President Emmanuel Macron's government in France has earmarked 200 million euros (approximately $216 million) to support the disposal of excess wine within the country.

France spends $216 million to dispose off some of the world’s best wine

A dig in France to find remains of dozens of occupying German troops who are said to have been executed in central France by Resistance fighters during Second World War failed to yield anything, said authorities on Thursday (August 24).

France: Excavation for remains of German WW2 soldiers fails to yield anything

Lionel Messi wasn't on the scoresheet for the first time as an Inter Miami player, but he still had two assists as his side beat MLS Eastern Conference Leaders FC Cincinnati in a penalty shootout to reach the U.S Open cup final. Is Messi still the best player in the world?

Messi leads Inter Miami to the US open final

Ethiopia will launch a joint investigation with Saudi Arabia into allegations made by a human rights group that hundreds of migrants from their country were killed by Saudi border guards, said the Ethiopian foreign ministry, on Tuesday (August 22).

Ethiopia to investigate alleged migrant killings 'in tandem' with Saudi Arabia

Record-breaking heatwave hits France, with temperatures expected to peak at 40-42 degrees Celsius in the Rhone valley region. Forest fires and heat warnings are in place. People in France endured a late summer heatwave on Monday, with record temperatures expected in the wine-growing Rhone valley region.

France on red alert: Intense and long-lasting heatwave creating ‘heat dome’

Melvyn Jaminet’s 19-point haul for France at the weekend helped the injury-plagued fullback to secure a berth in the host nation’s 33-man squad for next month’s World Cup.

Rugby: World Cup hosts France announce final 33-man squad

General Jean-Louis Georgelin, 74, died on Friday in the Pyrenees mountain range straddling the France-Spain border, said the prosecutor's office in the southern French city of Foix.

France: Former army chief entrusted with Notre-Dame reconstruction found dead

French prosecutors on Wednesday officially charged four individuals with involuntary manslaughter. They have been charged over the tragic incident in which a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel over the past weekend.

Four charged over tragic migrant boat capsizing in English Channel

A wildfire in France triggered the evacuation of more than 3,000 people from a holiday campsite near the Spanish border. The regional authorities later informed that the fire was contained, but the situation remains precarious.

French firefighters battle to contain wildfire near border with Spain | WION Climate Tracker

Two drunken tourists from the United States were on Monday (Aug 13) discovered sleeping atop the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris after evading security the night before, said the monument's operator on Tuesday.

Drunk American tourists found sleeping atop Eiffel Tower after dodging security

As Europe continues to face record-breaking heatwaves, southern France is hit by a severe drought. over 300,000 people in the region are facing heavy water supply disruption. On the other hand, some 67 communes are now receiving water by tanker and another 18 by bottles.

300,000 face water shortage as drought ravages France | WION Climate Tracker

In a devastating incident that occurred early Sunday (August 13), a fire engulfed a residential building located in the central district of Grasse, a renowned city in the French Riviera.

Fatal building fire kills three in French Riviera city of Grasse

The Eiffel Tower and also its surroundings in the French Capital Paris were evacuated and this was done as a precautionary measure following a bomb threat. Now the French police have said that this was a false alarm and people were allowed to go back inside after the bomb disposal experts gone through the tower.

False bomb alarm prompts brief Eiffel Tower closure in Paris, France

According to a report by Reuters citing French police sources, the Eiffel Tower in the capital city of Paris was evacuated and closed to the public on Saturday (August 12) as a precautionary measure following a bomb threat.

Eiffel Tower in Paris briefly evacuated after bomb threat: Reports

In an unusual instance of officers facing a criminal case over on-duty violence, three police officers, on Thursday, were charged over the death of a 27-year-old man in the southern French city of Marseille during nationwide riots that took place in early July, prosecutors said.

France: 3 police officers charged over death of man during nationwide riots

Five police officers, on Tuesday, were arrested over the death of a 27-year-old man in the southern French city of Marseille during nationwide riots that took place in early July, said the prosecutors.

France: 5 police officers detained over death of man during nationwide riots

A fire incident on Wednesday (August 9) at a centre housing holidaying adults with learning difficulties killed nine people in eastern France, the fire brigade said.

France: At least nine dead in fire at holiday home for disabled people

French authorities said Monday they arrested a German man following the discovery of his wife who had been held captive for 12 years in their residence in Forbach, situated in eastern France near the German border.

France arrests German man accused of holding his wife captive for 12 years

For the Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony, France has said that it will send out 35,000 military and security personnel to guard against dangers like drone attacks. By choosing to stage the Ceremony on the River Seine while boats carrying competitors are in the water, the organizers have added new safety risks.

France to deploy anti-drone system to protect Paris 2024 Olympic games

Five people were injured on Saturday in an explosion at a residential building in the north of Paris, police and emergency services said. The blast recalled another in the French capital in June, when three people died in an explosion that caused a building to burst into flames and collapse in an area near the centre of the city popular with tourists.

Five injured in explosion at residential building in Paris

More than 130 people have been evacuated after a wildfire at Portbou, Spain’s Mediterranean coast near the French border continued to spread, on Saturday (August 5), said a report by AFP citing firefighters.

More than 130 people evacuated from Spain-France border as wildfires spread

Niger Coup is an 'eye-opening' event. The event put forth the West’s failing policy in the Sahel, The coup in Niger was the seventh in West & Central Africa in the last three years.

Why is Niger coup a testament to the West’s failing policy in the Sahel?

In what is being seen as insensitive comments, President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (August 3) that France is facing an “immense” challenge most of the youngers who were prosecuted over riots this summer were either in social care or had single-parent families.

In insensitve comments, Macron holds children of single parents responsible for French riots

France may soon overtake Russia as the world's number two arms exporter and of course France has recently just sealed the deal with India for the Rafael Marine jets as well. This come due to declining Russian arms exports in the wake of the Ukraine war.

France set to become world's number 2 arms exporter, country's arms sales up by 59% last year | WION

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