Anti-racist groups and teaching unions in France have demanded an inquiry into why French police requested schools provide information on the number of pupils absent on the Muslim festival of Eid.

Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte have begun demolishing homes in a large slum in an operation to tackle illegal migration, delinquancy and poor housing.

President Emmanuel Macron returned to France on Monday after a brief stopover in Mongolia where he hailed the stance of his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaa Khurelsukh over Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine.

France’s Environment Minister has presented a nationwide guide to facing drought as summer 2023 looks set to be even drier than last year – the hottest and driest on record.

France’s Agriculture Ministry has announced an additional €60 million in emergency aid for organic farmers facing a sharp slump in sales of organic food, but the sector says it’s far from enough.