Paris has chosen the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde to host the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Paralympics on Wednesday. The event will welcome […]
Month: August 2024
Paris commemorates the 80th anniversary of liberation from German occupation
Paris has been commemorating the end of Nazi occupation 80 years ago with a week of festivities in and around the city to mark the […]
Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of Paris Paralympics opening ceremony this week
The Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan will be one of the hundreds of torchbearers who will carry the Paralympic flame to 50 cities […]
Remembering Spanish soldiers who fought to liberate Paris 80 years ago
Paris celebrates the 80th anniversary of its liberation from the Nazis on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by French President Emmanuel Macron and mayor […]
French police arrest suspect over fire attack on synagogue
French police have arrested a suspect over an arson attack on a synagogue after a shootout in which the man was wounded, investigative sources told […]
Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Pavel Durov, Franco-Russian billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris, French media reported, citing unidentified sources, and […]
Movie star Alain Delon buried in private ceremony at his estate in France
French actor Alain Delon, who died last week aged 88, had requested that his funeral be a private affair. Dozens of fans gathered to pay […]
Paris Paralympics flame is lit before journey from English village, under sea and over land
Four days before the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, the Paralympic flame was lit on Saturday near a hospital in the English village […]
Paris Paralympics flame is lit before journey from English village, under sea and over land
Four days before the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, the Paralympic flame was lit on Saturday near a hospital in the English village […]
Explosion near synagogue in southern France injures police officer
An explosion outside a synagogue in the southern French town of La Grande-Motte on Saturday morning injured a policeman and damaged at least two vehicles, […]