The National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, approved by 44 votes to 2 a bill banning discrimination based on hair, preventing employers from requiring their employees to iron afro and dreadlocks and braids

Champagne producers are picking their grapes in what is recorded as the region’s earliest harvest ever, after extreme heat and drought accelerated ripening; growers have a narrow window to preserve the quality of the region’s world-famous sparkling wine

France became the first European country to restrict access to social media for anyone under 15. The new law also bans the use of cellphones in high schools

Bastille Day, Macron's last as president, has been celebrated with parade showcasing unity with allies and Ukraine; the event brought together thousands of French troops but also two dozen foreign heads of state and government

Forty people have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas since June 18th, the prime minister said, as people tried to escape a heatwave that is raising temperatures across France