Nov 23 Massive security operation for Paris Olympics will include 15,000 French soldiers By Associated Press In the skies, the military is also planning to deploy Reaper surveillance drones and AWACS airspace-monitoring planes, fighter jets, airborne refueling planes and helicopters that can carry sharpshooters and equipment to disable drones. Continue reading
Nov 12 Demonstrators, politicians march in Paris against rise in antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war By Sylvie Corbet, Barbara Surk, Associated Press More than 100,000 people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, representatives of several parties on the left as well as far-right… Continue reading
Oct 05 Bedbugs are making France itchy, and the 2024 Summer Olympics crowds are coming By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press Bedbugs go where you go, and they have been haunting France for weeks. Continue reading
Sep 28 A longtime city of cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams By John Leicester, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 21 King Charles III visits fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Charles and Queen Camilla were not able to enter the cathedral for safety reasons, but Macron invited them to take a closer look at the entrance as dozens of workers on the higher floors of the monument applauded the king… Continue reading
Jun 21 Paris police suspect gas leak in explosion and fire that injured 24 By Associated Press Police say a strong explosion has hit a building in Paris’ Left Bank, leaving at least 24 people injured. Continue reading
May 29 UN begins talks in Paris on a treaty to end global plastic pollution By Thomas Adamson, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The self-named "high ambition coalition" of countries, led by Norway and Rwanda, want limits on plastic production and restrictions on some of the chemicals used in plastics. Continue reading
Apr 03 Parisians eliminate e-scooter rentals in overwhelming vote By John Leicester, Helena Alves, Associated Press Scattered around Paris, easy to locate and rent with a downloadable app and relatively cheap, the scooters are a hit with tourists who love their speed and the help-yourself freedom they offer. Continue reading
Mar 28 French police prepare for protest violence as trash strike ends By Nicolas Garriga, John Leicester, Associated Press Tens of thousands marched as protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms gripped France again Tuesday, with police ramping up security after the government warned that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill."… Continue reading
Mar 14 Garbage piles up on Paris sidewalks as pension strike continues By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press The City of Light is losing its luster with tons of garbage piling up on Paris sidewalks as sanitation workers strike for a ninth day Tuesday. Continue reading