By Antony Paone LES PONTS-DE-CÉ, France, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A man trying to navigate the swollen river Loire has been swept away, officials said on Wednesday, as much of western France was placed under high alert for floods,

A Paris prosecutor Wednesday called on potential victims of US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to come forward, as magistrates investigate possible offences committed in France or involving French victims or perpetrators.

The Continental Congress’s success in negotiating a military alliance with France was pivotal to the colonies’ successful effort to overthrow British rule.

Leila Shahid, the first female Palestinian diplomat, who held prominent posts in Europe during some of the most tumultuous years of the Mideast conflict, has died in France at the age of 76.

Yet if France has had a point all along about greater European strategic independence, why did it not happen? The answers might loosely be grouped into three: France was right, but too soon; it was right,

PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Despite growing animosity between U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and the French government, Americans flocked to the country in ‌2025, with U.S. visits rising 17% on the previous year, the French ‌tourism ministry said on Thursday.

Crinon and Canadian Tom Wilson dropped the gloves and fought during Canada's 10-2 win in Sunday's men's hockey game. Wilson, who plays for the NHL's Washington Capitals, was given a five-minute major and game misconduct, but France decided to punish Crinon far more severely than just the ejection.

Team France sewed up the gold medal after a stellar performance in the third leg in the women’s 4x6km biathlon relay on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Milan Cortina 2026.

PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it was surprised that the European Commission had sent a commissioner to the Board of Peace in Washington saying it did not have the mandate to represent member states,