France sends civilian, military team to plan Gaza post-ceasefire phase

A French team of military and civilian personnel has been sent to Israel to help plan Gaza's post-ceasefire phase, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has announced. Barrot told French LCI television that France is among several countries...

France concerned about Cameroon's violent crackdown on post-e

The French government says it's "particularly concerned" about the violent crackdown on post-election demonstrations in Cameroon and has called on the authorities to guarantee the safety and physical well-being of all the country's citizens. At...

Ambitious Paris FC making steady progress after landing in big time

The French capital city's second side have marked their arrival in the top flight by moving into the Stade Jean-Bouin French representative of the Agache family holding company, Antoine Arnault (R) speaks with Paris FC's French President Pierre...

Count of Paris issues desperate plea to Louvre thieves over jewel heist

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Judge explains how sobbing sisters Destiny and Paris escaped years in jail

(Image: Facebook) A judge has explained how two sisters caught flogging cocaine and heroin have escaped years in jail. Paris Connolly, 32, and Destiny Connolly, 26, were involved in the preparation and sale of Class As. For several months, Destiny...

India–France defence ties deepen as AXISCADES, Cilas team up on laser-based anti-drone system

As part of the agreement, AXISCADES will design the overall system architecture to meet the Indian Army’s operational requirements.Indian defence technology firm, AXISCADES Technologies, and French laser systems specialist, Cilas, on Friday said...

Far-right victory in Argentina, sexual assault laws in France and world’s tallest church in Spain

In Argentina, midterm elections secure win for Milei President Javier Milei’s far-right party claimed victory after garnering 40% of the votes in Sunday’s congressional midterm elections, gaining 78 seats across both houses of Congress amid a...

Home Office issues key update on number of migrants returned to France

Some 75 Channel migrants have been returned to France under Keir Starmer’s one-in-one-out deal with Emmanuel Macron.The Home Office said 20 people were sent back on Thursday, following 13 deportations on October 22. Article continues below...

France, far-right achieves historic victory in parliament—but only symbolic

Brussels – Yet another political shock in France. For the first time in history, the extreme right-wing Rassemblement national (RN) has managed to get its own motion passed by parliament, albeit by the skin of its teeth. By 185 votes to 184, the...

Count of Paris urges Louvre thieves to ‘give us back our jewels’

Audio By Carbonatix By Elizabeth Pineau DREUX, France (Reuters) -The Count of Paris, whose great-grandmother once wore the sapphire tiara stolen from the Louvre Museum, has pleaded with the robbers to return the stolen jewels intact for the sake...

Briton in critical condition after being stabbed in Paris

A taxi driver told police he had driven the injured man to the Necker Hospital in the 15th arrondissement of the capital GiulianiBruno/Shutterstock A police inquiry has been opened after a British man living in Paris was admitted to hospital in a...

Six arrested after €12m armed raid on gold refining lab in France

Six people armed with military-grade weapons have used explosives to break into a gold refining laboratory in Lyon, slightly injuring five employees in the latest high-profile daytime heist to hit France. The audacious raid took place on Thursday...

France arrests five new suspects over Louvre jewellery heist

French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday. Dozens of detectives have been hunting for four thieves who used a truck with a moving...

France, Spain Push to Restrict UN Veto Powers to Ensure Justice in Gaza

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - France and Spain on Thursday, October 30, 2025, renewed calls to limit the use of veto power in the UN Security Council, arguing that the mechanism has repeatedly blocked international action in addressing humanitarian crises,...

Paris Masters: Cameron Norrie unable to repeat Carlos Alcaraz heroics with last 16 defeat

Now world No40, he romped past 14th seed Jiri Lehecka in the first round in Paris, before overcoming Rinderknech once more to earn himself an encounter with Norrie, who was booed during the match as he attempted to lift the French crowd.

'From Paris to Hemingway's Idaho'

The story behind Ernest Hemingway’s posthumously published memoir, “A Movable Feast,” is that a bespoke Louis Vuitton trunk belonging to Hemingway had been languishing in the basement of the Ritz Paris until the author was reminded of its...

Out of Bounds: Major sports news out of Los Angeles, Madrid and Paris

Los Angeles The City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company filed a lawsuit against UCLA after the university signaled it may move its football games from the Rose Bowl Stadium to SoFi Stadium. Home to UCLA’s sporting events since 1982,...

Italian Sinner qualifies for quarterfinals of Paris Tennis Championship

Paris - Saba: Italian Jannik Sinner, ranked second in the world, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters 1000 tennis tournament after defeating Argentina's Francisco Cerondolo in straight sets (7-5, 6-1) on Thursday in the round of 16....

How to watch Rolex Paris Masters tennis matches today: TV schedule for Day 5

The 2025 Rolex Paris Masters is barreling toward championship weekend with quarterfinal matches set to kick off Friday in Paris. Day 5 of the tournament is set to start at 9 a.m. ET (2 p.m. local) with TV coverage on Tennis Channel and streaming...

France's Economy Unexpectedly Accelerated Growth

Contrary to analysts' expectations. The French National Statistics Office (INSEE) reported an acceleration in the growth of the national economy in the third quarter to 0.5 percent compared to the same period last year. The main drivers were...