French prosecutors on Thursday called for a 14-year-old pupil to be formally charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of a teaching assistant, in a case that has shocked the nation and reignited concerns over school safety.

Archaeologists have discovered what they say are the remains of a 16th-century merchant ship more than 2.5 kilometres underwater off the coast of Saint-Tropez in southeastern France. They said the ship, which was discovered by an underwater drone, was…

Gisèle Pelicot, who survived nearly a decade of rapes by dozens of men, facilitated by her husband, has reached a settlement with Paris Match magazine, which she accused of taking photos of her without her consent. 

French prosecutors have requested that a 14-year-old school pupil detained over the fatal stabbing of a teaching assistant in the eastern town of Nogent be charged with murder and placed in pre-trial detention.

Four French activists who are being detained by Israel after being intercepted on board the Madleen humanitarian aid boat sailing for Gaza will be sent back to France on Thursday or Friday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Wednesday. One of the …

A French school pupil detained by police for stabbing to death a teaching assistant said on Wednesday that he wanted to kill “any one” of the monitors after being told off for kissing his girlfriend. The 14-year-old suspect expressed “no regret” durin…

Following the death of a teaching assistant who was stabbed by a 14-year-old pupil during a bag check at a secondary school in eastern France on Tuesday, Prime Minister François Bayrou has announced that stricter rules on the sale of knives to minors …

Around 10 French clients with leases on Teslas are suing the US carmaker, run by Elon Musk, because they consider the vehicles to be “extreme-right” symbols, the law firm representing them said on Wednesday.