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Pope Leo in France: The issues on the table

Pope expected to face key issues while on first official visit to France

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Pope Leo XIV boards his plane heading to Paris at Rome's Fiumicino airport on September 25, 2026.

Six French IS suspects due to stand trial in Iraq

Cases come as thousands of suspected Islamic State members are transferred from Syria

Baghdad takes on prosecutions of thousands of suspected Islamic State members transferred from Syria.

Mbappe switches Nike for On in shock move

Swiss sports brand On signs the French star in blow to Nike

The 27-year-old moves away from Nike

$100 oil hits streets as fuel anger spreads worldwide

Governments must choose between passing fuel costs to consumers or taking on more debt

French fishermen make a fire as they block the access of the oil depot of Frontignan, near Sete, south of France, on September 16, 2026 during a a protest aimed at drawing the governments attention to rising fuel prices and the deterioration in their working conditions.

French police suspect train derailment was sabotage

Dozens injured as Rouen–Caen service derails near Renault factory

SNCF workers stand next to a derailed train carriage in Cléon, northwestern France, on September 12, 2026, the morning after the train derailed.

Why a Hindu group’s Eiffel Tower visit ended in strike

A request involving female staff triggered worker anger, a strike and probe

Pedestrians walk past an entrance of Eiffel Tower in Paris on September 8, 2026. The Eiffel Tower reopened on September 8.

Two Renoir paintings missing after break-in at museum

Security fears grow as Renoir theft adds to wave of French museum robberies

A police officer stands in front of the entrance of the Musee Renoir after four paintings, valued at nine million euros, were stolen from the museum in an early-morning break-in, with two suspects still at large, in Cagnes-sur-Mer on September 8, 2026.

Even at Elysee, phones are handed in: Macron to pupils

French president defends school phone ban, saying adults have been overwhelmed by devices

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) speaks with with students during a visit to the INSPE University on the first day of the new academic year in Mende, southern France on September 1, 2026.

Tornado tears through French village, dozens injured

Tornado hit hardest in the village of Pomas, damaging 300 homes

This photograph shows a castle damaged following a tornado in Pomas, southwestern France on August 25, 2026.

Drownings surge past 300 in France amid heatwaves

Heatwave-driven rush to water blamed for sharp rise in France drownings

People cool down under trees in Nantes, western France. Officials warned of deadly accidents in unauthorised waters as temperatures soar.

Macron hosts Saudi's MBS as Paris-Riyadh ties deepen

Talks will cover major deals, esports and regional stability in the Middle East

File photo: France's President Emmanuel Macron with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman

France strikes down social media ban for under-15s

Macron tasks PM with working on a new ‘legally robust draft’ of the legislation

The Constitutional Council of France has found that Article 1 of the legislation “constitutes an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate” to the freedom of expression and communication of those under 15.

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