Nine French environmental activists have gone on trial for organising an outlawed protest against controversial reservoir plans which ended in violent clashes with police. Unionists and Greens ...

Thousands of people protested across France on May Day to urge the government to act on purchasing power and pensions, putting pressure on newly reelected President Emmanuel Macron. While most of the ...

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Protests against planned changes to employment laws will block streets in Paris, Marseilles and Lyon, though unions and the public are divided over opposition to reforms. Protests against planned ...

Pope Francis is visiting the French port city of Marseille, for centuries a multiethnic and multifaith melting pot, to amplify his call for the Mediterranean to be a place of welcome for migrants.

Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic crisis. A rapidly growing population had outpaced the food supply. A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread ...

French women have protested while topless after a string of cases of police asking women to cover themselves as this summer's heatwave saw many walk around without a shirt or bra. A row has ...

Residents of Mayotte Island, France's overseas territory, on Saturday organized a rally to protest against the water shortage on the island. The residents demanded a solution to the "water crisis ...

A demonstration was held Wednesday in France against the government's abaya ban in schools. A group of teachers and staff at the Maurice-Utrillo High School in Stains organized a strike and ...

"Macron, get out of our house," thousands of young demonstrators chant to the rhythm of reggae, making plain their demand for French soldiers to leave Niger. Rallies to protest the 1,500-strong ...

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says disposable vapes will soon be banned in the country as part of a national anti-smoking plan PARIS -- French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Sunday ...