France has recalled its ambassador to Italy amid rising tensions.

It's 18kg and a taskmaster, but Ghislain Ramage wouldn't be without his circus partner.

An investigation has been launched into the criminal charge of causing death by arson.

France announces a historic drop in road deaths after introducing new 80kph speed limits.

The painting was a tribute to the victims of 2015 terror attack at Bataclan music hall.

First wife of missing English footballer Emiliano Sala's pilot lives in Auckland.

'Investigate the football mafia because I don't believe this was an accident.'

Armed robbers pulled off brazen bank robbery after locking staff and customers in.

Ardern and Trudeau had a conversation yesterday about the escalating diplomatic feud.

EDITORIAL: Few modern leaders have had such a tough year.

Yellow vest's first action of 2019 keeps pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.

Georges Loinger, French resistance fighter who smuggled children to safety, dies at 108.

British Home Secretary says UK doesn't need more patrol boats to deal with migrant crisis.

Hopes to arrive on a Caribbean island within three months using only ocean currents.

St Pierre and Miquelon are the last remnants of France's colonial empire in North America.

France's "yellow vest" protesters are demanding the right to hold referendums.

Watchdog warns of chain reaction in next crisis as Wall Street makes fears more real

Gunman shot and killed three people in an attack near a popular Christmas market.

Macron was expected to address the nation on television this morning about protests.

Tourist operators say they've taken a hit.

Toughening tactics, authorities deployed 8000 security officers in Paris alone.

Armoured vehicles took to Paris's streets yesterday as anti-government protests continued.

Nuns threaten to renounce their vows following a decision by the Vatican.

Macron faced police calls to bring in the army to defend Paris from "yellow vest" attacks.

What began as unrest over a fuel tax has become an uprising against the French president.

Violence in Paris has left swathes of the city looking like a war zone and injured 133.

Protesters trashed the streets of the capital during France's worst urban riot in years.

Zespri looks to grow kiwifruit in North America as Sungold sales boom.

'There's a quiet beauty here' - InSight's tweets track its progress in real time.

Air NZ says it is crucial to mark tragic events for families and it can make flying safer.