Heavy rainfall and storms have been battering southern France since Monday. The rains have caused widespread damage across the region, flooding streets and causing power and water outages. At least three people have died in the flooding with several hundred emergency rescuers being deployed to the region.

The Tour de France is set for a dramatic finale in July after organizers announced a climb up Montmartre in Paris on the final day.

France is planning to build a brand new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, near the site of the notorious Devil’s Island penal colony that inspired the 1973 movie “Papillon,” starring Steve McQueen.

France filed an Application instituting proceedings against Iran before the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

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France plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and radicalised Islamists near a former penal colony in its overseas department of French Guiana, sparking outcry among

Russian-born Durov is currently under judicial supervision in France, holed up in Paris’ glitzy Crillon hotel after being placed under formal investigation for alleged organized crime on Telegram.