The rage of the ‘banlieue’ flares tensions in France again
A shocking video of the tragic shooting of a teenager by the police sets off a fiery three-night riot, exposing deep-rooted divisions in France
A shocking video of the tragic shooting of a teenager by the police sets off a fiery three-night riot, exposing deep-rooted divisions in France
Despite government appeals for calm and vows that order would be restored, smoke from cars and garbage set ablaze was already billowing over the streets of the Paris suburb of Nanterre following a peaceful afternoon march
The killing of Nael Tuesday during a traffic check in Nanterre, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in housing projects
French President Emmanuel Macron called the 17-year-old’s death ‘inexplicable and inexcusable’
The Sultan of Jolo’s heirs are seeking billions from the Malaysian government for mineral rights in northern Borneo, while a Spanish attorney faces criminal charges for his role in the case
The voguing star talks about his childhood, racism, homophobia, and the political message of dance
The 7th-century cemeteries in the east of the capital, of great artistic, architectural and historical value, are being swept aside to make way for roads
The blast ignited a fire that sent smoke soaring over the domed Pantheon monument and prompted the evacuation of buildings in the neighborhood on Wednesday
Tuesday’s search and other related raids were linked to two preliminary investigations related to the Olympics that had not previously been made public, according to an official with the financial prosecutor’s office
Comedian Hannah Gadsby is the show’s lead curator thanks to the success of a 2018 stand-up routine in which they slammed the Spanish painter
The leaders of the three nations are meeting in Paris for talks focusing on military support for Ukraine’s counteroffensive and future security guarantees to be given to the country
Carpenters building a new timber frame for the fire-ravaged roof of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral are using the same tools and techniques as their medieval predecessors
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
In 2021, the Venezuelan conductor signed a six-year contract with the European institution scheduled to run through the 2026-27 season
Montreal did more than any other North American city studied. In Europe, London, Paris and Brussels stepped up more than most
The father of pop art and the prodigy of the neo-expressionist movement jointly created around 160 paintings and photographs. An exhibit at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris is now celebrating the 40th anniversary of this collaboration
At 60, the French actress has become a global celebrity thanks to her role in one of Generation Z’s favorite TV shows. She says that she doesn’t much resemble the character she plays, a self-confident and irreverent Parisian, but the truth is that she’s not entirely dissimilar from Sylvie Grateau, either
The group has taken refuge in an abandoned school while awaiting a determination as to whether they are minors, due to the lack of places in emergency centers
The first Olympic mascot that is political, red, sexual and feminist has arrived to represent the Paris 2024 Games
The planned expansion of a Paris train station has led to the discovery of skeletons, offerings, and ceramic and glass objects
The sliver of a neighborhood is tucked deeply away near the historic Latin Quarter and the magnificent, domed Pantheon. For diehard, beret-wearing fans of the show, it has become a landmark of its own
The crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures
The move is likely to enrage unions and other opponents of the pension plan, including protesters gathered in spots around France on Friday evening as the decision came down
Thousands marched along the designated protest route in Paris, while some protesters veered off to the Constitutional Council, which is to decide Friday whether to nix any or all parts of the legislation
A giant banner emblazoned with the words ‘64, it’s no’ was displayed by unionists on the top of the Arc de Triomphe monument soon after the meeting broke up
A man in Paris lost a testicle to an officer’s club, a police grenade took the thumb of a woman in Rouen, and a railroad worker hit by grenade fragments lost an eye
The 15,000 mini-machines will vanish from central Paris at the end of August after contracts with the three operators expire