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Newspaper report suggests the former state-owned French telecoms giant has been sharing information with security services for many years.

Study suggests that by 2050 more people in the world will speak French as first language than English or Mandarin.

Ahead of Sunday's local elections, 750 towns across France have a communist mayor, including nearly 30 with a population of 30,000 or more.

France will also offer to send four fighter jets to Baltic states to boost NATO air patrols over the region should the military alliance request them.

A couple are in custody facing an investigation for neglect after three boys aged two, five and six are believed never to have left their flat.

Former environment minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet trails in polls to socialist rival Anne Hidalgo in battle to be mayor of French capital.

Angry former president likens eavesdropping to actions of former East German police and says Republic's principles have been 'trampled' on.

Among those dead is Omar Ould Hamaha, known as 'Red Beard', a commander of armed groups who occupied northern Mali in 2012.

Far-right FN may benefit from weak economy under François Hollande’s socialist government and centre-right opposition mired in scandals.

But appeal court does overturn initial judgement that Kerviel has to repay the 4.9 billion euros in losses he was said to have caused bank.