French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies
French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies

Le Pen, who had been in a care facility for several weeks, died at midday on Tuesday surrounded by his loved ones. Le Pen - a Holocaust denier and an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the French far-right National Front party in 1972, BBC reported. He reached the...

French officials raise Mayotte death toll to 39 after Storm Chido
French officials raise Mayotte death toll to 39 after Storm Chido

French officials have increased the death toll in Mayotte to 39, up from 35, following the destruction caused by a powerful cyclone about 10 days ago. Authorities have said thousands may have died in Storm Chido when it hit the islands, a French overseas region off the coast of East...

Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France’s next PM
Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France’s next PM

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week, reports AP. Bayrou, 73, a crucial partner in Macrons centrist alliance, has been a well-known figure in French politics...

French government felled in no-confidence vote, deepening political crisis
French government felled in no-confidence vote, deepening political crisis

French lawmakers voted to remove the government, putting France, the second-largest economy in the European Union, into a deeper crisis on Wednesday. This could make it harder for the government to pass laws and manage a large budget deficit. Far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined forces to...

FS urges France’s support for sustainable resolution on Rohingya crisis
FS urges France’s support for sustainable resolution on Rohingya crisis

Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin has sought support from the international community including the French government for realizing a sustainable resolutions of the Rohingya issue focusing on the root causes of the crisis, reports BSS. He sought the support when French Special Envoy to Burma...

PSG are under pressure in UCL as Mbappe gone
PSG are under pressure in UCL as Mbappe gone

Kylian Mbappe was always going to leave an enormous void when he left Paris Saint-Germain, and the French side are struggling in this seasons Champions League without the goals of their former star, reports BSS. While Mbappe is now at Real Madrid after scoring a club-record 256 goals in seven...