FRANCE has sent Indonesia an official request for the transfer of a French death row inmate who has spent nearly 20 years in prison.

Archaeologists in France recently unearthed a 1,700-year-old ring engraved with an ancient religious motif. The ornately decorated artifact was unearthed during an excavation in Pacé, a small town in Brittany, according to a Dec. 19 news release from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP).

French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country’s budget.

Despite the conventionally accepted definition for such behavior, France’s new premier Francois Bayrou vowed to sharply narrow the nation’s deficit to close to 5% of GDP, threatening a repeat of the standoff which toppled the last government.

Archaeologists restoring a medieval church in France uncovered a forgotten staircase. They followed it and found themselves in a 400-year-old vault surrounded by coffins.

France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a week ago.

The government of Chad, considered France’s most stable and loyal partner in Africa, announced on its Independence Day it was ending defense cooperation to redefine its sovereig

Denton added that he had been asked to do DWTS in the past. "I never would've done the show here because I'm not a dancer. They've asked me to do Dancing with the Stars in France a bunch of times, because Desperate Housewives was huge there, and I've never even considered it," he said, referencing his role as Mike Delfino on the ABC series.

Belinda Bencic made her return to the elite circuit after her maternity break to lead Switzerland to a 2-1 win over France in the United Cup mixed team tournament.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he aimed to reach an agreement with parliament on a 2025 budget that would reduce the country’s deficit to close to 5%, near the level that his predecessor unsuccessfully tried to reach.

Meanwhile the government in the restive French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia collapsed Tuesday in a wave of resignations by pro-independence figures — another challenge for the new overseas affairs minister, Manuel Valls, and the incoming Cabinet.