EgyptAir plane crash most likely caused by terrorism, officials sayFrench and Egyptian officials suspect terrorism amid confusion over debrisFri May 20 2016 - 06:27
Key evidence in fatal EgyptAir crash points to terrorist causeFrench and Egyptian leaders vow close co-operation after 66 die over MediterraneanFri May 20 2016 - 01:00
Conflicting reports over EgyptAir plane crash debrisGreek authorities say no aircraft wreckage found despite airline's earlier claimsThu May 19 2016 - 22:09
Arab civilians suffer long struggle for self-determinationExpert says talk of dictators and jihadists overlooks the people’s rightsThu May 19 2016 - 01:00
Revelations highlight security services’ failure to stop Paris attackFrance tried to arrest or kill Islamic State terrorist before he struckSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
French government avoids no-confidence move by rebelsSpectre of French government falling recedes after left-wing rebels fail to muster sufficient numbersWed May 11 2016 - 20:00
French prime minister to reform labour laws by decreeUnpopular changes to be forced through parliament in move that could sink governmentWed May 11 2016 - 01:00
National Assembly member accused in French sex scandalEELV member Denis Baupin accused of sexual aggression and harassmentTue May 10 2016 - 18:37
France unveils counter-terror plan in battle against jihadismInitiative adds weight to existing policy on deradicalisation centres in country’s regionsMon May 09 2016 - 20:00
Attempt to reform French labour law risks becoming political shipwreckOpposition to the law from left and right is a sign of broader dissatisfactionWed May 04 2016 - 01:00
A crash course in the history of European artA beautifully curated exhibition in Paris showcases masterworks with a Hungarian edgeSat Apr 30 2016 - 05:45
Barack Obama may reveal secret Saudi links to 9/11US may declassify 28 secret pages that could help explain attacks that killed nearly 3,000Fri Apr 29 2016 - 01:00
Jihadist from Paris massacre to be held in solitary confinementSalah Abdeslam has ‘real desire to explain the facts, and how he was radicalised’Thu Apr 28 2016 - 08:38
France secures €34bn submarine deal with AustraliaHollande praises deal set to create nearly 7,000 jobs in partnered countriesTue Apr 26 2016 - 21:21
French government dithers as costly nuclear reactors ageSafety authority chief Chevet warns France is wrong to think accidents only happen to othersTue Apr 26 2016 - 01:00
Scandals tarnish France’s revered diplomat serviceParis Letter: Favouritism and stealing are among antics uncovered by journalistsMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
Palestinians and Israelis to skip France’s peace conferenceFrance hopes to involve Israel and Palestine in an autumn ‘peace congress’ in ParisSat Apr 23 2016 - 01:00
Climate change agreement signed at UN headquartersLeaders of main polluter nations absent from signing of Paris accord in New YorkSat Apr 23 2016 - 01:00
Favourites emerge ahead of 2017 French presidential electionLeft and right: Juppé, Macron and Le Pen in lead a year before vote to succeed HollandeFri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00
Euro 2016: France ramps up security ahead of championshipFrench forces plan anti-terrorism measures in the wake of last year’s jihadist attacksWed Apr 20 2016 - 01:00
Manuel Valls backs major reform of French welfare systemPlan to simplify process and extend payments to young people is welcomedTue Apr 19 2016 - 01:01
François Hollande struggles in ‘last chance’ television interviewStreet protests continue outside venue of French president’s two-hour appearanceSat Apr 16 2016 - 01:00
Lara Marlowe: Obama stands over Middle East policy that unleashed horrorsHopes for a free and democratic Arab world have drowned in the blood of 470,000 dead SyriansThu Apr 14 2016 - 00:55
Tax officials plan to take action following Panama PapersInternational representatives meet at OECD to discuss response to controversyWed Apr 13 2016 - 19:55
Caravaggio painting may have been located in French atticThe 400-year-old artwork was discovered in a property in the outskirts of ToulouseTue Apr 12 2016 - 17:41
French minister launches new political movement ‘En Marche!’Emmanuel Macron’s star is rising in a France desperate for a new generation of leadersSat Apr 09 2016 - 01:00
‘You don’t just photograph a man like Samuel Beckett. You offer him something’How Irishman John Minihan secured his place in history by photographing the writer in ParisSat Apr 02 2016 - 08:45
Islamic State attractive to French youth drawn to radicalism, claims professorGovernment should have allowed French form of Islam to emerge, says expertSat Mar 19 2016 - 01:00
Salah Abdeslam profile: A taste for women and fancy clothesLara Marlowe: Surviving perpetrator of Paris attacks had a reputation as a bon vivantFri Mar 18 2016 - 21:45
Calais’s migrant children suffer as Europe procrastinatesLife in the ‘Jungle’ is miserable for everybody, but for children and their parents it is often impossibleSat Mar 12 2016 - 01:00
Migrants in a bureaucratic nightmare at Calais ‘Jungle’Unaccompanied children who qualify to enter Britain wait in France for asylumFri Mar 11 2016 - 11:38
Irish Women of the World: Samantha Power and more political powerhousesDiplomacy, clear focus and long-term view help forge agreement and ambitionTue Mar 08 2016 - 05:45
Calais residents protest over ‘economic catastrophe’ of campDemonstrators claim ‘The Jungle’ has caused business to decline by 30% to 40%Tue Mar 08 2016 - 01:00
Irish Women of the World: Simone Rocha and eight other successes in styleTo celebrate International Women's Day, we've found an outstanding bunch of Irish women whose influence is felt around the world. Meet the women who have risen to the top in international fashionMon Mar 07 2016 - 12:15
France and Germany in show of unity on migrant crisisPresident Hollande attempts to repair damage from criticism of German policyFri Mar 04 2016 - 18:30
French forces demolish Calais ‘Jungle’ and hopes of refugeesFrance is so preoccupied with its own problems it will not address migrant crisisFri Mar 04 2016 - 01:00
Hollande warns Cameron over impact of BrexitFrench statements seen by some as way of shoring up British PM’s pro-EU positionFri Mar 04 2016 - 01:00
Despair as authorities tear down Calais ‘Jungle’Several thousand migrants and refugees see little hope as they are gradually driven outThu Mar 03 2016 - 01:00
Survivor of lethal French drug trial speaks outDogs and a monkey died from same drug before it was tried on humansTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
‘Silent Testimony’ – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Colin Davidson’s portraitsPhotograph: Bobbie HanveySat Feb 27 2016 - 01:01
Europe has 10 days to save Schengen area, official warnsAs tensions flare, migration commissioner warns system could completely break downFri Feb 26 2016 - 01:00
Calais ‘Jungle’ migrant camp eviction gets go-aheadAuthorities want humanitarian groups to help persuade migrants to leave voluntarilyFri Feb 26 2016 - 01:00
French taxi driver row with Uber service acceleratesTaxis enjoyed a tight street monopoly for years. But arrival of Uber has changed all thatFri Feb 26 2016 - 01:00
Phil Hogan under pressure over EU farmingFrench PM says agriculture commissioner ‘must fully assume’ his responsibilitiesFri Feb 26 2016 - 01:00
Evacuation of Calais ‘jungle’ delayedTribunal postpones evictions as judge visits shanty town of 3,500 migrantsTue Feb 23 2016 - 20:36
Calais ‘jungle’ migrants hope for last minute reprieveA French judge will inspect the site where thousands live on TuesdayTue Feb 23 2016 - 07:02
Calais ‘jungle’ threatened with closureThousands face immediate evacuation if Lille tribunal decides against them on TuesdayMon Feb 22 2016 - 18:45
France attempts controversial reform to labour codeLaw would make it easier to fire employees on economic groundsSat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Crisis in French farming as country fails to modernise industryFarmers addicted to old-fashioned EU policies losing out in new post-quota worldFri Feb 19 2016 - 01:00
