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Government spokesperson Olivia Grégoire said the election results had left the executive with “an urgency to act”. 

Forecasters predict a re-run of last weekend's low turnout at polling stations.

Polls suggest advances by new left alliance NUPES could hobble centrists’ ability to deliver domestic reforms.

Temperature could exceed 42C in parts of France as scientists warn heatwaves will hit earlier than usual due to climate change.

Trintignant forged an impressive career punctuated by now-classic roles from his breakthrough performance in "And God created Woman” (1956) with Brigitte Bardot, to Claude Lelouch’s Palme d’Or winner “A Man and a Woman” (1966) opposite Anouk Aimée.

French military called the strikes a “new tactical success” for France's counterterrorism efforts in Africa's Sahel region, named Operation Barkhane.

Forecaster Météo-France has activated the orange "heatwave alert" for 23 departéments across the south-west, from Anjou to the Pyrénées.

French president joined Scholz and Draghi in trip to Ukrainian capital. 

French head of state was speaking in the town of Irpin while on a visit with the German, Italian and Romanian leaders to show support for Ukraine.

The French president and other two EU leaders were greeted with air raid sirens in Ukrainian capital.