The website enabled Dominique Pelicot to recruit dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife for years, authorities say.

Dutch paint and coatings maker AkzoNobel plans to lay off of up to 211 staff in France, about 16% of its workforce in the country, under a reorganisation plan, it said on Friday.

Authorities in northern France say two people have died and 20 others are injured from a cold snap bringing snow and ice across northern Europe.

A defiant Nicolas Sarkozy told a Paris court on Thursday that allegations of illegal Libyan financing of his successful 2007 presidential bid were a "conspiracy" and that not a single cent of Libyan cash would ever be found in his campaign.

Algerian social media personalities calling for violence in France have exacerbated the already fraught relationship between Paris and Algiers.

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has accused Algeria of attempting to “humiliate France” after the North African country refused entry to a deported Algerian national, reported AP.

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the government must be as ambitious as possible with budget cuts to tackle the “chronic sickness” of the country’s public finances and restore economic confidence after months of political upheaval.

Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a rise in drug violence and crime. Just ask the mayor of Morlaix, which has a population of about 15,000.

France urged the European Union to use its laws more robustly to defend itself against outside interference and Spain's prime minister lambasted Elon Musk on Wednesday, as the U.S. tech billionaire steps up his comments about European politics.

The EU's two leading members were reacting to the US president-elect's plans to acquire Denmark's autonomous territory.

European Union. Even before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to office, his unpredictability is on full display as he tells NATO ally Denmark