Horror by river in France as boy, 11, found dead ‘with towel tied around his neck’ as two teens arrested

Two teenagers have been questioned by police after an 11-year-old boy was reported to have been found dead near a river with a wet towel tied around his neck. The unnamed boy was found lifeless on the bank of the Vilaine River in the city of Rennes in …

France braces for hottest day of heatwave as seven deaths linked

Temperatures are expected to exceed 35C in parts of western France as officials warn residents to stay vigilant The record-breaking May heatwave is set to continue Oliverouge 3/Shutterstock. France’s heatwave continues with its highest temperatures …

France homeowner faces legal trouble over 4cm land encroachment on neighbour’s property

Any construction encroaching on a neighbour’s land may be required to be removed In France, if your house encroaches on a neighbour’s land, the situation is taken very seriously under property law Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock. A recent case highlights …

The UK faces a dilemma over potential troop deployments to Ukraine. France can help

Source: NATO Multinational Battlegroup Estonia Washington—As Ukrainian and Russian delegates take stock of resuming peace talks—temporarily on a “situational” hold amid the US conflict with Iran—there is growing agreement among Kyiv’s partners that, after …

France Hands Over Russian Businessman to Lithuania

French authorities have handed over the former owner of Lithuania's Snoras bank to the authorities in Vilnius, the country's prosecutor's office said on Monday. Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov, a former owner of English football club …

France swelters under record May temperatures as heatwave continues

France remained in the grip of its earliest heatwave on record on Tuesday. Forecasters have warned that temperatures could climb close to 40C later this week in parts of the country. A total of 27 départements in France were placed under official heatwave …

'Heat dome' over Europe scorches UK, France and Spain

Forecasters in Europe have warned of exceptional heat as record temperatures driven by a "heat dome" push temperatures well above seasonal norms across the continent. The surge follows a record-breaking day yesterday, with France logging its …

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France warns public after seven deaths linked to May heatwave

The French government said on Tuesday that seven people were reported to have died in connection to the recent heatwave baking much of western Europe, five of which were drownings. "What I can say today is that there have been seven deaths directly or …

Child sexual abuse allegations in over 100 Paris creches rock France

3 min readUpdated: May 26, 2026 01:33 PM IST What has turned into a year-long scandal in Paris’s school system has put the spotlight on around 15,000 school assistants, known as animateurs, employed as non-teaching staff across the French capital. Many of …