French Box Office Surges Nearly 20% in First Half of 2026 as Local Films and Hollywood Hits Drive Recovery
France’s theatrical market delivered a strong first half of 2026, grossing an estimated €680 million ($776 million) from nearly 92 million admissions, a 19.7% year-on increase, driven by a broad…
Lagarde Says She’s Not a Candidate for French Election: Euronews
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she’ll try to have her voice heard during next year’s French presidential election, while declining that she’s pondering a campaign herself.
Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips
ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI less costly.
Will Le Pen rise again? French nationalist leader defiant after court's ruling
Within hours of a court of appeal confirming a guilty verdict, Marine Le Pen had already launched her presidential campaign.
Marine Le Pen to run for French Presidency despite criminal conviction
Marine Le Pen, the far-right French politician, announced Tuesday she is running for president next year.
Watch: Marine Le Pen confirms run for French presidency
The National Rally leader also said she will attempt to appeal an embezzlement conviction.
Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency and appeal conviction in top court
The hard-right National Rally leader has ended months of speculation, after a court ruled she could run but would have to wear a tag for a year.
French far-right leader Le Pen says will run in 2027 presidential election
Her announcement followed a court ruling that reduced the length of time she was banned from holding public office.
French court clears path for conservative presidential candidate, but house arrest threatens campaign
A French appeals court upheld the embezzlement conviction for conservative former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Tuesday, but shortened a ban on her running for elected office, clearing her…
French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen cleared to run in 2027 election
Le Pen is now eligible to run in the forthcoming election, but would have to do so wearing an electronic tag, something she has previously ruled out.













