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Macron champions 'rules-based order' as France courts Vietnam

France, May 27 -- Amid rising US-China rivalry in Southeast Asia, French President Emmanuel Macron has pitched France as a stable, rules-driven partner with economic clout and diplomatic balance durin... Read More


French journalists call on France to help evacuate collaborators from Gaza

France, May 26 -- Several French journalist associations are calling on the French government to help the evacuation of Palestinian journalists, fixers and drivers who have been covering or helping to... Read More


US tariffs on EU goods delayed after Von der Leyen call with Trump

France, May 26 -- US President Donald Trump has agreed to push back by a month a threatened 50 percent tariff on goods coming from the European Union after a call with European Commission President Ur... Read More


The Metre Convention: amilestone that's changed modern life immeasurably

France, May 25 -- France - and the majority of the rest of the world - is marking 150 years since the Metre Convention first united them in a shared language of measurement, laying the foundations for... Read More


The last word: why half of the world's languages could vanish this century

France, May 25 -- There are around 7,000 languages spoken in the world, but that number is shrinking. Unesco estimates that half could disappear by the end of the century. So how are languages lost, a... Read More


Cannes 2025 ends on a high as director Jafar Panahi claims the Palme d'Or

France, May 25 -- Iranian director Jafar Panahi has claimed the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival for his powerful revenge drama It Was Just an Accident, capping a politically charged celebr... Read More


Macron heads to Vietnam as France seeks bigger role in Indo-Pacific

France, May 24 -- French President Emmanuel Macron begins a tour of Southeast Asia on Sunday, starting with Vietnam - the first visit by a French leader in a decade. The trip is part of France's push ... Read More


A sea of controversy as Trump stirs old tensions over Persian Gulf name

France, May 24 -- Ahead of a May tour of the Middle East, US President Donald Trump revived a long-running dispute over the name of the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula - should it... Read More


Cannes power outage won't dim the glamour of film festival finale

France, May 24 -- A major power outage has swept through French Riviera, but thanks to backup systems, the 78th Cannes Film Festival's glamorous closing ceremony will go ahead as planned. A widesprea... Read More


Drought grips northern Europe as farmers brace for poor harvests

France, May 23 -- Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from Scotland to the Netherlands fearing the dry spell will dent harvests if it contin... Read More