France

France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media

President Emmanuel Macron is urging France to follow Australia, whose ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube came into force in December.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media ahead of a summit of EU leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following US President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 22, 2026.
Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, speaks as he addresses people gathered to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, Jordan January 3, 2024

French lawmakers back EU terror listing for Muslim Brotherhood despite heated debate

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025.

French Navy intercepts sanctioned Russian tanker in Mediterranean

People attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism at the Place de la Bastille after three teenagers aged 12 to 13 were indicted in Courbevoie, accused of rape and anti-Semitic violence against a 12-year-old girl, in Paris, France, June 20, 2024

France's Law Committee adopts controversial bill to combat 'renewed forms of antisemitism'


Jewish Moroccan anti-Israel activist and BDS Morocco founder, Sion Assidon, dies aged 77

Jewish Moroccan activist and BDS Morocco founder Sion Assidon died Friday at 77 after months in a coma following a fall, though the movement claims he was attacked for his anti-Zionist activism.

Jewish Moroccan activist and BDS Morocco founder Sion Assidon, 77, died on Friday following a nearly three month coma.

Anti-Israel protesters disrupt Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris with smoke bombs

Four people were arrested. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez condemned the disruption.

Israeli conductor Lahav Shani reacts to applause from the audience following a performance with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra as guests at the Konzerthaus Berlin as part of the ongoing Musikfest Berlin, following their disinvitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent, in Berlin, Germany September

US to start UN negotiations on international Gaza force mandate

The US formally circulated the draft resolution to the 15 council members late on Wednesday and has said it has regional support from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UAE.

View of destroyed buildings following an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, October 25, 2025

Allowing Houthi propaganda on European broadcast networks is moral surrender - opinion

By allowing Houthi propaganda to air from its satellites, Europe betrays the values it claims to defend and becomes complicit in spreading extremist hate.

 People take part in a 'Stop Bombing Iran' protest organized by Stop the War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in London, Britain, June 23, 2025

From France to Eilat: Arkia to fly from Paris to Ramon Airport

During the months of December, January, and February, Arkia will operate flights from Charles de Gaulle to Ramon Airport for the incoming tourism company Isram.

Paris

Nine pedestrians wounded in western France ramming, suspect shouts 'Allahu Akbar'

The driver has been arrested by the police, and an investigation was opened, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.

French law enforcement officers stand guard near a sign for the city's synagogue, after cars were set on fire in front of the synagogue, in La Grande-Motte, France, August 24, 2024.

Iran releases two French nationals charged with espionage, Macron says

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were each sentenced to over 30 years in prison after being detained in 2022 on suspicion of espionage and collaboration with Israel.

 A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

France probes Shein, Temu, AliExpress, Wish for selling child-like sex dolls and explicit content

Shein spokesperson said, ‘The company would do everything in its power to collaborate with the investigation, including sharing the names of vendors and buyers of the dolls, now banned.’

Shein logo and their web shop are seen in this illustration

'Chaos without war': How the Iranian regime infiltrates French society, recruits agents

The Iranian embassy in Paris is working to recruit journalists, academics, and students to act as propaganda tools for the Iranian regime.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, August 24, 2025.

China's Shein pulls sex dolls from sale days before first store opening

A French watchdog official noticed the dolls on the website days before Shein's opening of its first store in France, set to take place on Wednesday.

Fashion retailer Shein's logo is seen at its pop-up store at immersive retail space Future Stores, ahead of its opening on September 26, in London, Britain, September 24, 2025.