The country’s navy and many official buildings have long used navy, but in 1976 the French state introduced a lighter blue to match the color of the EU flag under then-president Giscard d’Estaing.

The Canadian Embassy in Paris is flying its flag at half mast and some Canadian publications have said they’ll publish the cartoons as a show of solidarity with the Paris-based newspaper. Toronto Coun ...

France has changed its tricolour flag to its pre-1970’s navy-toned predecessor as an homage to the French Revolution. Although the newer flags were hoisted around the Elysée Palace last year ...

Facebook has faced criticism for creating a tool to overlay the colours of the French flag — and only the French flag — on one's profile picture after last week's attacks in Paris.