Eight airports in France have received security notifications.

According to the DGAC aviation authority, eight French airports were placed on high security alerts on Wednesday, and several were evacuated for checks. Additionally, the Palace of Versailles was shuttered once again owing to a security fear for the third time in the past five days.

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French forces withdraw from Niger, and the United States reports a military rebellion.

French personnel have begun withdrawing from their bases in Niger, with the first troop convoy being escorted out of the country by Niger's military as it traveled in the "direction of Chad," according to authorities in the capital Niamey.

Tuesday, pick-up vehicles and arm...

France increases police presence at synagogues as Jews fear retaliation in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Several French cities have increased security around Jewish places of worship and institutions out of concern that the Israel-Hamas conflict will lead to an increase in antisemitic attacks.

Sunday, Jews in France expressed concern that the conflict between Israel and Hamas could incite ...

Apple was ordered to cease distributing the iPhone 12 in France due to excessive electromagnetic radiation levels.

A French government agency determined that the iPhone 12 exposed users to an unsafe level of electromagnetic radiation and ordered the product's withdrawal from sale.

This week, a French government regulatory agency demanded that Apple remove the iPhone 12 from the French market bec...

Macron calls for a'return to authority' following French riots over the murder of Nahel.

The killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. during a traffic stop last month sparked protests, riots, and looting, with many alleging the government of permitting a culture of institutional racism to fester within the police force.

Macron condemned the "burning of schools, city halls, gyms...

In a Parisian suburb amid unrest concerns, construction is being done

While French pop artist Corine performed in front of numerous spectators, kids ran around waving balloons and sporting glitter on their cheeks.

The festivities in the southwest Paris suburb of Malakoff went off without a hitch on Thursday, despite worries about the riots that have swept...

Here are France's top 10 beauty schools.

Want to start your job in fashion in one of the top countries? The French magazine L'Etudiant made a list of France's top 10 fashion schools. The magazine says that Institute Francais de la Mode (IFM), Esmod, and Ensad are the three best.

One of the main reasons they think the s...

Comptoir des Cotonniers has a contemporary makeover in French dressing.

The high street, while ostensibly British, is really a global marketplace. Comptoir des Cotonniers, a Parisian brand that Japan's Fast Retailing has held since 2006, is one of the lesser-known émigrés. That's very multinational, huh?

The company, which is currently...

Today's Top Ten French Fashion Brands

Vilebrequin.

The French may have a reputation for preferring budgie smugglers at the beach and the pool, but not when it comes to Vilebrequin. You won't find a banana hammock in this designer's collection, but it hasn't stopped them from creating some of the chicest resort g...

French company Kering has committed to a 40% reduction in emissions by 2035.

Kering, a French luxury goods company, has pledged to cut its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2035, relative to a base year of 2021. To mark the sixth anniversary of the group's 'Crafting Tomorrow's Luxury' strategy, Kering has announced a new goal spanning scop...

A look back at the time when French demonstrators were able to thwart government reform plans

Protests, strikes, and unrest are expected to continue as both sides remain steadfast in their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. To better understand the current impasse, FRANCE 24 examines the two previous times unions successfully pushed the government to back down o...

The government barely won the motion of no confidence.

After his prime minister rammed through contentious pension reforms without a vote, two parliamentary groups submitted no-confidence motions against President Emmanuel Macron's administration.

After the French government barely escaped two votes of no confidence on Monday, a controv...

PSG has entered the bidding for the Stade de France.

French soccer powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain announced on Friday that the club is competing to purchase the Stade de France, the site of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The present lease for the 81,500-seater stadium, the largest in France, expires on July 1, 2025, so the French government ha...

We can beat Macron": Why women's anger is fuelling French pension protests

Unionists and left-wing parties in the French capital moved their rallies from the poorer eastern suburbs to the affluent 6th arrondissement (district) of central Paris, congregating along the fashion boulevards of the left bank. Organizers estimate that over half a million people attended (polic...

You need to know about these hip French wedding labels.

People all over the world were talking about Ellie Goulding's wedding attire as she married her long-time boyfriend Caspar Jopling. (the first of four that is.)

Very few people were shocked when it was disclosed that the dress was a masterpiece created by the French fashion house Ch...

Brexit and trade wars: How are France's technological reforms faring

Macron's reform plan is gaining traction in France. His French Tech Visa is attracting international talent in the startup environment, and his goal of establishing male and female equality in France has increased the number of women-focused initiatives. Despite the fact that EY's recent ...

Microsoft: Iran unit behind Charlie Hebdo hack-and-leak operation

After the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo launched a cartoon contest mocking Iran's ruling cleric, a state-backed Iranian cyber unit responded with a hack-and-leak campaign designed to instill fear with the alleged theft of a large subscriber database, according to Microsoft security ...

The five French brands rethinking affordable luxury

The pursuit of high-quality apparel at reasonable prices is not to be dismissed. While we are all aware with low and high end options, what about when you want to invest in quality that you can rely on without breaking the bank? Fortunately, there are an increasing number of brands selling great ...

Networks in France band together to compete with Netflix

On Friday, three French television networks revealed that they will be creating their own streaming website in an effort to compete with American behemoths Netflix and Amazon. The new site, dubbed Salto, will be a collaboration between France Televisions, a public broadcaster, and TF1 and M6, two...

France drops case against Facebook over 'cookies'

On Thursday, French privacy regulators announced they were closing their investigation into Facebook, finding that the US internet giant has altered its data collection practices to be in line with French law. In December of 2016, the French regulator CNIL fined Facebook 60 million euros (about $...