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- Oct 10
Gabriel Attal launches youth pact in Lyon and targets Mélenchon ahead of 2027 election
At his first regional rally in Lyon on Saturday, the Renaissance candidate presented a youth and education pact to about 2,000 people. The meeting came as high-school protests continued and one day before Jean-Luc Mélenchon's own education-focused meeting in Clermont-Ferrand.
- Oct 7
Mediapart publishes new evidence linking Jordan Bardella to antisemitic Messenger messages
Mediapart says Bardella's 2013 Twitter account and a Messenger conversation carried the same information two minutes apart. Bardella denies writing the messages and calls the affair a destabilisation operation.
- Oct 5
Thieves steal Salvador Dali's 150-kilogram bronze book cover in Issoire
Burglars took the 150-kilogram bronze cover of L'Apocalypse, sculpted by Salvador Dali, from a private contemporary art centre in Issoire overnight between 4 and 5 October 2026.
- Oct 3
Benjamín Urdapilleta sets modern French rugby scoring record with 2,619 points
Perpignan fly-half Benjamín Urdapilleta reached 2,619 career points in a match against Racing 92 in Créteil, surpassing Romain Teulet to become the top scorer of the modern Top 14 era.
- Sep 26
Thousands join 260 climate marches across France after summer heatwaves
Demonstrators staged roughly 260 rallies throughout France on 26 September, calling for emergency ecological policies and wealth taxes after a summer of severe heatwaves and wildfires.
- Sep 20
Lyon takes Top 14 lead as Bordeaux-Bègles and Montpellier secure bonus wins
Lyon took sole possession of first place in the French Top 14 championship with 14 points after defeating Pau 51-25, while Bordeaux-Bègles and Montpellier also claimed bonus-point victories.
- Aug 15
Patrick Bruel's travel ban lifted six weeks after rape charges, Nanterre prosecutor appeals
French singer Patrick Bruel, charged with rape and sexual assault in four cases, had his travel ban lifted on July 21. The Nanterre prosecutor appealed, calling the decision unjustified and excessive.
- Aug 9
France: 28 departments on orange heatwave alert as temperatures retreat eastward
Météo-France maintained 28 French departments on orange heatwave vigilance for Sunday 16 August as temperatures retreat westward, while the southeast faces continued heat until mid-next week and severe storms threaten the southwest.
- Aug 5
Presumed DZ Mafia leader Mehdi Laribi arrested in Algeria on French warrant
Mehdi Laribi, a founding member and presumed leader of Marseille's DZ Mafia, was arrested in Algiers in late July on a French warrant issued as part of the Octopus investigation into drug trafficking and organised crime.
- Jul 10
France lifts storm alert after tornado-like winds leave 53,000 without power and extensive damage across centre and east
A mini-tornado toppled two lorries on the A72 near Saint-Étienne, hail ignited a house fire in Haute-Savoie and a road worker was seriously hurt, as the most intense thunderstorm episode of the year swept France on 16 July. The orange vigilance was lifted early on 17 July while the heatwave receded to the south-east.
- Jul 8
SNCF cancels one in four Intercités trains as third heatwave hits French summer holiday departures
A quarter of Intercités services and some TGVs are cancelled on 8 and 9 July, with temperatures again exceeding 33°C and over 1.5 million travellers expected at stations.
- Jul 5
Police shoot and wound knife attacker in Clermont-Ferrand after three passersby injured
A 34-year-old man attacked passersby with a long-bladed knife in the Carmes district of Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday afternoon. Police shot and wounded him after he threatened officers; three victims are injured but not in life-threatening condition.
- Jul 1
South Africa anti-immigrant protests turn to looting and arrests as thousands flee
Thousands marched across South Africa on June 30 after an ultimatum for undocumented foreigners to leave expired, leading to looting, 900 arrests, and an exodus of tens of thousands of migrants.
- Jun 18
France grapples with second heatwave as SNCF cancels 71 trains and schools prepare to close
A new heatwave sweeping France has prompted the rail operator SNCF to cancel 71 long-distance trains through Monday, while dozens of schools have shortened classes and a quarter of the country is under orange heat alert.
- Jun 15
Paris-Clermont train arrives 7 hours 40 minutes late after locomotive failure strands 289 passengers
An Intercités train from Paris to Clermont-Ferrand was delayed by nearly eight hours on Monday after a locomotive broke down near Gien, stranding 289 passengers in sweltering heat before they were evacuated across fields.
- Jun 14
Fatal stabbing in Clermont-Ferrand brawl: 23-year-old dies, two suspects arrested
A brawl among about ten people near the train station in Clermont-Ferrand turned deadly late Saturday when a 23-year-old man was stabbed in the heart. A second victim, 19, is in serious condition with an abdominal wound.
- Jun 12
Toulouse imposes curfew on unaccompanied minors during World Cup’s high-risk matches
Toulouse and Clermont-Ferrand enact nighttime curfews for unaccompanied minors under 16 during sensitive World Cup matches, citing the 2022 France-Morocco violence and rising youth crime.
- Jun 10
Clermont-Ferrand imposes overnight curfew on under-16s during World Cup after post-match riots
The mayor of Clermont-Ferrand has ordered unaccompanied minors under 16 to stay indoors between 23:00 and 07:00 throughout the football World Cup, following two episodes of urban violence in the city.
- May 28
Michelin to cut up to 1,500 jobs in France over three years, citing 'chaotic' global context
French tyre giant Michelin announced a voluntary redundancy plan affecting up to 1,500 positions in France over three years, blaming economic instability, high costs, and fierce international competition.
