Financial markets cheered last week's defeat of no-confidence votes in the French government but any reprieve in weeks of political chaos will be short-lived unless budget talks starting on Monday find the savings needed to cut the country's deficit.

A woman’s mysterious disappearance in France, which was described as a “perfect murder”, has ended with her husband being convicted of killing her.

The result gives Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, a reprieve after weeks of political turmoil. But he still has to get a budget passed by the end of the year.

PARIS - French lawmakers on Monday begin reviewing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's 2026 budget, which aims to tighten public finances by over 30 billion euros ($35 billion) - roughly 1% of GDP. Read more at straitstimes.

France can’t afford to ignore the third credit-rating reduction in less than a year, according to French Finance Minister Roland Lescure.

Brigitte Bardot, 91, remains in recovery in a French hospital after the 91-year-old reportedly had surgery for a "serious illness," French outlets report.

Ilia Malinin proved just how far ahead of his figure skating rivals he is ahead of the Winter Olympics. He says he still has a "lot more" room to improve.

Ilia Malinin dominates at the ISU Grand Prix France, taking a 40-point lead at this first event of the 2025 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

Saracens number eight Tom Willis is set to leave the club at the end of the season to return to France - making him ineligible for England.

A jewellery heist at Paris' Louvre museum has cast France in a "deplorable" light, Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday as opposition politicians criticised the government for what they branded a national humiliation.