New rules have come into force on Paris's 'boulevard périphérique', a fast-flowing road for shared travel around the city: at certain times of day, the leftmost lane will be reserved to favour public transport

The Jubilee has been inaugurated in the Archdiocese of Papeete, the largest archdiocese in the entire Catholic Church; twelve doors have been designated and opened in an area that spans a distance comparable to that between Tunisia and Scandinavia

A group of French and foreign private investors committed to invest €109 billion in the country's artificial intelligence sector in the coming years, mainly in infrastructure, said President Macron

The country will double its defence budget in the near future, President Emmanuel Macron announced, urging EU leaders to increase military spending

Mayotte, an overseas territory in the Southern Indian Ocean, saw a back-to-school in very difficult and precarious conditions after the archipelago was hit by a violent tropical cyclone in December 2024 and then by storm Dikeledi earlier this January