Paris bid a triumphant “au revoir” to the Olympics on Sunday as the curtain came down on its widely praised staging of the global sporting spectacular. A star-studded closing ceremony got under way in front of around 71,500 spectators at
Paris voters on Sunday backed a proposal from the capital’s socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo to triple parking charges on hefty SUV-style cars, according to official results from city hall. Parisians voted Sunday to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s
France braced for more angry protests on Wednesday evening after the killing of a teenager by police in a western Paris suburb during a traffic stop that President Emmanuel Macron called “inexcusable”. The government said it would deploy 2,000 riot
Attendees take part in a meeting called “France in danger” organised by the French far-right monarchist movement Action Francaise at the Espace Charenton in Paris, on May 13, 2023. © Thomas Samson, AFP French monarchist movement Action Francaise was cleared to
Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, France is considering adopting a law that would introduce AI video surveillance. © Eric Cabanis, AFP France’s National Assembly is due to adopt a law on Tuesday ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in
Emergency services at work near the site of Friday’s deadly attack at a Kurdish cultural centre in central Paris. © Lewis Joly, AP A suspect accused of gunning down three Kurdish people in Paris told investigators of his “hatred of foreigners”, the Paris
PARIS, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and Kurdish protestors angry at the killing of three members of their community by a gunman. Cars were overturned, at least one
People march in Paris on October 2, 2022 in solidarity with protesters in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. © Aurelien Morissard, AP Thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday to condemn Iran’s Islamic leadership
Paris will start switching off the ornamental lights that grace city monuments hours earlier than usual, plunging the Eiffel Tower and other landmarks in the dark to cope with surging electricity costs, officials said Tuesday. Most monuments operated by the
Airport workers striking for a third consecutive day on Saturday said they would stage another walkout at the French capital’s main international hub from July 8 to 10 to press their pay demands, signalling further disruption for early summer travellers. The current