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France on Friday marks 50 years since the law decriminalising abortion came into effect. Since then, the law has undergone numerous updates to reflect changes in society and was even enshrined in the Constitution in March 2024. But despite these advances, advocates warn that access to abortion remains fragile in…

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday survived his first vote of no confidence in parliament after the motion, brought by the leftist opposition, failed to gain traction with the far right.

France saw mounting human rights challenges in 2024, including a sharp rise in hate crime and controversial surveillance during the Paris Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch has said in its annual World Report.

A big freeze in Franco-Algerian relations as domestic politics drive international diplomacy. France is full of dinosaur bones, but short on paleongolotists to dig them up. And France's law decriminalising abortion turns 50.

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Angolan President Joao Lourenço for a two-day state visit starting Thursday to strengthen political, cultural, and economic ties.

French veteran Gael Monfils and compatriot Corentin Moutet on Thursday joined countrymen Arthur Fils, Ugo Humbert and Benjamin Bonzi in the last-32 at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

France's government faces a another critical challenge as lawmakers debate a censure motion that will shed light on the Socialist Party's stance among the alliances within a fragmented French parliament.

Nuclear-powered electricity generation is on track to reach a record high in 2025, with forecasts indicating it will make up nearly 10 percent of global energy production, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday.

France has no news about the fate of its two remaining hostages held in Gaza, as negotiations advance for a new truce deal between Israel and Hamas that could see the release of 33 captives.

World leaders have welcomed the newly announced ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, emphasising an urgent need for humanitarian aid and a sustainable political solution for the region, as Israel steps-up air strikes on Gaza ahead of the truce's implementation on Sunday.

As Donald Trump prepares to take office as the 47th US president, a new World Economic Forum report has identified armed conflict as the foremost global risk for 2025, highlighting rising divisions among world leaders ahead of the annual Davos meeting.