World Apr 15 Paris aims to rekindle love for the Olympics as the 100-day countdown begins April 17 marks the 100 days countdown to the Paris Olympics ambitious opening ceremony. The first Games in a century in France's capital will be judged not only for the sporting spectacle.
World Mar 29 France asks for foreign police and military help for Paris Olympics security Organizers are finalizing security planning for the Olympic Games in Paris, the French capital’s first in a century, while on heightened alert against potential attacks. The Interior Ministry is seeking over 2,100 foreign security reinforcements.
Politics Jan 16 Macron announces missiles and bombs for Ukraine, suggests he could work with Trump French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to deliver more long-range cruise missiles as well as bombs to Ukraine and suggested that he'd find ways to work with Donald Trump in the event that he wins another presidency.
World Dec 07 Paris marks 1 year till Notre Dame cathedral reopens to public after devastating fire On Friday, Notre Dame's rebirth from the devastating fire will hit a major milestone. It will begin the last year of repair work before the cathedral reopens its huge doors to the public on Dec. 8, 2024.
World Nov 13 Combat training programs held by allies for Ukrainian soldiers hit major milestones Foreign training is improving Ukraine's odds of victory and helping it hold out against the Russian invasion grinding into a second winter. The training also makes concrete allies’ promises to stick with Ukraine for the long haul.
World Oct 13 1 teacher dead, 2 people wounded in school stabbing attack in France The French intelligence services said the suspect had been closely watched since the summer with tails and telephone surveillance and was stopped as recently as Thursday for a police check that found no wrongdoing.
Science Oct 02 WATCH: 3 scientists share Nobel in physics for research on electron movement The award went to French-Swedish physicist Anne L’Huillier, French scientist Pierre Agostini and Hungarian-born Ferenc Krausz for their work with the tiny part of each atom that races around the center and that is fundamental to virtually everything: chemistry, physics,…
World Sep 28 A longtime city of cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams The country is one of car-lovers, the home to Renault, Citroen and Peugeot. But a nearly decade-long pro-bike drive by Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo is picking up pace ahead of the Paris Olympics next year.
Health Aug 04 Pioneering athletes breaking down barriers to breastfeeding in Olympic sports Breastfeeding and high-performance sports were long an almost impossible combination for top female athletes. For the 2024 Olympic Games, pioneering mothers will show that it is possible to breastfeed and be competitive.
Arts Jul 16 Jane Birkin, actor, singer and style icon, dies in Paris at 76 Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed the country with her English grace, natural style and social activism, has died at age 76.