PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - Two French nationals were heading home ⁠on ⁠Tuesday after Iran allowed them to ⁠leave the country following three and a half years in detention, a surprise move that ​came as Paris sought to distance itself from the war in the region.

France has finished moving its remaining gold out of New York, making billions in the process.

The defense ministers of France and Japan pledged to work together on security in the Pacific as the conflict in the Middle East draws away American military supplies and troops from the region.

France says China has executed a French citizen convicted of drug trafficking after more than 15 years on death row.

PARIS, March 22 - France holds the second round of municipal elections on Sunday, the last major ballot ahead of next year's presidential election. The vote will help measure the strength of the far-right National Rally (RN) and show how increasingly fragmented France's political landscape has become.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has asked ministers to prepare measures to help individuals who depend on cars after fuel prices surged on the Iran war.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has maintained his innocence on conspiracy charges in an appeal hearing in Paris.

Actor, director and entrepreneur Eva Longoria joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones to talk about taking on France in the new season of her "Searching For" travel and culinary series.