Elaine Cobbe

2024 Paris Olympics security challenges include 53 intercepted drones and 5,000 people barred from the Games

Paris — More than 50 drones have been intercepted by French law enforcement agencies, and more than ...

world | 2 months ago

Seine river pollution delays Olympic training as water testing continues

Paris — Water contamination levels forced officials to cancel an Olympic triathlon training session ...

world | 2 months ago

Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic flame on part of final journey to opening ceremony

Paris - The Olympic flame will make the final leg of its long journey on Friday to the Paris Olympic...

world | 2 months ago

Why the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are already an expensive nightmare for many locals and tourists

Paris — The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics open this week, and athletes from around the world have been ...

world | 2 months ago

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo makes good on vow to swim in the Seine river to show its safe for the Summer Games

Paris — The City of Light placed the Seine river at the heart of its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic...

world | 2 months ago

Fire breaks out in spire of Rouen Cathedral in northwest France

Paris — The famous medieval cathedral in the city of Rouen in western France was evacuated Thursday ...

world | 3 months ago

Candidates in pivotal French legislative elections drop out in tactical move ahead of final vote

Paris - As France prepares for a decisive second-round vote Sunday, political parties from all persu...

world | 3 months ago

French election first-round results show gains for far-right, drawing warnings ahead of decisive second-round

Paris — A far-right, anti-immigration party is in reach of becoming the biggest political force in F...

world | 3 months ago

2024 French election set to begin, with far-right parties expected to make major gains in parliament

Paris — Voters in France go to the polls Sunday for the first of two rounds of an election to select...

world | 3 months ago

France's Macron puts voting reform bid that sparked deadly unrest in New Caledonia territory on hold

Paris — While most of France is still reeling from President Emmanuel Macron's announcement of snap ...

world | 4 months ago

Olympic flame reaches France for 2024 Paris Olympics aboard a 19th century sailing ship

Paris — Crowds started gathering early Wednesday morning around Marseille's Old Port as a 19th centu...

world | 5 months ago

Windmill sails mysteriously fall off Paris' iconic Moulin Rouge cabaret: "It's sad"

Paris — A famous landmark in the French capital looked very different Thursday morning. The sails of...

world | 5 months ago

Paris police detain man behind reported bomb threat at Iran consulate

Police set up a security cordon in Paris' wealthy 16th arrondissement Friday amid reports that a man...

world | 5 months ago

5 years after fire ravaged Notre Dame, an American carpenter is helping rebuild Paris' iconic cathedral

Paris — Five years have passed since Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was engulfed in flames. The iconi...

world | 6 months ago