Jul 24 Conservative influencer Candace Owens sued for defamation over claims that France’s first lady is a man By Associated Press A lawyer for France’s first couple said they’ll be seeking “substantial” damages from U.S. conservative influencer Candace Owens if she persists with claims that President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, is a man. Continue reading
Jul 13 Macron announces 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending by France in next two years By Angela Charlton, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced 6.5 billion euros ($7.6 billion) in extra military spending in the next two years because of new and unprecedented threats, ranging from Russia to nuclear proliferation, terrorists and online attacks. Continue reading
Jul 09 French police raid far-right National Rally headquarters in ongoing finance probe By Angela Charlton, Associated Press Prosecutors said they are investigating allegations of illegal financing of longtime party leader Marine Le Pen’s 2022 presidential bid, and the party's European Parliament and French parliamentary campaigns. Continue reading
Jun 16 The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, shuts down to sound the alarm on mass tourism By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 01 After trip to Ukraine, U.S. senators warn Putin is preparing new offensive By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 28 French pedophile sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting hundreds of patients in his care By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Most of the 299 victims were unconscious or sedated hospital patients at the time of the assaults. The average age was 11. Continue reading
May 26 France’s first lady appears to push her husband on a plane. Macron says they were joking By John Leicester, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 26 Marcel Ophuls, Oscar-winning filmmaker who made ‘The Sorrow and the Pity,’ is dead at 97 By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 23 Kim Kardashian’s robbers found guilty in Paris court, but won’t face prison time By John Leicester, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press 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.”… Continue reading
May 13 Kim Kardashian describes being bound and held at gunpoint in robbery trial testimony By Thomas Adamson, John Leicester, Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press 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… Continue reading