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The latest breaking news and stories on France, a country in western Europe known as a semi-presidential republic, and the world’s seventh largest economy. Also covering France’s relationship with China and Europe, plus commentary and updates on France’s economy, politics, society and social issues.
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Prime Minister Michel Barnier
A migrant sits in a bus as she leaves the rescue area of the French port of Calais on Monday. Three other migrants, including a child aged 10, died while attempting to cross the sea to Britain. Photo: Reuters
Britain

Child, 2 women ‘crushed to death’ as 105 people on 1 boat try to reach UK

Asylum seekers pay smugglers thousands of dollars to board unstable and overcrowded dinghies to journey to Britain from France.

Science

Chinese commercial reactor achieves nuclear fusion with clean hydrogen-boron fuel

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Emmanuel Macron

Far-right makes major gains in French Senate as Le Pen eyes power

Middle East

Netanyahu makes unannounced visit to UAE, meets Gulf state’s president

Reported visit comes with the Middle East still gripped by the Israel-US war launched against Iran in February.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly in New York last week. Photo: AFP
Religion

Pope Leo pledges action on child abuse by priests after meeting French survivors

The pope met privately with victims and heard proposals for how to improve the Church’s safeguarding measures, ‌said a Vatican statement.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Why Xi’s US trip leaves Europe relieved by trade truce – but wary of the future

The summit in Washington eases near-term uncertainty over rare earths, but analysts fear the bloc could have less say over decisions shaping its economic interests.

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Emmanuel Macron

Pope celebrates giant Paris mass in landmark visit

The first US pontiff was visiting France seven months before French voters went to the polls.

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Crowds on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees wait for Pope Leo to pass by on his way to celebrate mass in Place de la Concorde, Paris on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Pope Leo greets the faithful upon his arrival in Place de la Concorde in Paris on Saturday. Photo: EPA
Food and Drinks

Milk tea and miso cookies? Brand woos small-town France with Hong Kong tastes

Louise Lui founded Sucré in her French partner’s hometown to bridge cultures with East-meets-West treats. Not everyone got it immediately.

Pope Francis

In Paris, Pope warns against losing humanity in ‘paradise of machines’

Pope Leo is in France on a four-day trip, the first official papal trip in 18 years to France.

China-EU relations

China and EU deadlocked on medical devices, still talking on PHEV curbs: source

Sources on the Chinese side recently described the talks as difficult and expressed frustration over the EU’s inflexibility.

Chinese-made MG cars produced by SAIC Motor await export in Yantai, Shandong province, last month. Photo: AFP
China trade

Chinese carmakers gain as high petrol prices boost European EV sales

Chinese brands’ share of plug-in hybrid registrations across Europe climbed from about 20 per cent in January to 35.3 per cent in August.

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A BYD electric car on display at Germany’s Essen Motor Show in December. Photo: AP
Britain

UK far-right activist charged after migrant boat slashed in English Channel

Police said a 37-year-old man was detained and charged with one count of criminal damage and one of failing to disclose the PIN to his phone.

Artificial intelligence

AI leaders to UN: for the sake of humanity, regulate tech we created

Tech bosses urge caution in AI development following growing warnings of uncontrollable systems and catastrophic risks.

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The Philippines

Why younger Filipinos are warming to China despite maritime tensions

A Pew survey shows 47 per cent of Filipinos aged 18 to 34 view China favourably, with some respondents also expressing confidence in its leadership.

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People walk at Binondo, the world’s oldest Chinatown, in Manila, the Philippines, in August. Photo: Reuters
Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud set to open new data centres in Europe as overseas push gains pace

The tech giant is set to add extra capacity to help international clients deploy real-world artificial intelligence.

Visitors at the 2026 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images.
Artificial intelligence

French authorities target ‘pervert’ glasses street trend

Investigation follows complaints of people secretly recording and publishing non-consensual footage online.

Science

China launches commercial radio-tracking satellites in electronic warfare leap

The trio of satellites, named after an all-hearing mythical beast, can track enemy warships, hidden radars and electronic jammers.

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Icons and Influencers

Style according to … Cordelia de Castellane of Dior Maison and Baby Dior

The Paris-based designer behind Sofitel’s Le Vestiaire uniform collection shares her favourite books, beauty essentials and travel finds.

Cordelia de Castellane, artistic director of Dior Maison and Baby Dior. Photo: Handout
Auctions

Brigitte Bardot’s personal items sell out at Paris auction

Nine-hour sale of late French star’s belongings nets €953,531 for her animal foundation and son.

United Nations

Burning questions: world leaders meet at UN amid climate, war and AI worries

As we face ‘three existential threats,’ says the UN chief, ‘international cooperation is more necessary than ever’.

Foreigners in China

China allows foreign visitors to skip police stations, register stay online

Tourists staying outside hotels can fill in paperwork online, in the latest move to make visiting the country easier.

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A police officer helps tourists at the Beijing Capital International Airport on August 26. Photo: Xinhua
China-Africa relations

Djibouti base upgrade may give PLA eyes on foreign military in Middle East

Commercial imagery reveals two new communication sites built near foreign military bases in East Africa, US think tank says.

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China’s military base in Djibouti as seen in a satellite image taken on May 13, 2025. Photo: Google Earth
Travel

Tapestry depicting England’s ‘most important event’ back in UK after 1,000 years

The Bayeux Tapestry is expected to draw 1 million visitors to the British Museum before its exhibition ends in July 2027.

China-EU relations

Open Questions | ‘Trade is never free’: former WTO chief Pascal Lamy on the EU’s China challenge

He says Chinese authorities’ lack of interest in addressing structural macroeconomic imbalance a ‘huge problem’ for European Union.

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Protests around the world

Thousands march in France against ‘licence to kill’ draft law

Protesters target legislation granting officers presumption of legality when using firearms.

Protesters in Paris on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Canada

Macron, Carney pledge closer ties in Atlantic island meeting amid US strains

Ottawa has been seeking closer ties with the European Union amid an increasingly acrimonious trade war with the United States.

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands after their meeting in the French territory of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off Canada’s Atlantic coast on Sunday. Photo: Canadian Press via Zuma Press / dpa
Ukraine war

‘Nato war hawks’ stoking Russia clash as Ukraine strategy falters: Slovak PM

The Slovak leader said Europe was closer than ever to a large-scale war ‌erupting from the Ukraine conflict.

China’s private sector

Top French Design Award given to €20 uniform design for China’s delivery drivers

Developed with the assistance of Jack Ma, designers aimed to bestow dignity on the drivers, an ‘important profession’, the lead designer says.

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