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French authorities have arrested members of a pro-Russia group over alleged links to espionage-related activities
In the decade that followed the euro zone debt crisis, France stood out as an island of stability amid Europe’s turbulent politics. Spain was burdened by weak governments and serial elections, Italy’s deadlocked parties often left it to technocrats to run the country and the UK struggled through years of post-Brexit infighting and a revolving door at 10 Downing Street.
Two French prisoners escaped from jail after sawing through the bars of their cells and using bedsheets to get out of the facility, a prosecutor said Thursday. Guards noticed the break-out shortly before dawn, the prisons' authority said. The facility is in the eastern city of Dijon.
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AP mapping shows France’s poorest regions backing Le Pen’s party as support for Macron wanes
President Emmanuel Macron's promise to win over far-right voters in France is faltering. Marine Le Pen's National Rally party has gained significant ground since Macron's election in 2017.
More than 30 agents conducted a surprise raid of Sanofi’s headquarters in Paris on Tuesday morning as part of a tax fraud investigation, according to a
France and Germany are ratcheting up pressure on their industrial champions to rescue Europe's next-generation fighter as the 100-billion-euro project teeters on the brink of collapse, sources close to the matter said.
French authorities Tuesday arrested four more people in the probe into last month's spectacular daylight theft of imperial jewels from the Louvre museum, the top Paris prosecutor said.
Israeli-French peace activist Ofer Bronchtein helped shape President Emmanuel Macron's plan to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations this year. Here's how he did it.
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France is the world’s favorite country to visit, but this is the village the French like best
The world’s best cheese and plenty of delicious bread to pair with it, another Italian town offering sweet deals to new residents, plus a medieval village in France that earns top scores from the French.