The tomb of one of France’s best-loved early poets has been discovered during post-fire restoration work in Notre-Dame ...

(A fifth of Americans speak a language other than English in their own homes.) But for how much longer will English qualify as the "world's favourite ... who speaks no French in conversation ...

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will face each other in a second round of the French presidential election on Sunday. None of the 12 candidates secured more than 50% of the votes in the first ...

Paralympians have stressed they were "competing" at Paris 2024 rather than "participating", using social media to spread ...

There are renewed concerns over levels of violence in French schools after two young ... as Shamseddin died in hospital on Friday. The news came a day after he was beaten by a group of youths ...

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La Bougie du Sapeur gives a satirical take on topics ranging from politics to sport and international affairs The ... "It is French humour, and it does not translate into other languages," says ...

The French press describes her as one of only a ... an anonymous source close to the first lady told AFP news agency: "We are not associated with this project which we learnt about today in ...

French police have seized 72 firearms and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition from the home of screen legend Alain Delon. A shooting range was also found at the actor's home in Douchy-Montcorbon ...

France has moved a step closer to banning discrimination in the workplace against hairstyles. A bill has been approved in the National Assembly and will now be debated in the Senate. The law will ...

However, Gaelic is now a minority language in the Western Isles - while 52% reported speaking Gaelic in 2011, the figure in 2022 was 45%. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes told BBC Scotland that ...

the AFP news agency reported a business group saying. New Caledonia, one of five French island territories in the Indo-Pacific, is the world's third-largest producer of nickel and at the centre of ...