World Oct 19 Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in '4-minute operation' by thieves in broad daylight In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre ’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.
World Sep 10 Nationwide protests in France turn new prime minister's first day into chaos A day of anti-government action across France on Wednesday saw streets choked with smoke, barricades in flames and volleys of tear gas as protesters denounced budget cuts and political turmoil.
World Sep 09 France drifts into political turmoil as another prime minister is ousted Prime Minister François Bayrou resigned after losing a crushing confidence vote in parliament. The third toppling of a head of government in 14 months leaves President Emmanuel Macron scrambling.
World Aug 11 A heatwave scorches parts of Europe and fans wildfire threat in southern France Scientists say Europe is becoming the world's fastest-warming continent.
World Jun 16 The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, shuts down to sound the alarm on mass tourism The Lourve has rarely closed — during war, during the pandemic, and in a handful of strikes — but seldom has it happened so suddenly, without warning, and in full view of the crowds.
World Jun 02 Putin 'is preparing for more war,' GOP senator warns after meeting with Zelenskyy and Macron Two U.S. senators are warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling on peace while preparing a fresh military offensive against Ukraine.
Politics Jun 01 After trip to Ukraine, U.S. senators warn Putin is preparing new offensive Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal spoke to The Associated Press in Paris after meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and touring neighborhoods shattered by what they called the worst Russian bombardments since the full-scale invasion began.
Arts May 26 Marcel Ophuls, Oscar-winning filmmaker who made 'The Sorrow and the Pity,' is dead at 97 The Academy Award-winning filmmaker's landmark 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” shattered the comforting myth that most of France had resisted the Nazis during World War II.
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…