France

"Alarming levels" of bacteria like E. coli in Paris' Seine river present a challenge for Olympic swimming events

The swimming portion of the triathlon event at the 2024 Paris Olympics might be impacted by poor wat...

world | 6 months ago

Notre-Dame rises from the ashes five years after fire

Five years after being ravaged by fire, Notre-Dame Cathedral has returned to its former splendour mo...

world | 6 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

Meta's newest AI-powered chatbots show off impressive features and bizarre behavior

Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that a...

us | 5 months ago

France on alert for disinformation ahead of European polls

France has urged social media platforms to increase monitoring of disinformation online in the run-u...

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

French police break up pro-Palestinian university protest

French police broke up a pro-Palestinian protest by dozens of university students in Paris, official...

world | 5 months ago

Students resume pro-Palestinian protests at a prestigious Paris university after police intervention

Students at a prestigious university in Paris resumed pro-Palestinian protests on Friday, inspired b...

world | 5 months ago

Actor Gerard Depardieu reportedly detained for questioning over alleged sexual assault in France

Paris — French police on Monday detained screen actor Gerard Depardieu for questioning after two wom...

world | 5 months ago

Paris rubbish collectors threaten Olympics strike

Paris rubbish collectors could strike over the summer, a major French union said on May 2, raising t...

world | 5 months ago

Russia Ukraine war | Macron doesn't rule out troops for Ukraine if Russia breaks front lines

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, saying th...

world | 5 months ago

Where pro-Palestinian university protests are happening around the world

London — Protests in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza S...

world | 5 months ago

Paris police remove pro-Palestinian students occupying Sciences Po university

Police in Paris entered France's prestigious Sciences Po university on May 3 and removed student act...

world | 5 months ago

Russia calls France leader Macron refusing to rule out troops for Ukraine "very dangerous"

Russia's government on Friday blasted France's President Emmanuel Macron for again suggesting his co...

world | 5 months ago

One dead, several injured in Paris suburb shooting

One person was killed and six injured overnight in a gritty northern Paris suburb in a shooting like...

world | 5 months ago

China's Xi in France for Macron talks on Ukraine

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday arrived in France on a state visit hosted by Emmanuel Macron ...

world | 5 months ago