French train lines hit by 'malicious acts' disrupting traffic ahead of Olympics, rail company says
The French national rail company SNCF said Friday that high-speed lines were hit by several โmalicious actsโ that heavily disrupted traffic on the day of the high-risk Olympics opening ceremony.
Jill Biden meets with US Olympic athletes in Paris โ and even helps with a relay drill
U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited some American athletes at an Olympic training center in Paris on Thursday, wishing rugby and track and field competitors good luck and even taking part in a stationary relay drill with runners.
French minister thanks Belgium for detaining 7 terror suspects on eve of Olympics opening ceremony
On the eve of the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris, France's interior minister thanked Belgium for a string of raids that led to the detention of seven people for questioning over suspected terrorist activities.
Argentine President Milei travels to France to meet Macron after outcry over racist soccer chants
Argentine President Javier Milei has arrived in Paris, where he is expected to meet French President Emmanuel Macron after tensions escalated between their countries over the Argentine soccer teamโs derogatory post-match chants about French players.
France's unions call for strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government
A leader of a major French union has called for mass strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into โrespecting the resultsโ of recent legislative elections and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government.
Newly elected French lawmakers enter into talks to see who can form the next government
Newly elected lawmakers at the French National Assembly are starting talks seeking to cobble together a government majority after a chaotic election result left the legislature split among left, center and far-right parties.
Candidates in pivotal French legislative elections make final push in torrid campaign ahead of vote
Candidates in France's pivotal and polarizing legislative elections are making their last push for the second and decisive round of voting after a three-week campaign marked by hate speech, verbal abuse and physical attacks.
Thousands pay their respects to renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare at his state funeral
Thousands of people have paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state funeral in Tirana Wednesday, with a minuteโs silence held nationwide in memory of the renowned Albanian novelist and poet who died earlier this week.
France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections
Franceโs government has ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days before the first round of high-stakes legislative elections that may see a surge in support for political extremes.
Paris court upholds validity of France's arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad
The Paris appeals court has ruled that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syriaโs civil war is valid and remains in place.
European Union accuses Microsoft of breaching antitrust rules by bundling Teams with office software
European Union regulators have accused Microsoft of โpossibly abusiveโ practices that violate the blocโs antitrust rules by tying its Teams messaging and videoconferencing app to its widely used business software.
As France reels from the rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to the fore in election campaign
The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France, and thrust concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of campaigning for the countryโs legislative elections.
French prime minister seeks to step out from Macron's shadow in the upcoming early election
Franceโs prime minister hopes to emerge from the campaign for the early legislative election not only still holding the job that President Emmanuel Macron gave him less than six months ago but also as more of his own person.
So long plastic air pillows: Amazon shifting to recycled paper filling for packages in North America
Amazon is moving from putting plastic air pillows in its packages in North America to using recycled paper filling instead, a move thatโs more environmentally friendly and is said to secure items in boxes just the same, if not better.
EU criticizes France for excessive debt, putting pressure on Macron during election campaign
The European Unionโs executive arm is criticizing France for running up excessive debt, a stinging rebuke at the height of the election campaign where President Emmanuel Macron is fighting off challenges of the extreme right and the left.
Graffiti with images and messages referencing Ukraine appear on Paris buildings near Parliament
Unusual spray-painted images and messages with references to Ukraine have appeared on the streets of Paris as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the French capital.
Landmark Paris trial of Syrian officials accused of torturing, killing a father and his son starts
The landmark trial of three former Syrian intelligence officials has begun at a Paris court for the alleged torture and killing of a French-Syrian father and son who were arrested over a decade ago, during the height of Arab Spring-inspired anti-government protests.
French sports minister calls for sanctions after Monaco player tapes over anti-homophobia badge
Franceโs sports minister has called for soccer club Monaco to be sanctioned after one of its players covered over an anti-homophobia message on the teamโs shirt during the teamโs final league game on Sunday.
Facebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures
The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that theyโre failing to protect children online, in violation of the blocโs strict digital regulations for social media platforms.
Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
French officials have inaugurated a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.