macron

As France continues to battle a fresh wave of coronavirus cases, the country has announced that parents will be paid to stay home if schools of their children are locked down due to a surge in infections.

France to pay parents if child's school gets closed due to coronavirus lockdown

Across France, horse breeders, pony clubs and equestrian centres are in a state of high alert after horses have been found with ears cut off, eyes gouged out, and genitals mutilated. Police say they have no idea what the motive is: theories include a satanic rite, macabre trophy hunt, or internet challenge

Fearful French horse owners want mystery mutilator caught

Paris's museum, famous for its art on nudity, has apologised to a literature student who was earlier denied entry as she wore a low-cut dress. The Musée d'Orsay said it "deeply" regretted the incident and apologised to the French student Jeanne who visited the museum earlier this week.

Paris museum that celebrates nude art apologises after woman denied entry over low-cut dress

IAF gets Rafale boost amid India-China standoff

France has accused the United States of seeking to avoid international talks to update cross-border taxation for the digital age and urged Europe to prepare an EU tax if the negotiations fail.

France says US blocking digital tax talks: Nearly 150 countries are negotiating tax

Tiffany & Co sued LVMH on Wednesday after the French luxury goods giant told the U.S. jeweler it could not complete a $16 billion deal to acquire it because of a French government request and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

Tiffany sues LVMH for reneging on $16 billion deal as France steps in

The French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested negative for novel coronavirus, his office reported on Tuesday. "The test undergone today by the Prime Minister, who does not present any symptom, is negative," his office issued a statement.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex tests negative for coronavirus

More than 30 horses have been killed or mutilated in violent attacks across France since Feburary. But, the police officials are yet to find the motive behind these barbaric attacks

Gravitas: Mysterious horse killings in France

Investigators in France officially opened more than 150 probes into the killings and mutilations of horses all over the country. Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie announced the investigations would begin on Wednesday.

France initiates 150 probes into nationwide horse mutilations and killings

French Prime Minister Jean Castex is to undergo a COVID-19 test as a precaution after he shared a car with the director of the Tour de France cycle race, who has since tested positive for the virus, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday.

French PM to have COVID test after contact at Tour de France

No-mask, anti-lockdown protests gather pace across the globe

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian had strong words for a man at his position as he weighed in on the ongoing negotiations between Britain and the European Union.

Brexit trade deal: Brits 'do not understand', says French foreign minister

Facebook has blocked a terminally ill French euthanasia campaigner from livestreaming his own death. Alain Cocq, who has been suffering for 34 years from a rare and incurable degenerative disease, has stopped taking food, drink or medicine, and says he wants his death to be seen to help persuade French authorities to lift a ban on medically assisted suicide.

Facebook blocks livestream of euthanasia campaigner's death

France must stay vigilant as more people will be hospitalised in intensive care units in the next two weeks, reflecting a flare-up in COVID-19 infections in recent days, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Saturday.

France expects more severe COVID cases in next 15 days

Thousands of Islamist protestors rallied in anti-france demonstrations across Pakistan against French satirical paper.

Charlie Hebdo protest across Pak as French paper reprints Prophet's caricatures

Tens of thousands of people protested across Pakistan on Friday against French magazine Charlie Hebdo`s reprinting of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad, chanting "Death to France" and calling for boycotts of French products.

Thousands protest in Pakistan over reprinting of Mohammad cartoons in Charlie Hebdo

Thousands protest in Pakistan over reprinting of Mohammad cartoons in France

A Frenchman who is suffering from an incurable condition said Friday he plans to livestream his death on social media as he refuses to take food, drink or medicine after President Emmanuel Macron turned down his request for euthanasia.

Frenchman to livestream own death in right-to-die case

For the second time in two days, France reported over 7,000 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry on Thursday said. France reported 7,157 new infections, which is just shy of record 7,578 cases confirmed on March 31 during the lockdown.

France reports over 7,000 new coronavirus cases for second consecutive day

A primary suspect of the Charlie Hebdo shooting has denied any responsibility of the heinous attack that took place in 2015. Ali Riza Polat, a 35-year-old Franco-Turkish man, who was jailed a few weeks after the attacks said "I am innocent" when he was put on trial on Friday.

'I am innocent': Prime suspect of Charlie Hebdo shooting declines all accusations

After a new cluster of novel coronavirus was found in the country, Malaysia has decided to add the United States, United Kingdom and France to a 'no entry' list.

After banning Indians, Malaysia adds US, UK and France citizens to 'no entry' list

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