Lost French generation: Family mourn convert who joined IsisLara Marlowe: Family and friends grieve for ‘the real Quentin’, not the fallen jihadi fighterTue Feb 2 2016 - 01:00
Académie election of Alain Finkielkraut sparks controversySecular Jew philosopher’s elevation coincides with the French drift to the rightFri Jan 29 2016 - 19:23
‘New chapter’ as France and Iran reach trade agreementsYears of mutual mistrust could not be erased in an instant by the stroke of a penFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:02
France assesses fallout after justice minister’s resignationChristiane Taubira steps down over plan to strip convicted terrorists of their nationalityThu Jan 28 2016 - 01:00
Trade with Iran on menu as Rouhani to be feted in FranceTrip after nuclear accord marks start of normalisation and step to stabilising Middle EastWed Jan 27 2016 - 01:00
French leadership rattled by huge strikes in ParisTrade union CGT claimed up to 150,000 civil servants demonstrated across FranceTue Jan 26 2016 - 21:06
Lara Marlowe: France has a fatal attraction to the Middle EastFrance and the jihadists seem locked in a wrestlers’ hold, a mutual fascination and loathing which neither can escapeTue Jan 26 2016 - 19:24
France will be a reservoir for jihadists for years to comeAnalysis: Islamic State’s influence among French Muslims is a result of many factorsThu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00
Hollande unveils €2bn job-boosting plan to tackle ‘emergency’France's president has moved to address years of structural unemploymentMon Jan 18 2016 - 18:50
Ireland are ‘star pupils’ at OECD meeting on employmentJoan Burton chairs ministerial meeting as OECD praises Ireland’s ‘can-do attitude’Sat Jan 16 2016 - 01:00
Tánaiste Joan Burton faces motion of no confidenceMinister under attack for appointing David Begg as chairman of Pensions AuthorityFri Jan 15 2016 - 21:51
Rennes drug trial leaves one person brain deadFrench police to investigate Phase I testing of BIA 10-2474 by firm BiotrialFri Jan 15 2016 - 20:33
Ex-British soldier spared jail for rescuing Afghan girlCompassion for a child in a Calais refugee camp led Rob Lawrie to risk five years in jailFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
French Jews split on call to stop wearing skullcapCommunity leaders debate wisdom of wearing kippa following Marseille attacksThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:00
Youth stabs Jewish teacher on French street ‘in name of Isis’Jews in Marseilles urged not to wear kippa ‘until better days’ after attack with macheteWed Jan 13 2016 - 01:00
Paris remembers fallen of Charlie Hebdo massacreFrance pays tribute to killed or injured by jihadists in capital’s shooting attack of 2015Mon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Killing of cleric sparks dangerous escalation between Iran and Saudi ArabiaCountries are competing to fill the regional power vacuum left by the Arab SpringSat Jan 9 2016 - 01:01
Paris jolted yet again by attempted attackMan with knife killed after trying to attack police station on ‘Charlie Hebdo’ anniversaryFri Jan 8 2016 - 08:04
Paris attacks: Police reports piece together night of terrorJihadis co-ordinated in real time by unidentified person in Brussels on November 13thWed Jan 6 2016 - 01:00
France marks anniversary of ‘Charlie Hebdo’ massacreCeremonies, including unveiling of a plaque, show depth of feeling in era of uncertaintyTue Jan 5 2016 - 01:00
Jihadist attacks in 2015 reveal ‘enemy from within’World review of the year: Isis planned and ‘inspired’ some of the atrocities this yearMon Dec 28 2015 - 15:35
Results of French regional elections misleadingDespite high expectations, Front National fails to take single region in the electionsTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
COP21: Thousands defy Paris ban to join protestIrish among those who marched for ‘climate justice’ in the French capitalMon Dec 14 2015 - 10:17
Paris agreement ‘monumental success for the planet’Climate change strategy seen as beginning of the end of planet’s dependence on fossil fuelsMon Dec 14 2015 - 08:07
Hollande campaign promise leads to historic agreement‘A lot of us didn’t even know what a COP was’. Now the whole world knowsMon Dec 14 2015 - 01:00
French National Front fails to win any regions in electionsExtreme-right party falls short in local elections despite first-round successesSun Dec 13 2015 - 23:12
Clinching Paris COP21 deal: How the French did itThere will be no shortage of people seeking to take credit for concluding Paris accordsSat Dec 12 2015 - 19:27
COP21: Chorus of popular dissent rises on streets of Paris‘We have the last word, these thousands of us in the streets - we’ll continue to fight for climate justice’Sat Dec 12 2015 - 16:27
Jane Goodall tells of shared threat to humans and animalsRenowned climatologist (81) says COP21 agreement is key to chimpanzee survivalSat Dec 12 2015 - 01:00
Threat to deport Irish climate activists entering France liftedBus carrying 35 campaigners stopped by French police for three hours in CherbourgThu Dec 10 2015 - 19:06
COP21: Saudi Arabia a fly in ointment as countries seek accordThe wealthy and influential oil nation is attempting to frustrate progress at Paris talksWed Dec 9 2015 - 01:00
COP21: US west coast leads the way on climate agendaCalifornia governor Jerry Brown: ‘We are growing 25% faster than rest of the country’Tue Dec 8 2015 - 08:26
Climate change summit creates world of its ownParis has put on a big show for COP21, but real business happens behind closed doorsSat Dec 5 2015 - 01:00
The climate dilemma: To fight or befriend fossil fuel industryLinks between governments and business challenged by activistsFri Dec 4 2015 - 01:00
COP21: Obama goes centre stage in search of green legacy‘This is happening. We’re not turning back,’ US leader tells climate change conferenceWed Dec 2 2015 - 01:00
Putin not likely to target Islamic State soon, says ObamaUS president hopes for shift in Russians and recognition it’s time to end Syrian civil warTue Dec 1 2015 - 19:46
World leaders at climate conference pledge to save the planetHollande tells 10,000 delegates “hope of all mankind” rests on their shouldersTue Dec 1 2015 - 01:00
Solar Alliance targets access to technology at climate change conferencePrime minister of India seeks to unite 110 countries on acquiring solar technologyTue Dec 1 2015 - 01:00
COP21: Kenny criticises ‘unrealistic’ climate targetsTaoiseach blames recession for Ireland’s difficulty in reducing carbon emissionsTue Dec 1 2015 - 01:00
COP21: Ireland faces pressure over emissions in ParisKenny tells Hollande that Ireland will sign up to ‘measurable and achievable targets’Mon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
French stress urgency of climate issueStruggles against climate change and terrorism two greatest of 21st century, says PMMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
France remembers the victims of 11/13 in solemn ceremonyPresident Francois Hollande spoke of ‘the fallen’ as if they were soldiersFri Nov 27 2015 - 18:03
COP21: the tipping point for global warming?Hulot, French special envoy for the climate, says UN conference is already a successFri Nov 27 2015 - 01:00
French prime minister issues refugee warningManuel Valls stresses solution to migration crisis lies in Middle East not EuropeWed Nov 25 2015 - 07:55
Europe should take no more refugees, says French prime ministerParis attacks are Europe’s moment of truth, according to Manuel VallsTue Nov 24 2015 - 22:05
Cameron offers air base as Hollande builds coalition against IsisFrench president to meet world’s most powerful leaders in search of supportMon Nov 23 2015 - 21:28
Lara Marlowe: Grieve for Paris, yes, but without self-pityWe see death on an industrial scale, but we are selective in our compassionMon Nov 23 2015 - 08:30
The Paris attacks: Who? Why?Weekend Read: The atrocities of November 13th, committed by ordinary-looking young Europeans are the culmination of two decades of French jihadismSat Nov 21 2015 - 05:00
Islamic reaction: Speaking out in France at Friday prayersFrench Muslims are fearful in the wake of the Paris attacks, writes Lara MarloweFri Nov 20 2015 - 12:43
The French feminist painter who flattered Marie AntoinetteA Grand Palais exhibition shows Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun to have been as intelligent, charming, resourceful – and indeed liberated – as she was beautifulThu Nov 19 2015 - 06:00