France
Paris (EFE).- Temperatures rose to 40°C (104°F) in some French cities on Friday during the latest peak of the prolonged heatwave this summer. The heatwave is expected to subside starting this weekend, however, its end is not yet clear, and there is no rain in sight to alleviate the historic...
Paris, Aug 4 (EFE).- 402 people have been arrested in France in connection with the record-breaking wildfires that have broken out throughout the summer, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Tuesday. Speaking to the media, Nuñez specified that 156 of those arrested are minors. Since the start of the season,...
Madrid/Paris (EFE).- Wildfires put Spain and France in a critical situation, affecting over 285,000 people, including those who were evacuated or placed under lockdown. Tens of thousands of hectares have burned amid a summer marked by high temperatures and extreme weather conditions. In Spain, two major wildfires in the neighboring...
Paris (EFE).- The French Parliament has definitively passed a law banning access to social media for children under 15. This makes France the first country in Europe to implement such a general restriction, with the government aiming for enforcement by the start of the next school year. «France is leading...
Berlin (EFE).- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed their commitment to defense cooperation during a Franco-German cabinet meeting on Friday, further strengthening ties between Berlin and Paris. The second ministerial meeting of its kind, co-chaired by the two leaders, took place at Augustusburg Castle, an 18th-century...
Bogotá (EFE).- Spain ended France’s flawless run in the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 result at the Dallas Stadium on Tuesday. The French side entered the clash as the heavy favorites, boasting a perfect record from the group stages and three consecutive shutouts in the knockout rounds against Sweden,...
Paris, Jul 7 (EFE).- The leader of France’s far-right National Rally (RN), Marine Le Pen, announced on Tuesday her candidacy for president following a ruling that sentenced her to one year in prison for embezzlement of European public funds, but cleared her to run in the 2027 election by reducing...
París (EFE).- Los padres de Lyhanna, la niña de once años cuya muerte ha provocado una profunda conmoción en Francia y reabierto el debate sobre posibles disfunciones en la cadena judicial en la gestión de denuncias por violencia sexual contra menores, le pidieron perdón este domingo por lo que tuvo...
Paris (EFE).- The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Paris Court of Appeals requested a seven-year prison sentence for former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2012) on Wednesday, two years more than his initial sentence, for receiving funding from the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 presidential campaign, or at least...
Paris (EFE).- Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the 74-year-old leader of the main left-wing party, La France Insoumise (LFI), announced on Sunday that he will run in the Apr. 2027 presidential election to succeed Emmanuel Macron. It will be his fourth attempt to reach the Élysée Palace. Considered one of the most controversial...
Paris, (EFE).- French President Emmanuel Macron called on Tuesday for the formation of a coalition to preserve essential maritime routes blocked during the new escalation in the Middle East, while announcing a reinforcement of France’s military presence in the region. In a televised address to the nation, Macron warned of...
Paris, Feb 18 (EFE).- The political battle that began in France following the death of a young man linked to far-right movements intensified on Wednesday, with accusations flying between parties over incitement to violence. The investigation has pointed to far-left militants as responsible for the death of young Quentin Deranque...
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