French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says the French government is determined to implement its planned one-size-fits-all model for the pension system, even though a nationwide strike in protest at the policy plan has crippled the country.

People in France’s Pacific island territory of New Caledonia will go to the polls for yet another vote of independence from the European country on September 6 next year.

French soldiers will be allowed to open fire if their life or that of the people they defend is threatened in the planned "yellow vest" protests Saturday, the military governor of Paris says.

An analyst says the “yellow vest” protests are gaining momentum in France due to the fact that French authorities are not responding to the people’s demands.

France’s PM says the government will deploy as many as 89,000 security personnel ahead of major protests against inequality.

The French government has reportedly decided to suspend planned fuel tax hikes in a bid to end two weeks of violent protests in the country over the matter.

A French police officer has been found dead on the grounds of the prime minister's official residence in Paris.