French forces launched a "major operation" on Sunday to regain control of a key road linking New Caledonia's capital Noumea ...

The era of the Kevin -- or Kev-een as the French pronounce it -- had arrived, ushered in by the passions unleashed by a ...

A photograph shows the German Nied river in Crehange, northeastern France, on May 18, 2024. Water levels were receding on ...

This photograph shows a Kanak flag waving next to a burning vehicle at road block at La Tamoa in France's Pacific territory ...

This week’s must-reads from The Local: important – and looming – tax dates in your diary, to the rules for declarations and ...

In which there’s another public holiday – the last one for some time – some important tax deadlines, a strike, two big ...

They may be made of cardboard, but the beds at the athletes' village for this year's Paris Olympics have been chosen for ...

The French Post Office on Friday released a scratch-and-sniff postage stamp to celebrate the world-famous baguette. The ink ...

Violent unrest has disrupted daily life on the French Pacific island of New Caledonia - leaving several dead and prompting ...

A red weather warning - the highest level - has been issued for eastern France after torrential rain and flash flooding hit ...

Prison officers protest at the Bordeaux-Gradignan jail in Gradignan after two officers were killed during a jailbreak. Photo ...

The final holiday weekend of May in France is set to be marked by bad weather and difficult driving conditions on busy roads.