France records 1,000 more deaths amid extreme heat in Europe

Associated Press 06/29/2026

BERLIN, Germany — Around 1,000 additional deaths were recorded in France last week as the country’s record-breaking heat wave reached its peak, health officials said Sunday, amid a warning from the World Health Organization that Europe must…

World Cup: France with Mbappe’s double gets opening win over Senegal

Agence France Presse 06/17/2026

EAST RUTHERFORD, United States — Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France launched their bid for a third World Cup crown with a 3-1 victory over Senegal in Group I on Tuesday. Real Madrid star Mbappe took his…

France: Social media ban for under-15s pushed by legislators

01/27/2026

French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.…

Cold snap spreads across Europe; winter storm hits UK, France

01/10/2026

After a storm swept in off the Atlantic, bringing high winds, rain and snow to the region, thousands of homes and businesses across northern France and southern England were without power Friday morning and residents faced widespread…

UK, France strike IS site in joint operation near Palmyra

01/04/2026

On Saturday night, the British Ministry of Defense said, it cooperated with France to strike an underground facility in Syria. …

French ex-president Sarkozy enters prison after funding conviction

Agence France Presse 10/22/2025

PARIS, France — France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, again proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison. The right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012…

Migrants saved from refrigerated lorry in France

08/10/2025

LILLE, France — French medics had to treat Eritrean migrants hidden in a UK-bound refrigerated lorry for hypothermia Saturday, after the driver heard their cries for help, officials told AFP. The driver heard the group of 15…

Macron: France will recognize State of Palestine

Agence France Presse 07/25/2025

PARIS, France — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday his country would formally recognize a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September, the most powerful European nation to announce such a move. At least 142 countries…

France offers to help make Gaza food distribution safer

06/29/2025

PARIS — France “stands ready, Europe as well, to contribute to the safety of food distribution” in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Saturday. His comments came as criticism grew over mounting civilian…

NBI seizes suspected ‘ecstasy’ from Europe

Benjamin Pulta 06/05/2025

MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday confiscated an illegal shipment of the suspected recreational hallucinogen commonly known as “ecstasy” from Europe. In a statement, the NBI said its Pampanga District Office (PAMDO), along…

Cryotherapy session goes wrong in Paris: Employee dead, client critical

Agence France Presse 04/16/2025

PARIS, France — A cryotherapy session in Paris has turned deadly with one woman dying and another hospitalised in critical condition due to a nitrogen leak from a cold chamber, according to French investigators. The tragedy occurred…

‘Brutal’ tram collision in France injures dozens – authorities

Agence France Presse 01/12/2025

STRASBOURG — Two trams collided in a tunnel in a rare accident in the eastern French city of Strasbourg on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, authorities said. The collision occurred near Strasbourg’s main train station, one of…

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