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Award-winning French writer Maryse Conde dies at 90

the writer born in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe did not pen her first book until she was nearly 40, and it triggered a controversy that saw authorities in several countries order the copies destroyed.

The mother of four, who once said she “did not have the confidence to present her…[Read more]

French defence minister Lecornu holds rare phone talks with Russia’s Shoigu

French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu told Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu that France had always been ready to face down “terrorism” and was prepared for “increased exchanges with the aim of fighting this threat as effectively as possible,” a French defence…[Read more]

France’s Macron Dragging Country Into Conflict in Ukraine, Kremlin Warns

French President Emmanuel Macron is dragging his country into the conflict in Ukraine to the detriment of the French people, according to Moscow.

“Mr. Macron insists on his goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on our country ,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on March…[Read more]

Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony to Start at 7.30 PM Local Time

PARIS—The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony will start at 7.30 p.m. local time, organisers said on Friday as they gear up for the final straight before the Games.

“We chose that time to make the most of the light,” Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet told a press confe…[Read more]

Moscow Says France Priming Troops for Ukraine; Paris Slams ‘Disinformation’

Claims by Moscow that France is planning to send 2,000 troops to Ukraine are another example of Russian propaganda, according to the French Defense Ministry.

“The maneuver … once again illustrates Russia’s systematic use of disinformation,” the ministry said in a Marc…[Read more]

Western Troop Presence in Ukraine ‘Open Secret,’ Poland’s Top Diplomat Says

The presence of Western troops in Ukraine is an “open secret,” Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister, said in recent remarks to the German press.

“As has said, there are already some troops from big countries in Ukraine,” he told the German Press Agency on March…[Read more]

Frankfurt, Heathrow, Schiphol: Climate activists plan days of actions at European airports

Campaigners are making a noise ahead of a meeting with France’s transport minister about flight caps on Friday.

Activists are kicking off two days of action at Europe’s biggest airports today, demanding a limit to the number of climate-wrecking fli…[Read more]

Seven reported missing after severe weather hits southeast France

Seven people have been reported missing after severe weather hit a large part of southeastern France overnight Saturday.

Several people have been reported missing after violent storms hit a large area of southeastern France late on Saturday night, authorities said on Sunday.

Five…[Read more]

The French government says it’s being targeted by unusually intense cyberattacks

The French government said Monday that several of its services have been targeted by cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity,” and a special crisis center was activated to restore online services.

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said in a statement that th…[Read more]

France’s Macron pushes on with assisted-dying bill

President Emmanuel Macron has said that he will propose a bill legalising “aid in dying” for terminally ill people.

In an interview published on Monday, the French president said that the bill, which he plans to present to the National Assembly in May, would strictly apply to adults suffe…[Read more]

French cinema has its #MeToo moment, sparking growing need for intimacy coordinators

A cascade of sexual violence allegations has rocked the French film industry in recent months, with actor Judith Godrèche leading the charge for a reckoning about gender-based abuse. Calls to safeguard actors on set are growing, as is the need for intimacy…[Read more]

French journalist detained in Ethiopia released after a week

Antoine Galindo was “freed after a week in prison and was able to leave Addis Ababa to return to Paris,” Paul Deutschmann, an editor-in-chief at the publication, told AFP.

Galindo, who heads the publication’s East Africa section, had travelled to Ethiopia to cover the African Union…[Read more]

French police arrest activists after break-in at ‘forever chemicals’ plant

Around 300 people from the Extinction Rebellion and Youth for Climate groups cut through fences to reach the Arkema site at Pierre-Benite factory near Lyon in southeast France, a spokesman for the organisers said.

Once inside they deployed banners and spray-painted…[Read more]

Paris Olympics unveils ‘joyful’ art deco-style posters inspired by famous landmarks

The posters were unveiled on Monday at the Musée d’Orsay — a former railway station transformed into an imposing museum stretching along the Seine River — in the presence of Paris 2024 director of design Joachim Roncin and the artist behind them, Ugo Gatton…[Read more]

French troops limited to non-combat role, minister says, after Macron remarks on Ukraine

“We must consider new actions to support Ukraine. These must respond to very specific needs, I am thinking in particular of mine clearance, cyberdefence, the production of weapons on site, on Ukrainian territory,” Stephane Sejourne told lawmakers.

“Some of…[Read more]

Tunisian imam expelled from France vows to appeal decision

Mahjoub Mahjoubi, from the town of Bagnols-sur-Ceze in the south of France, denounced his removal as “arbitrary”.

The cleric’s decision came a day he was expelled from France for “radicalism” and “unacceptable remarks”, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said in a statement posted…[Read more]

France blames Russia’s FSB for anti-Semitic Star of David graffiti campaign

French prosecutors reported in November that 60 such stars had been found in the capital and surrounding suburbs weeks into the war between Israel and Hamas, with the graffiti being interpreted as a threat to Jews.

A Moldovan couple was arrested in the case and their a…[Read more]

Eiffel Tower reopens after six-day strike over monument’s maintenance

The operator of the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tower said in a statement it reached an agreement with unions representing the workers after promising to allocate an “ambitious 380 million euro (about $412 million) investment by 2031” for renovation work. This week, it also launc…[Read more]

France launches anti-corruption push ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics

Andy Spalding, an academic and author who studies corruption in sporting “mega-events” such as the Olympics or the football World Cup, believes French authorities are showing they are serious about delivering a clean Games.

Three preliminary investigations are into possible…[Read more]

How France became the target of Azerbaijan’s smear campaign

Azerbaijan’s February 7 presidential election, which handed President Ilham Aliyev an unsurprising and unopposed victory with 92% of the vote and a fifth term in office, provided the backdrop for the latest illustration of deteriorating Franco-Azerbaijani relations.

For the first time i…[Read more]