Carlos Alcaraz Storms into French Open Semi-Finals
Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz crushed American Tommy Paul in just one hour and 34 minutes to reach the French Open semi-finals, where he will face Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti.…
Documentary on life of late French producer DJ Mehdi
The French-Tunisian producer was one of the rare musicians to unite the worlds of hip-hop and electro as well as being synonymous with the Ed Banger label – the pioneers of the…
The long wait for a new French prime minister
Alison Sargent is joined by French politics and history professor Andrew Knapp to discuss France's ongoing political deadlock. Nearly two months after snap parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron has yet to name…
Business unusual: What’s on French bosses’ minds?
After a summer of Olympic fever, it's back to business in France. But uncertainty dominates after snap elections earlier this summer returned a hung parliament. As suspense continues over who will be…
Spain quash French comeback to claim Olympic football gold
It's heartbreak in the football for France, as Spain beat them 5-3 in the gold medal match. Elsewhere, teenage sensation Félix Lebrun inspires the hosts to table tennis bronze.…
French MPs face tough challenges to form a government
The left-wing alliance New Popular Front came out the surprise winner of French parliamentary elections relegating the surging far-right National Rally to third place. But the alliance couldn't secure a majority of…
A lot of ‘smoke and mirrors’ in French parliament
France’s next prime minister may not come from the left despite the left-wing alliance New Popular Front’s (NPF) winning the most seats in the French legislative elections. Despite the NPF’s victory, it…
Parties that can block French far right, ‘Only so many times’
France needs to watch out for the ongoing rise of the far right as the National Rally prepares for the presidential election in three years' time. That's the view of an expert…
French politics: Working with the enemy
French President Emmanuel Macron took France by surprise. He dissolved the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, sending the French to the ballot boxes for snap parliamentary elections. After his party's…
The NBA’s French Revolution
In this week's roundup of French news we look at the rush to declare proxy votes ahead of snap parliamentary elections and the recent surge in racism and anti-Semitism in the country.…
French swimming star Léon Marchand secures place at Paris Olympics
In this week's edition of Destination Paris, we focus on French star Léon Marchand, who dominated the French swimming trials to secure his place at the Paris Olympics. We also look at…