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A villa on the Côte d'Azur as well as a mansion in Paris were seized as part of a French judicial probe into finances of late president of Gabon.

France has its first chief data officer (CDO), who recently submitted his initial report, and is a member of the Open Government Partnership.

Locals in Paris suburb camp out in front of a building used by drug dealers in an initiative that has been likened to 'Nuit Debout' sit-in protest.

French energy firm admits there will be no final word on £18 bn project until at least the summer as it pledges to consult works committee.

The Nuit Debout movement has unsettled France’s political elite which is still fearful of the power of street protests.

French president, the first to sign, said the 28-nation EU should now 'lead by example' and ratify the Paris deal before the end of the year.

Najim Laachraoui, one of Brussels airport suicide bombers, was identified by French journalists kidnapped and held in Syria from 2013 to 2014.

Paris will host a meeting of foreign ministers at the end of May to set the stage for a peace conference later in the summer.

As economy minister Emmanuel Macron rises in polls, his mentor President Hollande is under pressure to slap him down - or sack him.

Trade minister said option to end negotiations on proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was 'still on the table'.