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Paris prosecutors will investigate whether five firms are culpable for distributing batches that may have contained a toxin.
The German Chancellor warns international heads of government that the old international order is over. Speaking at the opening of the Munich Security Conference, Friedrich Merz says a new era of Great Power dominance threatens Europen freedoms - unless Europe changes and becomes a global political player.
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Yuto Totsuka of Japan won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in a hard-fought battle that ended with Australian Scotty James just missing out on the big prize that has eluded him through five Games.
James took the silver for the second time, and the bronze went to Totsuka's compatriot Ryusei Yamada.
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The man was shot several times by police as he threatened officers during the ceremony to rekindle the flame at the tomb of the unknown soldier, a police source told AFP.
One of the officers on honour guard duty sustained slight wounds from a knife blow before another officer opened fire on the attacker, according to the gendarmerie. The man was also carrying scissors.
France's national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said the suspect, a French citizen born in 1978, died of his wounds a...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday told the Munich Security Conference that it is time for Europe to become a geopolitical power that can provide its own security by rearticulating its nuclear deterrent in the face of an aggressive Russia. “Everyone should take their cue from us,” he said.
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The Trump administration has scrapped a landmark scientific finding that formed the legal basis for federal controls on greenhouse gas emissions.
Known as the Endangerment Finding, the 2009 scientific determination classified carbon dioxide, methane and several other gases as threats to public health. Its repeal could pave the way for the elimination of broader climate regulations on cars, power plants, oil and gas facilities. The move by the Environmental Protection Agency marks this admini...
MUNICH, Germany — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called on Europeans to become stronger — and on the U.S. to show some respect.
“A stronger Europe would be a better friend for its allies,” the French president told a packed hall at the Munich Security Conference. “Europe has to become a geopolitical power. We have to accelerate and deliver all the components of a geopolitical power: defense, technologies and de-risking from all the big powers.”
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Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar files police report over 'honey trap sex tape' scandal
Péter Magyar accuses the government of secretly recording a sexual encounter with his ex-girlfriend, a scandal erupting just as Hungary's electoral campaign intensifies.
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French President says Europe will have to define its own security parameters independently in the future and says Paris holding strategic nuclear talks with allies for common deterrence. 'It's a holistic approach'.
A skier from France is also killed with manslaughter investigation to be carried out by mountain rescue policeTwo Britons are among three skiers to have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps.The pair were part of a group of five people, accompanied by an instructor, off-piste skiing in Val d’Isère, in south-east France. A French national, who was skiing alone, was also killed. Continue reading...
French police on Friday shot and injured a man who tried to stab an officer with a knife during a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe monument in central Paris. The man was injured and has been taken to hospital.
The French president said Europe must show “unwavering commitment” to defending its interestsIf you need a primer on what’s on the agenda for the next three days, I spoke with the MSC’s head of policy Nicole Koenig, the author of the European part of their security report published ahead of the meeting.I asked her what is most likely to be the focus of this year’s forum, will Rubio deliver a “JD Vance 2.0” speech or say something more (nomen omen) diplomatic, and what other topics are likely ...
The Britons had been part of a group of five people accompanied by an instructor, skiing off-piste in Val d'Isère.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared that "peace is achieved" with Armenia following an August White House summit. "For me, it is done," he said. Aliyev however firmly refused to grant clemency to imprisoned Nagorno-Karabakh separatist leaders, an issue that was raised during a meeting he had this week with US Vice President JD Vance.
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Merz warns Munich Security Conference freedom 'is no longer a given' in stark remarks
Speaking at the opening of three days of high-stakes diplomacy, the German Chancellor delivered a stark diagnosis of a global order "under destruction".
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Macron is still planning to set up a telephone call with Vladimir Putin
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Friedrich Merz urged the United States and Europe to rebuild trust as global tensions grow, arguing that neither side can face today’s challenges alone. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, alongside Marco Rubio, he called for a renewed transatlantic partnership after a year of strained relations. Those tensions were fuelled by moves from Donald Trump, including tariff threats linked to Greenland. Merz stressed that cooperation through NATO remains essential as great-power rivalry inte...
Every year, 250 million containers travel across the oceans. But some never make it to port. Many are lost in storms, falling off cargo ships and polluting our shores. Just a few weeks ago, beaches in southern England were covered in thousands of onions and frozen French fries from cargo loads. Nearly 30 tons of plastic pellets also spilled onto Spanish beaches after six containers fell off a Norwegian ship. Our France 2 colleagues report.
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Germany explores joining France’s nuclear umbrella as European fears grow over US reducing its military footprint
France cut its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 58 percent on Thursday, confirming a major reduction in funding that health organisations warn will cost lives.
Four astronauts blasted off from Cape Canaveral on Friday on a 34-hour space flight to the International Space Station (ISS). Among them is Sophie Adenot, who becomes just the second Frenchwoman to head into space after Claudie Haigneré achieved the feat in 1996 and 2001.
Through posts combining provocation, humour and irony, the "French Response" account has taken potshots at trolls, but also top-level politicians. It is part of a wider strategy led by Paris to combat disinformation, ministry told Euronews.
This week, the Basque Coast Hospital Centre (CHCB) in Bayonne was the latest to appeal to the public to help fund urgent needs and purchase medicine, medical devices and vaccines through what it calls "citizen loans".
Under the scheme, people lend money to public hospitals that later reimburse them, with interest.
The model has emerged in France over the past few years, with several hospitals and nursing homes inviting people to invest in their healthcare facilities.
The CHCB hopes to rai...
A growing number of French hospitals struggling with their finances are appealing to the public to help fund urgent needs like medicines and medical devices, and in one case even beds. While some have opted to offer so-called "citizen loans", others have turned to donations and company sponsorships.
France is grappling with the aftermath of Storm Nils, as several regions remain under threat of flooding. Portugal and Spain have also been affected by a series of storms that have swept across the Iberian peninsula in recent weeks.
The Cité des Sciences in Paris watched the Crew‑12 launch with excitement as astronauts headed to the ISS. Raphael Liégois, French astronaut, shared his insights on the mission with France 24’s Claire Paccalin, highlighting the thrill and significance of the lift‑off.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot has just taken off to become the second French woman in space, 30 years after Claudie Haigneré, embarking on a nine-month mission aboard the ISS—the longest ever French spaceflight. Her journey is the latest chapter in France’s history of astronauts, from Jean-Loup Chrétien in 1982 to Thomas Pesquet, inspiring a new generation of explorers. Adenot reflects on the legacy of French space pioneers and the excitement of sharing this mission with the public.
To commemorate Halimi, whose abduction and murder in 2006 horrified France, Macron planted an oak tree in the garden of the Elysee Palace, joined by Halimi's sister, Anne-Laure Abitbol.
Macron stressed that the fight against antisemitism must involve all French people, and called for a "penalty of ineligibility" for elected officials guilty of antisemitic and racist remarks.
Halimi was kidnapped by a gang of around 20 youths in January 2006 and tortured in a low-income housing estate in th...
France will play Italy, Belgium and Turkey in Group A1 during the pool stages of the 2026-2027 Nations League football tournament.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called for those found guilty of anti-Semitic or racist acts or remarks to receive "mandatory electoral bans". Macron was speaking on the 20-year anniversary of the kidnapping, torture and murder of French Jewish man Ilan Halimi.
Ofgem says French argument that British consumers should bear more of the costs is ‘unacceptable’
BRUSSELS — Ukraine will need Western troops to enforce any ceasefire with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, but voters in Europe’s two most powerful economies are deeply reluctant to help.
People in France and Germany would rather put a peace deal at risk than commit their military personnel to safeguarding a truce, according to new results from The POLITICO Poll.
The findings, from independent pollster Public First’s survey of more than 10,000 people in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., ...
French astronaut Sophie Adenot became only the second French woman to fly to space on Friday as her crew of four rocketed towards the International Space Station for an eight-month mission on board the orbiting laboratory, where a medical evacuation earlier this year left a skeleton crew of just three astronauts.
After years of wrangling, France has set out a new energy law that slashes its wind and solar power targets and drops a mandate for state-run energy provider EDF to shut down nuclear plants.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched to the International Space Station on Friday, sending four astronauts, including France’s Sophie Adenot, to replace a crew evacuated early because of a medical issue.
Prosecutors’ office says two museum workers, several tour guides and suspected mastermind among those detainedFrench police investigating a suspected €10m (£8.7m) ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre museum in Paris have detained nine people, including two members of staff.“Based on the information available to the museum, we suspect the existence of a network organising large-scale fraud,” a museum spokesperson told Agence France-Presse. Continue reading...
Storm Nils has killed two people in France, with around 450,000 people still without power as of Friday morning. 
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The 31-year-old No.8, who won his first cap in November, features in a revamped back row following last week's 48-7 thrashing by England -- Wales's 12th successive Six Nations defeat and their 22nd loss in 24 Tests.
Tandy has made four personnel changes and two positional switches following the Twickenham trouncing, with props Rhys Carre and Tomas Francis -- the latter making his first Test start since the 2023 Rugby World Cup -- replacing Nicky Smith and Archie Griffin in the front row.
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Sophie Adenot is preparing for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station, aiming to set a new record for a French astronaut in orbit. She will carry out more than 200 scientific and medical experiments in microgravity while completing intensive training and maintenance work in space.
Gus O’Donnell urges Starmer to ‘get a grip’ of ‘disastrous’ advisers as PM heads to Munich Security ConferenceIn a story in the Times today Oliver Wright and Steven Swinford say that “government officials refused to sign off on Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to sack Britain’s most senior civil servant because it would cost the taxpayer a quarter of a million pounds that could not be justified”. They report:In an unprecedented move, senior civil servants told Starmer that ministers would have to ...
Russia's war against Ukraine, which is set to enter its fifth year this month, will be high on the agenda, alongside efforts by European NATO members to build up their defences.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who arrived Friday in Munich, is due to speak at the annual gathering over the weekend as is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, organisers said.
They are among more than 60 heads of state and government and around 100 foreign and defence ministers who have descended on the so...
The Paris prosecutors office says that nine people, including two staff, are being detained as part of an investigation into a suspected decade-long, 10 million euro ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre – the world's most visited museum.
NASA and SpaceX are set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday, replacing a crew that left early in the first medical evacuation in the station's history. Sophie Adenot will be only the second Frenchwoman to travel into space. Follow our blog for the latest updates and watch the launch live from 11am Paris time (GMT+1).
Three people have died in weather-related accidents in France and Spain after a storm tore through the region, officials said Friday, ripping up trees and flooding roads and leaving many thousands without power.
High winds and hard rain brought chaos across southern France, northern Spain and parts of Portugal on Thursday, forcing cancellations of flights, trains and ferries and disruption on roads.
French officials said a truck driver was killed when a tree smashed through his windscreen, while dozens were injured in weather-related incidents in Spain and a viaduct in Portugal partially collapsed because of flooding.
French forecasters said the storm, named Nils, was "unusually strong" and France...
A truck driver was killed in southern France when a tree smashed through his windscreen as Storm Nils swept through the region. Some 450,000 households in the country's south were still without power as of Friday morning.
Ian Deveney made his find on land between Inverness and the 280-year-old battlefield.
Malaysia’s cabinet has ordered an investigation into the allegations surrounding anti-graft chief Azam Baki, days after a report said he had shareholdings that were higher than allowed limits for public officials.
Brussels’ sustainable fuel rules would leave European carriers at a ‘significant competitive disadvantage’ warns CEO
European countries are brainstorming their defense needs and responses as the Trump administration turns America's defence focus to other regions. NATO defence ministers have been meeting in Brussels, discussing the alliance's 'Arctic Sentry' mission - set up in the wake of US pressure over Greenland's security.
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The administration of President Donald Trump announced the repeal of a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, and eliminated federal tailpipe emissions standards for cars and trucks. Correspondent Valerie Volcovici explains.
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It's been billed by the White House as the 'largest deregulatory action in US history' - Donald Trump has formally revoked a landmark scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health by driving climate change - a determination that underpins regulations aimed at curbing planet-warming pollution. The repeal is expected to be swiftly challenged in the courts.
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Indian farmers and trade unions staged a day of nationwide strike and protest over a recently announced trade deal with the United States. While the government says measures to safeguard the country's agriculture sector have been put in place, farmers worry the agreement will lower barriers for US farm products.
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The Russian newspaper Izvestia is reporting that Moscow is planning to send crude oil and fuel to Cuba. The country is suffering its worst energy crisis for years, after the US choked off its oil supplies. Cuba had long relied on its ally Venezuela for fuel, but those supplies dried up after the US abducted the country's president, Nicolas Maduro.
Like many countries, Russia is evacuating its tourists from the island and suspending all flights there, because of a lack of aviation fuel. Cana...
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a briefing. It comes after President Donald Trump agreed to end his unprecedented and hotly protested deportation surge in Minnesota, White House border czar Tom Homan said.
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Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal and other New Yorkers hoist a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument after the National Park Service, the federal agency overseeing U.S. national monuments, took it down.
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EU leaders have been holding talks on boosting the bloc's competitiveness. Concerns over US tarrifs and China's assertive economic policies have prompted a reassessment of Europe’s thinking on trade and diplomacy. It's hoped that cutting bureaucracy and modernizing the single market will help EU industries to compete.
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President Macron sets June deadline for a comprehensive reboot of the European economy and sees Eurobonds as an integral part of plan.
France is calling for the resignation of Francesca Albanese - the UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories - over allegedly anti-semitic comments she made targeting Israel. She's accused of calling Israel the "common enemy of humanity" at at a forum in Qatar. But as the transcript of her speech shows, she never made that statement. Albanese also pushed back on this "manipulation" of her words, clarifying her position directly to FRANCE 24, as Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake
Leaders are converging on Berlin’s less protectionist plan to revitalise EU industries
French Defence Minister questions whether Russia ‘really wants peace’ with Ukraine
The French Defence Minister told Euronews that, based on what she witnessed on a recent visit to Ukraine, she questioned whether Russia wants peace. She emphasised, however, the importance of continued dialogue with Moscow.
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The French Defence Minister told Euronews that, based on what she witnessed on a recent visit to Ukraine, she questioned whether Russia wants peace. She emphasised, however, the importance of continued dialogue with Moscow.
French police have arrested nine people, including two employees working at the Louvre museum in Paris, suspected of involvement in a “large-scale” ticket fraud ring, a source familiar with the case said Thursday. The fraud scheme was allegedly launched in the summer of 2024 and is thought to have mainly targeted Chinese tourists.
A parliamentary committee has unveiled a plan to tackle France’s collapsing birth rate. But with experts and the public sceptical, the proposals are proving deeply divisive.
Downing Street says Wormald to stand down but does not announce replacementHere is video of Jim Ratcliffe making his comment about the UK being “colonised” by immigrants.Kemi Badenoch has urged Keir Starmer to delay the departure of Sir Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, so that he remains in post to oversee the release of government documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s time as ambassador to Washington.It is hard to escape the conclusion that the cabinet secretary is simply the latest p...
World Governments Summit: Flying cars and robots move from science fiction to reality
With advances in artificial intelligence beginning to reshape mobility, Dr Hongdi Brian Gu, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-president of XPeng, told Euronews at the World Governments Summit that technologies once confined to science fiction are moving closer to real-world deployment.
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Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed himKeir Starmer has forced out his cabinet secretary, Chris Wormald, with Antonia Romeo likely to succeed him and become the first woman in the job.The prime minister announced on Thursday that Wormald was stepping down “by mutual consent” after just over a year in the job. He is likely to receive a significant payout, with his salary having been about £200,000 a year. Continue reading...
PARIS – France remains committed to nuclear power and will be more cautious about building up solar capacity over the next 9 years, the French government said on Thursday when presenting a long-delayed energy plan. This roadmap confirms a U-turn by Paris over an earlier plan to progressively switch off its huge fleet of nuclear […]
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PARIS — The leader of the French conservatives, Bruno Retailleau, announced Thursday that he will run in next year’s presidential election as campaign season gets underway particularly early.
The former interior minister joins what is expected to be a crowded field to replace President Emmanuel Macron, who cannot run because of term limits.
The far-right National Rally is currently ahead in the polls, though whether the party will be represented by the up-and-coming Jordan Bardel...
Ukraine’s skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Games for wearing a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia. Ukraine’s Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi called the decision “unjust,” but confirmed the team would continue competing. The move has sparked a growing controversy over the IOC’s rules on political symbols. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta has more from Rome.
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Ambitious solar and wind plans trimmed as government confronts political challenge
Community meals for students in France, who are increasingly facing hardship. Kids react to France's proposed social media ban for the under-15s. And the French explorer who became the first Western woman to travel to deepest Tibet.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday nominated his budget minister Amélie de Montchalin to lead the country’s top audit body – a position she could hold for decades to come. Critics say this part of a growing bid by Macron to lock down national institutions and leave a mark beyond the presidency.
Thousands of winemakers and buyers packed the halls of the Wine Paris trade fair this week, as the sector grapples with falling exports, US tariffs and climate uncertainty – even as some producers say strong demand for quality wines and new customers abroad offer reasons for optimism.
In this episode of arts24, we meet Ghanaian-Dutch visual artist Joel Quayson, who won the 2025 Dior Prize for Photography and Visual Arts for Young Talents, one of the most closely watched awards in contemporary photography. Born to Ghanaian parents and raised in the Netherlands within a devout Christian household, Quayson's work is shaped by the tension between faith, cultural heritage and queer self-expression. That deeply personal conflict lies at the heart of his prize-winning video "How...
Storm Nils has battered southwestern France, bringing heavy rain, winds up to 150 km/h, and widespread flooding. Rivers like the Gironde have breached, submerging towns and roads, while power outages affect around 850,000 homes. Coastal erosion and damage to trees, homes, and infrastructure extend to Italy and Spain, highlighting the growing intensity and frequency of storms linked to climate change.
Storm Nils causes significant damage around the Arcachon Basin (Gironde), tearing sails from boats in Arcachon harbour and uprooting pine trees along the beachfront.
France is this week set to pass by decree a new energy law slashing the country’s renewable energy targets and massively expanding nuclear power production. The law change comes as a relief for state-run electricity provider EDF, which had been mandated to close some of its nuclear plants and is struggling to compete with price pressure from European solar and wind power producers.
This week on France in Focus, we take a look at Sophie Adenot, who at 43 is about to fulfil a lifelong dream by becoming the second French woman to travel into space. She's been training for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station, the culmination of an exceptional career in aviation and space exploration.
France rugby union boss Fabien Galthié on Thursday announced an international debut for Fabien Brau-Boirie in Sunday afternoon's match in the 2026 Six Nations tournament against Wales in Cardiff.
Watch live from Washington as the heads of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services testify before a Senate oversight committee. Minnesota officials, including Attorney General Keith Ellison, are also scheduled to speak.
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Storm Nils batters several European countries, leaving one person dead and several others injured.
Macron and Merz strain to project unity at Belgian castle, despite major rifts
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has referred prosecutors to a French diplomat linked to Jeffrey Epstein, who is suspected of passing UN documents to the late convicted financier. The diplomat, Fabrice Aidan, accused of acting as a fixer for Epstein, reportedly provided him with contacts and information. Investigative site Mediapart notes he was also investigated by the FBI in 2013 over child pornography allegations while living in New York.
As Iran resumes indirect nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, a report by the think tank France2050 reveals the extent of a decades-long Iranian influence campaign on French soil.
The storm arrived late on Wednesday evening and swept across western France before moving southeast towards the Mediterranean coast and Corsica.
French appeal court judges said they will deliver their ruling on 7 July in the corruption case against Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally (RN) – a decision that could determine whether she can run in the 2027 presidential election.
The 20-year-old will start in the French midfield alongside his Pau teammate Emilien Gailleton, 22, after Bordeaux-Begles pair Nicolas Depoortere and Yoram Moefana were ruled out through injury.
The rest of the starting XV for Sunday's match is identical to the one that thumped Ireland 36-14 in France's tournament opener last week.
Galthie had hinted at pairing the Pau centres against Wales when he played them together with the rest of the starters in training on Tuesday, as Depoortere and...
The controversial Duplomb law, which previously aimed to ease regulations on farmers but was blocked from reintroducing certain neonicotinoid pesticides, is back in the French National Assembly for debate. The revised bill could allow these pesticides for crops like sugar beets and hazelnuts, sparking protests and opposition from scientists and environmental groups who warn of risks to bees, biodiversity, and human health.
France faces declining birth rates, with deaths outnumbering births for the first time since World War II. A parliamentary report proposes longer paid parental leave, interest-free housing loans, and a universal monthly child allowance of €250 to make it easier for families to have children.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers Thursday that Europe and Canada would be "stepping up and spending billions more on defense." He also praised the U.S. for "leading the peace effort" in Ukraine.
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Suddenly, venerable figures presumed immune to sordid compromise have been exposed – although some have shown that moral courage is possibleIn 2016, the French luxury fashion house Hermès decided to pull an item it had donated to a charity auction after it appeared to have been bought by Jeffrey Epstein. In an email made public in this month’s tranche of Epstein files, Epstein’s assistant says someone at the auction platform had relayed to them that Hermès was “not comfortable” with Epstein a...
Prosecutors in Paris have called for seven men — including a serving soldier and a former police officer — to stand trial over the alleged trafficking of weapons to individuals with far-right ties.
It was a banner day for Team France on February 11, 2026, at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. In the women's 15km individual biathlon, Julia Simon claimed gold ahead of teammate Lou Jeanmonnot, who took silver. In moguls, Perrine Laffont grabbed bronze, eight years after her PyeongChang triumph. The highlight came on the ice, where Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron won Olympic gold in figure skating.