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The French government has sent a special anti-riot police unit that’s been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island of Martinique.

A 71-year-old French man acknowledged in court on Tuesday that over nearly a decade, he was drugging his wife at the time and inviting dozens of men to rape her, as well as raping her himself.

A 71-year-old French man has acknowledged in court that over nearly a decade, he was drugging his wife at the time and inviting dozens of men to rape her, as well as raping her himself.

A British man, who was seen climbing the Eiffel Tower hours before the Olympic Closing Ceremony, has been released from police custody, but remains under investigation for trespassing at a historical site, French prosecutors said on Monday.

The attack, detected on Sunday, hit data systems used by around 40 museums across France.

While in France for the Olympics, the tennis icon blasted the luxury hotel’s restaurant for turning her away.

France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism, including arson attacks, paralyzing travel to Paris.

California Live correspondent Angela Sun visits beloved neighborhood café Little Frenchie in Coronado to experience Parisian dining without leaving the Golden State.

California Live’s Jobeth Devera is in Mountain View learning more about Éducation Française Bay Area, a nonprofit organization promoting bilingualism, specifically by teaching French in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

California Live correspondent Laila Muhammad meets the team at Silver Lake’s Coucou French Classes to find out what services they offer and how they’re preparing for the Paris Olympics. Plus, learn a few handy French phrases for your next trip to Paris!

Former supermodel and French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been given preliminary charges for involvement in alleged efforts to pressure a witness who accused ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy of receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya. Bruni-Sarkozy was placed under judicial supervision on Tuesday, according to a judicial official not authorized to be publicly named when speaking about an ongoing investigation. Preliminary...

A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France, a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country, facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and political paralysis.

Paris’ famed Moulin Rouge cabaret got its red windmill back Friday during a special ceremony that featured can-can dancing on the plaza outside.

For ordinary voters, political polarization in French society is a worrying development that makes them fear for France’s future.

Voters across mainland France are casting ballots in the first round of early parliamentary elections.

The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France, and thrust concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of campaigning for the country’s legislative elections.

The Palace is a major tourist attraction, with 8 million annual visitors.

One of France’s architectural jewels was briefly evacuated, while firefighters extinguished a column of smoke near the Palace.

Tom Hanks, who played Capt. John Miller in the film “Saving Private Ryan,” spoke with NBC News’ Peter Alexander from Normandy on the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.