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A massive influx of jellyfish has forced French energy company EDF to shut down three reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France. The unusual incident occurred on Monday, when large numbers of jellyfish entered the plant's seawater pumping stations. EDF announced the reactor shutdowns on Tuesday. Reactors 2, 3......
French news publishers have taken their dispute with Google to the country's competition regulator following the launch of the technology giant's AI-powered search features in France. The Alliance of the Press for General Information (Apig), which represents more than 300 political and general-interest news publications, filed a complaint......
Two municipal police officers were slightly injured during a knife attack in central Toulouse on Monday, after a man allegedly approached their patrol vehicle before threatening the officers and displaying two knives. The suspect was arrested following the confrontation, according to a police source. The incident occurred on Rue d’Austerlitz......
Paris Saint-Germain will head into the new competitive season with a full-strength squad when they face Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg on Wednesday. The French champions have travelled to Austria with a 24-man group that includes several of their most important players, giving Luis Enrique the opportunity to field a strong......
A 52-year-old man and his nine-year-old daughter were found dead at their family home in Biache-Saint-Vaast, in northern France, on Monday, according to French authorities. The two bodies were discovered after the girl's mother returned home from work and found the door locked from the inside, according to information reported by French......
French wholesale electricity prices surged by more than 20% on Tuesday as an intense heatwave increased demand for cooling while tightening power supply, according to LSEG data. Day-ahead electricity prices rose 20.5% to €141 per megawatt-hour, reflecting growing pressure on the French power market as temperatures climb across the country. The......
A beach restaurant in Ajaccio, Corsica, was completely destroyed by fire overnight in what prosecutors believe was a deliberate attack. The fire broke out between Monday and Tuesday at the Week-End beach restaurant on the Route des Sanguinaires. No injuries were reported, but the establishment was left entirely destroyed. Ajaccio prosecutors......
French authorities have dismantled an organized drug trafficking operation that allegedly used drones to deliver packages into a prison in the Rhône region, with investigators identifying more than 1,850 deliveries over a period of just 51 days. Five people, including a minor, were arrested on August 4 as part of the investigation into......
A 59-year-old patient has died from burn injuries sustained in a fire that broke out inside a room at the Centre hospitalier du Mans in western France, the Sarthe hospital said. The man had been receiving treatment at the hospital when the fire occurred on Sunday. Despite medical care, he later died from injuries caused by the blaze. The......
Pet owners across France are being warned about a new phishing campaign that appears to be linked to a previous cyberattack targeting the country's national animal identification database. Ingenium Animalis, the organisation responsible for managing the I-Cad database, said several users had recently received fraudulent messages containing......
Jordan Bardella has faced a setback over the financial accounts of his 2024 European Parliament election campaign, after French authorities rejected hundreds of thousands of euros in declared expenses, including several purchases of wine and champagne. The decision means the president of the Rassemblement National will not receive full reimbursement......
A 16-year-old boy has died following a violent confrontation involving several minors in Montpellier, French authorities said, as investigators examine the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident. The confrontation took place late Sunday evening in the Port-Marianne district, on the outskirts of the southern French city. Police were......
Five police officers sustained minor injuries after a driver who refused to stop for a traffic check triggered a collision during a police pursuit near Perpignan, according to a police source. The incident occurred on Sunday after officers attempted to stop the motorist. When the driver failed to comply, two police vehicles followed the car......
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