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BBC Headlines • April 18, 2026 12:31

French film star Nathalie Baye dies aged 77, media report

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President Macron said France had "loved, dreamed and grown up" with the stalwart of French cinema.

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Sat 12:20 - Le Figaro

Women's Six Nations: in video, the Marseillaise of the French women's XV in tribute to the "pioneers" of 1982

Mon 01:45 - France 24

Lost film by French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès retrieved from US attic

Mon 14:15 - BBC Europe

French cement giant guilty of financing militant groups including Islamic State

Mon 18:36 - France 24

French court jails Lafarge former CEO for funding IS in Syria

Tue 09:23 - Euronews

Cinematic treasure: Lost film stock from Georges Méliès film found in US attic

Tue 09:29 - France 24

'Total dehumanisation': French former hostages in Iran give interview

Tue 10:00 - Fox News

Curators at Library of Congress discover lost film by legendary cinema pioneer after spotting 'subtle clue'

Tue 13:08 - BBC Europe

French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to reunite with long-lost love

Tue 13:58 - France 24

French investigators raid Élysée palace in events company contracts probe

Tue 20:43 - Politico EU

French police barred from raiding Macron’s palace to investigate Panthéon contracts

Wed 13:50 - France 24

French film show: Sweet nostalgia in 1980s coming-of-age story 'Just an Illusion'

Wed 21:42 - The Guardian

France seeks release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE

Thu 12:01 - The Guardian

More than 100 writers quit French publisher in protest against rightwing owner Vincent Bolloré

Thu 13:40 - France 24

From rekindled love story to ICE 'nightmare': France calls on US to release 86-year-old

Thu 13:45 - France 24

French billionaire Bollore sparks turmoil at top publisher Grasset

Thu 19:34 - France 24

French billionaire Bolloré sparks turmoil at Grasset as 115 authors leave publishing house

Fri 06:23 - La Libre (BE)

Grasset, Universal, Canal, Olympia... Vincent Bolloré's sprawling empire goes beyond what you imagine

Fri 10:03 - Le Figaro

Earthquake at Grasset after the departure of Olivier Nora: Emmanuel Macron judges “very important to defend” “editorial pluralism”

Fri 12:07 - France 24

Elderly Frenchwoman held by ICE has returned to France, foreign ministry says

Sat 09:01 - France 24

French right divided over primary vote one year from presidential election

Sat 12:31 - BBC Headlines

French film star Nathalie Baye dies aged 77, media report

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BBC Europe

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13:08

French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to reunite with long-lost love

The son of pensioner Marie-Thérèse told French media he is worried for his mother's frail health as she is detained in a Louisiana ICE centre.

14:15

French cement giant guilty of financing militant groups including Islamic State

The French company paid $6.5m to jihadist groups to keep its plant running in war-torn Syria, a Paris court heard.

Euronews

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09:23

Cinematic treasure: Lost film stock from Georges Méliès film found in US attic

A cinematic treasure trove has been unearthed in the US after an old family chest, which had remained sealed for over a century, was finally opened. Among the ten reels …

Fox News

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10:00

Curators at Library of Congress discover lost film by legendary cinema pioneer after spotting 'subtle clue'

The Library of Congress discovered a lost 1897 film by Georges Méliès, a legendary pioneer of special effects, featuring one of cinema's earliest robots on screen.

France 24

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09:01

French right divided over primary vote one year from presidential election

With the French presidential election just a year away, most parties are conducting internal polls to decide on their candidate. Les Républicains, led by Bruno Retailleau, are meeting this weekend …

12:07

Elderly Frenchwoman held by ICE has returned to France, foreign ministry says

An 85-year-old Frenchwoman who was arrested by ICE after her American veteran husband died has returned to France, the French foreign ministry announced Friday. The detention of Marie-Thérèse Ross – …

19:34

French billionaire Bolloré sparks turmoil at Grasset as 115 authors leave publishing house

French conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré came under attack from dozens of authors on Thursday at one of his flagship publishing brands, as he continues to reshape the country's media landscape. …

13:45

French billionaire Bollore sparks turmoil at top publisher Grasset

French conservative billionaire Vincent Bollore came under attack from dozens of authors on Thursday at one of his flagship publishing brands, as he continues to reshape the country's media landscape. …

13:40

From rekindled love story to ICE 'nightmare': France calls on US to release 86-year-old

The French government on Thursday said it was pushing for the release of an 86-year-old French citizen who has been detained by ICE since early April. Marie-Thérèse Ross, who is …

13:50

French film show: Sweet nostalgia in 1980s coming-of-age story 'Just an Illusion'

Film critic Manon Kerjean tells us why "Just an Illusion" is more than just a tender study of young teenagers' first love, and how its retro décor and timely themes …

13:58

French investigators raid Élysée palace in events company contracts probe

French investigators raided the Elysee palace on Tuesday in relation to an events company contracts probe.

09:29

'Total dehumanisation': French former hostages in Iran give interview

French former hostages Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris have given their first television interview since returning to France from Iran. They had been detained in Iran on espionage charges for …

18:36

French court jails Lafarge former CEO for funding IS in Syria

A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic …

01:45

Lost film by French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès retrieved from US attic

"Gugusse and the Automaton", a short silent film made by French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès back in 1897, was lost to history until it was found in a trove of …

La Libre (BE)

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06:23

Grasset, Universal, Canal, Olympia... Vincent Bolloré's sprawling empire goes beyond what you imagine

La crise qui secoue la maison d’édition Grasset et d’autres filiales remet en lumière l’étendue de l’empire de Vincent Bolloré. Mais comment fonctionne l’empire Bolloré et comment exerce-t-il son contrôle …

Le Figaro

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10:03

Earthquake at Grasset after the departure of Olivier Nora: Emmanuel Macron judges “very important to defend” “editorial pluralism”

Jean-Luc Mélenchon a salué les mots du chef de l’État, se disant «content de le voir intervenir à son tour contre l’opération Bolloré chez l’éditeur», marqué par le départ de …

12:20

Women's Six Nations: in video, the Marseillaise of the French women's XV in tribute to the "pioneers" of 1982

À l’occasion du premier match du Tournoi contre l’Italie, la FFR a rendu hommage aux joueuses du premier XV de France féminin, qui n’était pas reconnu par l’instance en 1982.

Politico EU

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20:43

French police barred from raiding Macron’s palace to investigate Panthéon contracts

Investigators are looking into allegations of favoritism and corruption regarding contracts linked with memorial ceremonies in Paris.

The Guardian

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12:01

More than 100 writers quit French publisher in protest against rightwing owner Vincent Bolloré

Tycoon’s media empire accused of pushing far-right ideas, as writers say: ‘We refuse to be hostages in ideological war’Europe live – latest updatesMore than 100 writers have quit the historic …

21:42

France seeks release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE

Agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHSThe French government is pressing the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to …