Politics Aug 01 Trump officials weigh fate of $9M contraceptives stockpile feared earmarked for destruction Funded by U.S taxpayers, the family planning supplies were intended for women in war zones, refugee camps and elsewhere, according to a bipartisan letter of protest to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from two U.S. senators.
Arts Jul 10 Original Hermès bag made for Jane Birkin sells at auction for 7 million euros The huge amount on Thursday blew past what auctioneer Sotheby’s had said was the previous record for a handbag. The bidding started at 1 million euros or $1.17 million and quickly became stratospheric.
World May 26 France's first lady appears to push her husband on a plane. Macron says they were joking The moment quickly made headlines in France, with media trying to decipher the interaction that cameras spotted through the just-opened door of the plane.
World May 23 Kim Kardashian's robbers found guilty in Paris court, but won't face prison time The chief judge, David De Pas, said that the defendants' ages — the oldest is 79 and some others are in their 60s and 70s — weighed on the court’s decision to impose sentences that he said “aren’t very severe.”…
World May 13 Kim Kardashian describes being bound and held at gunpoint in robbery trial testimony Kim Kardashian says she feared she would be raped and killed during a 2016 armed robbery in Paris. She testified in the trial Tuesday, confronting for the first time the men accused of tying her up at gunpoint in her…
World Apr 10 Video shows Ukrainian POWs killed by men identified as Russian soldiers Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers who have surrendered being shot to death by men identified as Russian troops in the village of Piatykhatky.
Politics Mar 31 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking public office for 5 years after embezzlement verdict Le Pen denounced the verdict in an interview with French TV channel TF1 as a “political” move aimed at preventing her from running in the 2027 presidential election and said that millions of French people “are outraged.”…
World Mar 27 France and Britain mull plans to deploy troops to assist with Ukraine-Russia peace deal At a recent summit featuring leaders of 30 countries as well as European Union and NATO chiefs, French President Emmanuel Macron offered reassurances that France and Britain will continue to forge ahead with plans to deploy troops in Ukraine to…
World Mar 24 French actor Gérard Depardieu stands trial in Paris for alleged sexual assaults on film set The case is seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France.
World Mar 10 Paris planning talks on security force for Ukraine expected to draw more than 30 nations Such an international force would aim to dissuade Russia from launching another offensive after any ceasefire in Ukraine comes into effect.