France

Last November's referendum outcome is a reminder to France that it has to accompany New Caledonia to full independence, the territory's pro-independence movement says.

France plans to introduce legislation to toughen sanctions on undeclared protests in response to violent "yellow-vest" demonstrations, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says.

Senior public servants in Wallis and Futuna have suspended their strike after 16 weeks.

New Caledonia's pro- and anti-independence leaders have met in Paris for the first formal talks since last month's referendum in which independence was rejected.

The French overseas minister Annick Girardin says Paris will rethink how to provide air services to Wallis and Futuna. The French overseas minister Annick Girardin says Paris will rethink how...

In a u-turn move, France has ditched planned fuel tax rises that had resulted in widespread protests.

French Polynesia's pro-independence opposition party says it will circulate a petition locally and internationally to back campaigns against France over the legacy of its nuclear weapons tests.

A piece of the original spiral staircase from the Eiffel Tower has sold for 169,000 euros, three times the initial estimate.

Fiji have pulled off a remarkable test triumph with their first win over France, getting home 21-14 in front of a stunned Stade de France crowd.

Black Ferns coach Glen Moore has named one debutant in his side to take on France in the first test in Toulon on Saturday.