Cyclone Chido was the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in at least 90 years. When the cyclone slammed into the French overseas department in December, it packed winds of more than 200km per hour, wreaking devastation across the island. In Mayotte, a territory already ravaged by soaring levels of poverty, shantytowns were blown apart in moments, leaving residents to fend for themselves. More than two months after the cyclone, the island is still struggling to get back on its feet. Many schools remain closed, and it's only now that local authorities are getting to grips with the challenges of reco ..read more

France's leading associations representing authors and publishers on Wednesday said they had filed a lawsuit against US tech titan Meta for what they alleged was the widespread use of copyright-protected texts to train AI models ..read more

French lawmakers on Monday passed a bill intended to bring back cafés and bars to remote countryside areas, saying the measure will "bring French villages back to life". The legislation was adopted nearly unanimously by the French parliament, with 156 lawmakers backing it and just two voting against. It now has to be approved by the Senate ..read more

Bernard Squarcini, the former head of France's domestic intelligence agency, was sentenced to four years in prison – two suspended – by a Paris court Friday for a range of charges including having obtained confidential information for luxury giant LMVH ..read more

A bomb apparently dating back to World War II was found overnight on train tracks leading to Paris Gare du Nord station, officials said. All traffic to the busy station has been halted.  ..read more

French President Emmanuel Macron said that France was a "loyal and faithful ally" after US President Donald Trump expressed doubt that NATO would come to the US's defence if it was attacked. NATO's Article 5 defence guarantee was invoked following the September 11 attacks against the US.  ..read more

In this edition of Entre Nous, we dive into the French television landscape, after the TV channel C8 stopped broadcasting. We explain why French regulator Arcom decided to take it off the main airwaves, and why the move has the conservative media group Bolloré, talk show host Cyril Hanouna and far-right politicians up in arms. We also dive into the bigger picture, or the broader societal discussion about free speech that C8's shutdown has brought about ..read more

French former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec on Friday admitted to sexually abusing the 12-year-old daughter of his eldest son in the latest shocking revelation to emerge from France's biggest child abuse trial, which is currently under way in the western city of Vannes. Le Scouarnec is facing charges of allegedly raping or sexually abusing 299 children ..read more

At least two people were killed as Cyclone Garance slammed the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, blowing away roofs and cutting power and access to drinking water for many residents. Garance landed on the island’s north with winds of up to 230km per hour and barrelled south before heading back out to sea ..read more

The perpetrator of a deadly knife attack in France’s southern city of Nice was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison without parole by a Paris court. Tunisian national Brahim Aouissaoui stabbed and killed three people in an attack on Nice's Basilica of Notre-Dame in 2020 ..read more