The death of a French streamer during an extended broadcast prompted soul-searching and controversy, as a government minister said he had been ''humiliated and mistreated for months" on air and a judicial investigation delves into alleged abuse.

Raphaël Graven, also known as Jeanpormanove, was found dead at a residence in Contes, a village north of Nice, prosecutors said.

A French national is being detained without cause in Venezuela, claims his family, who say he is one of several foreigners being held in the country in what Amnesty International has denounced as a

Police investigating the death of French streamer Raphaël Graven say they have interviewed a number of people who were present when he died and seized equipment and videos. Raphaël Graven, also known as Jeanpormanove, was known for videos on the platform Kick in which he endured apparent violence and humiliation.

A French technology startup unveiled plans on Wednesday to work with clean-aircraft venture JetZero to explore a potential hydrogen-powered variant of its futuristic all-wing design.

Agathe Habyarimana, 82, who has been living in France since 1998 and whose extradition has been repeatedly requested by Kigali, now appears highly unlikely to face trial by a French court following the ruling. Read more Subscribers only Gaza genocide ...

The Bayeux Tapestry cannot be moved without it tearing, a French historian opposed to its loan to the British Museum has said. Didier Rykner spoke out as a petition he started on Change.org calling for the move to be cancelled reached nearly 50,000 signatures.

(Reuters) -French researcher Laurent Vinatier, already jailed in Russia on charges of violating the country's "foreign agent" laws, now faces a new espionage charge, according to court documents cited by Russian news agencies.