World Oct 19 French Prime Minister Lecornu calls for localized curfews in cities to curb rioting and looting On Sunday evening, groups of people set fires to trash bins, bicycles and other objects in the streets and looted businesses in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities, a day after major violence erupted Saturday during nationwide protests against rising…
World Oct 18 Macron condemns those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' after rioting mars nationwide protests “Those who looted will have to pay back for the damage, and those who sought to bring down the Republic will be held accountable,” Macron said in a televised address to the nation.
Arts Oct 12 How DNA and vehicle-tracking helped French investigators recover stolen Renoirs Four men were given preliminary charges in the investigation into the Sept. 8 theft from the small Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera.
World Sep 26 Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square The turnout testified to the church’s lasting influence in France despite declining attendance and secularizing trends that have emptied churches across Europe.
World Sep 25 Pope opens France trip with warning that a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence, a nuclear arms…
World Aug 16 Firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens A blaze in eastern Belgium burned about 12 square miles in the High Fens, a large nature reserve, in one of the country’s worst wildfires in recent history.
World Aug 11 Violators face hefty fines under new French law banning unsolicited telemarketing calls The law that took effect Tuesday requires businesses to obtain prior consent before contacting consumers.
World Aug 10 UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe has its 3rd hottest year on record so far Globally, so far this is the third-hottest year, behind 2024 and 2025, climate statistics show.
World Aug 05 France is banning unsolicited telemarketing calls starting next week France next week will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices.
World Aug 03 Europe's hot, dry summer takes its toll with fires in France and Greece, and drought in the UK Wildfires west of Athens jumped containment lines, a day after a midair collision between two helicopters killed two crew members.