An Iranian court has sentenced French man to eight years in prison on spying charges. The 36-year-old Benjamin Briere is the only western detainee known to be currently held in Iran without an Iranian passport, Brier was arrested in may 2020 after taking pictures in a national park.

Iran jails French man Benjamin Briere for eight years on spying charges

Amid all the mounting fears of an armed conflict, diplomatic avenues for de-escalation remain open, and France has initiated a fresh attempt to defuse the simmering tension. Diplomatic advisers from Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany, the so-called Normandy Four, will meet for talks in Paris tomorrow

4 way Normandy Talks' to be held on January 26th

Amid rising concerns over covid-19 infections, many European countries have tightened their virus restrictions. After several countries in Europe registered record number of covid-9 infections, some countries have taken steps targeting the unvaccinated while others recently lifted and anti-covid restrictions.

UK scraps COVID tests for travellers, France introduces new vaccine pass

France launches Saturday a year of events to mark the 400th anniversary of Moliere, the nation's most illustrious and ever popular master of the stage and satire. Baptised on January 15, 1622, and probably born a day or two before, Moliere -- real name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin -- remains as central to French culture as Shakespeare to the English-speaking world.

France organizes events to mark 400th anniversary of Moliere, popular master of the stage & satire

Thousands of people took over French streets protesting against tighter restrictions for people who are not yet vaccinated. According to official estimates, the turnout was way below than previous weekend's demonstrations.

Watch: Protesters take over French streets to fight against the new vaccine pass

Paris has now decided to strike down its outdoor mask rule after French court ruling. Now people will no longer have to wear masks outdoors, which was earlier made mandatory by the city's police.

French court suspends Paris outdoor mask rule despite a spike of COVID-19 cases in the country

The Notre Dame is a medieval cathedral that is currently being renovated after an enormous fire burnt and damaged a large part of this monument but is there a different way to still visit the cathedral and to witness the brilliant architecture that has set Notre Dame apart from all other cathedrals.

Explore the Notre Dame cathedral in Virtual Reality

Thousand of French teachers have taken to the streets in Central Paris. They are protesting against the repeated changes in the government's protocol amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teachers union stage a protest in France over COVID-19 rules

Valerie Pecresse, a French woman who could become France's first female President. Voter survey shows she could beat President Emmanuel Macron in April's election.

Meet Valerie Pecresse, a French woman who could become France's first female President

France faced biggest strike of teachers as tens of thousands of educators walked off the job on Thursday and marched on streets protesting the government's Covid strategy for schools.

France: Teachers walk off jobs, protest Covid strategy

France is all set to ban incest for the first time since 1791. Recent polls found that at least 10% of French people are victims of incest. Why did France delay this decision for two centuries? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: France finally bans incest

French interior minister said on Wednesday that closure of a mosque in Cannes had been ordered because of 'anti-Semitic' remarks made there. Gerald Darmanin, the minister said that the mosque was also guilty of supporting BarakaCity and CCIF, two organisations dissolved by the government for spreading 'Islamist' propaganda.

Mosque in Cannes shut because of 'anti-Semitic' remarks

Protesters have taken to streets across France to oppose what they called the government’s plans to restrict the rights of the unvaccinated.

Anti-vaccination protesters rally across France

The Dakar 2022 rally in Saudi Arabia is facing calls of cancellation. France is accusing Riyadh of 'covering up' a 'terror attack' in which French driver was injured. Saudi authorities say the blast was an 'accident'. Palki Sharma decodes the brewing faceoff.

Gravitas: France accuses Saudi Arabia of 'covering up' a terror attack

Free birth control for all women under 25 will be available in France. The country is expanding a scheme that targets those under the age of 18. This is to ensure that young women don't stop taking contraceptives just because they cannot afford them.

France introduces free birth control scheme for all women under age 25

France hits Google and Facebook with hefty fines over privacy concerns that include cookie breaches.

Google, Facebook fined for cookie breaches by France

France's lower house of the Parliament has cleared plans for vaccine pass. All French citizens must be fully vaccinated to enjoy public needs.

French lower house passes vaccine pass plans

Tech giants Google and Facebook have been fined multi-million dollars by France's data privacy watchdog. The tech giants have been accused of making it difficult for internet users to refuse online trackers or cookies.

Google and Facebook fined for cookie breaches

Omicron variant is rampant in Europe. France has set the record for new covid cases, more than 300,000 new infections were recorded over the last 24 hours. 66,000 people received their first jab in a single day.

Omicron variant surges across Europe, France recorded 300,000 new covid-19 infections

Locals react positively after France made birth control methods free for all women under 25 from January 1. The country is looking forward to ensuring that young women, especially those who are under-18s, don't stop taking contraception because they cannot afford it.

France's decision to make contraceptives free for women under 25 lauded by locals

Regulators in France have slapped massive fines of USD 237 million (210 million euros) on Facebook and Google over their use of 'cookies', said authorities on Thursday.

Facebook, Google slapped with huge fines in France over 'cookies'

A record number of COVID-19 cases has been reported in the US, United Kingdom, France, and Australia as the WHO warned that Omicron's rapid spread could lead to the spread of new, more dangerous variants.

US sets global record, reports more than 1 million cases; UK, Australia, France also break previous records

WHO said the new variant was on the 'radar' of the UN health body since it was first identified in November.

What is the new 'IHU' variant discovered in France?

In a bid to spread awareness and cut down CO2 emissions, car advertisements in France will include messages encouraging people to consider less-polluting travel alternatives.

France car ads to contain messages to back less-pollution travel alternatives

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