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Senior EU official warns of huge security risk in Europe over Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages
The threat conclusion is based on the high security levels in some of the 27 EU member countries and an increase in reports of antisemitic incidents
The threat conclusion is based on the high security levels in some of the 27 EU member countries and an increase in reports of antisemitic incidents
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called a meeting for Sunday evening with key ministers and officials charged with security for a ‘total review’ of measures in place and the handling of the ‘most dangerous individuals’
The arrest this week in the Paris region of the 71-year-old Romanian yoga guru and 40 others marked the culmination of a six-year manhunt involving Interpol
Travel the world to the cafés and eateries where history is made and secrets shared over fine wine and hors d’oeuvres
The European championships next year were expected to be key opportunities for Russia to qualify gymnasts for the few remaining places at the Paris Olympics
One of the central topics at the COP28 will be whether fossil fuels should be phased out, but it will be run by the CEO of an oil company
The French capital experienced a boom in these establishments in the 19th century. After being on the verge of extinction, they have recently made a comeback, thanks to their traditional food and affordable prices
On Friday, the globe hit 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees) above pre-industrial levels for the first time in recorded history
The signature broad, black bicorne hat is one of a handful still in existence that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe
Joel Guerriau, a 66-year-old representing the Loire-Atlantique region in western France, was detained for 48 hours and given preliminary charges Friday, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement
The beverage of the moment in France is no mere cocktail, but rather a concoction achieved through fermenting a blend of beer wort and wine must. It seems to be just the beginning of a new world of gastronomic crossbreeding
An exhibition and a photobook explore the American artist’s use of portraiture and the male nude to question traditional forms of representing women
Allies of Israel are pressuring for an easing of attacks on Palestinians, while affirming that it has the right to defend itself against Hamas. Macron has called on the country to stop killing women and children
The Community – a Parisian art collective – analyzes all the layers of this Finnish artist through an exhibition, going beyond her best-selling comic books. Jansson was a novelist, illustrator, queer pioneer and collector. Next year, actress Glenn Close will release a movie based on one of her books
The only luxury jeweler that still has a workshop in Paris’ Place Vendôme caters to both old money and tech fortunes
Several non-governmental organizations have criticized the overall legislation as threatening migrants’ rights and considering them ‘as nothing more than potential labor’
More than 70 nongovernmental organizations issued a letter Monday to Paris regional authorities warning of a risk of ‘social cleansing’
The two cities aspire to become the capital of the sector in Europe. London remains dominant despite the burden of Brexit, but Paris is favored by its new private museums and by the arrival of Art Basel, which has created a new fair in the city
The finale of cycling’s marquee race will leave Paris for the first time since 1905, with the last stage taking place on the French Riviera because of a clash with next year’s Olympics
The Louis Vuitton Foundation has opened a major retrospective that pays attention to aspects that have been little explored in the painter’s work
A rash of false alarms forced the evacuation of 15 airports and cancellation of 130 flights, as well as shutting the doors to the Palace of Versailles repeatedly since last Saturday
The network made this decision ‘out of an abundance of caution for the thousands of employees, crew members, artists, fans, and partners’
Officials from across the 27-nation group have expressed concerns about a rise in antisemitic attacks, and the need to speed up the deportation of people who might pose a public danger
The evacuations were the latest in a series around France that included another popular tourist attraction, the Louvre Museum in Paris. The threats have so far proved false.
While the world remembers Laika’s historic journey in 1957, it is less well known that a few years later, the first feline ventured into space as part of the French space program
Police found an audio recording in the suspect’s phone where he declared allegiance to the Islamic State and expressed ‘his hatred for France, for the French, for democracy and the education he benefitted from in our country’
The suspected attacker, a former student at the school and a Russian national of Chechen origin, was arrested. President Emmanuel Macron said France had been ‘hit once again by the barbarity of Islamist terrorism’