The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — to adopt a bill repealing Code Noir, or Black Code, the 1685 decree King Louis XIV signed to govern slaves across France's colonies.

The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — to adopt a bill repealing the Code Noir, or Black Code, the ...

Armenians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government's efforts to forge a peace deal ...

French lawmakers have voted to repeal a 17th-century law that governed enslaved people in France's colonies. The National ...

By Layli Foroudi PARIS, May 28 (Reuters) - French lawmakers voted on Thursday to formally repeal slavery-era laws that ...

Marine Le Pen and her protégé, Jordan Bardella, lead presidential polls. They are united on curbing immigration but split recently on economic policy.

Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France, has died. She was 93. She spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace from 1995 to 2007 beside President Jacques Chirac ...

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 4 (Reuters) - Switzerland will deploy around 4,000 troops inside its territory to reinforce security as world leaders gather for the G7 summit in neighboring France ...

Business leaders and government officials from Korea and France on Wednesday called for stronger bilateral ties at a reception commemorating the 40th anniversary of the French Korean Chamber of ...