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
Feb 07 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: China steps up complaints about U.S. shooting down suspected spy balloon In our news wrap Tuesday, China stepped up its complaints about the U.S. shooting down a suspected spy balloon, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands said they will send at least 100 refurbished Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine's military, and thousands… Continue watching
Jan 25 IOC seeks pathway to let Russians compete at 2024 Paris Olympics By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press The IOC has made clear it wants Russians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes. That's in defiance of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call to exclude Russians entirely in Paris in 18 months' time. Continue reading
Dec 24 Kurds, anti-racist activists gather in Paris after deadly cultural center shooting By Jeffrey Schaeffer, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups demonstrated Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack that prosecutors say was racially motivated. Continue reading
Dec 23 Suspect arrested in shooting that killed 3 at Kurdish center in Paris By Angela Charlton, Jade le Deley, Associated Press A man who was charged last year with attacking migrants shot and killed three people at a Kurdish cultural center Friday in Paris in an assault that appeared to be specifically aimed at foreigners, authorities said. Continue reading
Dec 13 International allies meet, pledge more aid to get Ukraine through winter By Sylvie Corbet, Inna Varenytsia, John Leicester, Associated Press Dozens of countries and international organizations threw their weight and more than 1 billion euros (dollars) in aid pledges behind an urgent new push Tuesday to keep Ukraine powered, fed, warm and moving amid the onset of winter. Continue reading
Sep 13 Eiffel Tower to go dark earlier as Paris saves energy By Nicolas Garriga, Barbara Surk, Associated Press The French capital, like the rest of Europe, faces the risk of power shortages this winter amid dwindling supplies of natural gas from Russia. Continue reading