France
Paris mayor wants black feminist festival banned
Anne Hidalgo has called for the festival to be banned on the grounds that it excludes white people.
Macron takes power as president of France
Centrist Emmanuel Macron has been sworn in as France's president after last week's sweeping election victory.
Macron won France because of who he's not - expert
Dr Arthur Goldhammer, based at Harvard's Center for European Studies, penned two opinion pieces, one for Foreign Affairs and one for The Baffler. Video, Audio
Macron unveils diverse list of election candidates
The party of the French President elect Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a list of candidates for next month's parliamentary elections. Half the candidates are women but more than 200 have never held… Audio
Macron unveils party list
The party of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has selected a diverse list of 428 candidates for parliamentary elections next month.
France investigates Macron campaign email hack
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the leak of large quantities of hacked data from Emmanuel Macron's campaign two days before Sunday's presidential election.
Macron vows to fight 'forces of division' in France
Emmanuel Macron took his first steps as France's president-elect on Monday, but faces a tough task establishing a team that can govern effectively.
Macron beats Le Pen to become France's youngest president
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
Macron wins French election
The battle for France has been won but it's yet to be seen if Emmanuel Macron wil win the war with the National Assembly. Audio
Emmanuel Macron wins French presidential election
France has a new president - Emmanuel Macron. He's won the election with a resounding two thirds of the vote. He's the youngest ever President and won with a party, EnMarche, that started only a year… Audio
EU hangs in the balance as France votes
Europe's eyes are on France as voters cast their ballots in a presidential election that could affect the future of the European Union.
French presidential election: the final showdown
Voters go to the ballot box on Sunday 7 May to choose between far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen and independent centrist Emmanuel Macron. With the two major parties, that have dominated French… Audio
Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack as documents leaked
The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron says it has been the target of a "massive hacking attack" after a trove of documents was released online.
France bans extremely thin models
A law in France banning the use of unhealthily thin fashion models has come into effect.
Sparks fly ahead of fiery French vote
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist young gun, Emmanuel Macron go head-to-head on Sunday 7th May in France's presidential election after one of the most bitter, divisive and… Audio
Macron called offshore account claims 'defamation'
French election frontrunner Emmanuel Macron has filed a lawsuit over rumours that he has a secret bank account in the Caribbean.
France election: Le Pen accused of speech plagiarism
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been accused of plagiarising a speech by one of her defeated rivals.
French presidential rivals clash as May Day protests turn violent
The two rivals in France's presidential race have traded accusations at the start of the last week of campaigning.
The French fake news fightback
Falsehoods flourished in the media during the Brexit vote in the UK and the election in the US last year. In France, the media are fighting fake news with facts together during a turbulent election… Audio
French election
Maryse Helbert of the University of Melbourne on the French election. Audio