Concerns are growing about political violence ahead of high-stakes parliamentary elections in France after a series of lawmakers were attacked on the campaign trail this week. French government ...

PARIS — Violence raged across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day Thursday, hours after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory, boosting security forces’ powers to ...

The trigger for Marseille's current psychose was the murder, last month, of Mehdi Kessaci, a 20-year-old trainee policeman ...

The latest figures in France show domestic femicides rose 11 percent between 2023 and 2024, with 107 women killed by a partner or ex-partner. Feminist organisations have sought such a text for years, ...

PARIS — Violent unrest that swept France after the deadly police shooting of a teenager appeared to be calming Monday as authorities rallied to assert control and the victim's family called for calm.

Domestic violence is rising in France and children have been recognised in law as victims in their own right since 2022. As the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against ...

STORY: Riots and protests hit France for a fifth night on Saturday, after the funeral of a teenager who was shot dead on Tuesday by an officer – though the scenes appeared less intense than the days ...

A demonstrator holds a placard reading "To all the lives we could have lived if we hadn't been raped" on the Place de la Republique during a demonstration to condemn violence against women. Stephane ...