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Paris gears up for Pope Leo XIV's first official visit to France

The trip will mark the first official papal visit to Paris since Benedict XVI in 2008.

Art

'Iris' and 'Weeping Willow': Unseen Monet paintings set for Paris sale

A total of 28 works from the Schlumberger collection are being sold at Sotheby's France. Valued at more than €40 million, they include four paintings by Claude Monet, pieces by Paul Cézanne and Gustave Moreau, and a sculpture by Camille Claudel.

Europe Today

Finland joins France's forward nuclear deterrence initiative

Finnish President Alexander Stubb stressed that Finland’s "foremost priority" was still to act as part of NATO and the EU and that the French initiative would not "replace or overlap with NATO’s nuclear deterrence."

Europe News

'Sickenig' racist remarks: French police under investigation

A newspaper has released a video filmed in 2025 by police during a night patrol. The officer behind most of the extremist comments is a former paratrooper with close ties to the far-right National Rally party.

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Culture news

Céline Dion concerts: Canadian star returns to Paris after six years away from the stage

The Quebec singer arrived in Paris on Friday, 28 August, for a run of 16 concerts in the French capital.

Health news

Strasbourg hospital A&E disrupted by illicit drone deliveries to nearby prison

Since early August, the Hautepierre University Hospital heliport has been shut down at night because of drone "deliveries" to Elsau prison.

Earth News

Jellyfish force shutdown of three reactors at French nuclear plant

Experts say overfishing, plastic pollution and warming seas due to climate change have created conditions allowing jellyfish to thrive and reproduce.

Europe News

Drought forces water restrictions across nearly 70% of France

A series of heatwaves over the past three months, compounded by drought, have broken temperature records, caused thousands of excess deaths, and fuelled massive wildfires.

Sport

Zinedine Zidane takes charge of France, calling it a 'dream'

After the announcement, Zidane greeted a large gathering of fans outside the federation headquarters and they cheered loudly when he arrived.

Europe News

France and Germany to take part in joint military nuclear exercise

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the Noervenich air base near Cologne on Friday for the 26th Franco-German ministerial council.

Europe News

17-year-old girl dies during France World Cup celebrations

Emergency responders attempted to resuscitate the girl, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Culture news

Bayeux Tapestry in London: up to nine-hour wait to book tickets

The British Museum website, where the tapestry will be on display from September 2026 to July 2027, has attracted tens of thousands of visitors keen to buy tickets.

Europe News

Eleven killed as parachute training aircraft crashes near Nancy

A Pilatus PC-6 carrying five instructors, five student nurses, and a pilot went down 300 metres from the runway shortly after take-off.

Europe News

Heatwave and wildfire alerts, power cuts in Finistère: France swelters

Temperatures of 40 to 45C are forecast in France on Wednesday 24 June, wildfire alerts are in force in the centre and 68,000 homes in Finistère are without power.

Art

French artist JR opens cavernous project on oldest bridge in Paris

Open until 28 June, JR’s ephemeral art installation, by the master of XXL photography, immerses Parisian passers-by in a vast cave.

Culture news

Bayeux Tapestry set to go on show at British Museum

The medieval masterpiece will be displayed at the London museum from September 2026 to July 2027 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conqueror.

Europe News

MEPs urge EU sanctions on Xenia Fedorova

Speaking to France Inter in May, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said: "Ms Fedorova is a fully fledged propagandist who relays the Kremlin’s disinformation".

Culture news

Eiffel Tower stair section sells for €450,160

The section was part of the tower's original staircase linking the second and third floors; it was removed when lifts were installed in the 1980s.

Culture news

French rapper Gims investigated for 'aggravated money laundering'

Gims, one of France's most popular rappers, was placed under formal investigation and released under judicial supervision on Friday, in a sprawling international money-laundering case.

Food and Drink

Today's Pinot Noir already existed in France in the Middle Ages

A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilets of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still used today to produce pinot noir, scientists announced on Tuesday.

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