French far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Sunday celebrated high school students whose protest movement has shaken France as he called at a campaign rally for lowering the voting age to 16 and an end to selective admission to universities.

France has begun proceedings to dissolve the association founded by French far-right antisemitic essayist Alain Soral, whose ideology has been cited as an influence on numerous far-right leaders.

PARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon widened their lead over other candidates and would face each other in a run-off in all tested scenarios,

France is struggling to contain its biggest student protests in decades. What started as a demonstration in support of striking teachers at a suburban high school to the north of Paris has snowballed into a national crisis.

I'm pregnant and living in France. My experience and care here has been great so far, but there are times I wish I were back home in the US.

France student protests over crumbling schools expose deep tensions as Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise allegedly exploits the growing unrest.

The French state is set to increase its stake in struggling miner Eramet, becoming its top shareholder in a bid to shore up the group’s finances and protect France’s access to critical minerals.

A shooting incident at Joseph-Lakanal Middle School in Aubagne, southern France, left two teachers injured. A 14-year-old student was arrested, having entered the school with a hunting rifle.