The country is home to the biggest remaining contingent of French troops in the region.

More could follow before the window to lodge appeals closes at midnight on 30 December.

It used to be considered treason in France - but now, alcohol-free wine is here to stay.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou believes dozens of people died after the cyclone hit the territory, rather than thousands.

Flags are flown at half-mast after President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning.

Are extreme fantasies about dominating women that were once just that - fantasies - now becoming more normalised in reality too?

Although the Pelicot trial is over, some questions remain over the case that shook France.

The sentences range from three to sixteen years, in a case which started with an online hate campaign.