FRANCE 24    A government probe found that thieves who stole 102 million in crown jewels from the Louvre escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, exposing major security failures at the museum and prompting fresh scrutiny of its management.

FRANCE 24    Kemi Seba, a controversial African activist known for his virulent anti-Western stance, has been arrested in Paris, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday.

Romain BRUNET    While the extension of France’s health pass and other new anti-Covid 19 measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron Monday night are yet to be hammered out in detail, what’s certain is that a full-throttled return to a normal life of frequenting café terraces, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and...

FRANCE 24    A long-running family feud between Asterix co-creator Albert Uderzo and his daughter took a new twist on Tuesday after judges dismissed a claim by Sylvie Uderzo that her father was mentally frail and being exploited.

NEWS WIRES    Christian Boltanski, one of France’s top contemporary artists whose multimedia works probed the meaning of mortality and memory, has died aged 76, a former museum director told AFP on Sunday.

FRANCE 24    France’s most famous museum, The Louvre, has temporarily closed its Campana Gallery on Monday, after an audit uncovered structural weaknesses in beams supporting the floor above, prompting safety concerns. This comes as the embattled museum is already under scrutiny following last month’s 102...

FRANCE 24    The 20-year-old brother of a Green Party activist known for his work on behalf of victims of drug-related crime and their families was shot dead in Marseille on Thursday. Police are still searching for two suspects who fled the scene on a motorbike.

Fadile BHAYAT    France’s new military programming law increases the country’s defence budget to 2 percent of GDP by 2025. It’s an investment in the modernisation of equipment, but also in the training of soldiers. The aim is to teach soldiers to face an army at least as well equipped as that of France in a context...

Sharon GAFFNEY    Our guest is Fabien Truong, a sociologist, author and associate professor at the University of Paris. A former schoolteacher, he spent a decade following the lives of around 20 of his students, charting their progress from the time they took their end of school exams to when they finished their...

FRANCE 24    France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy will go on trial on appeal over Libyan campaign-funding allegations starting March 16, a Paris court said Thursday. Sarkozy was in September found guilty by a lower court and improsoned for 20 days for illegally seeking presidential campaign funding from former...

Tracy MCNICOLL    Presidential campaigns offer an abundance of catch phrases, whether slogans finessed by a candidate’s team to deliver maximum impact or coined spontaneously on the trail. The proclamations - and gaffes - of presidential hopefuls bring texture to an election race and come to define a campaign,...

Bahar MAKOOI    Alix decided not to have children. Bahareh only came to terms with being a victim during the trial in 2021. Sébastien is still struggling with physical pain but is fighting to get better. Survivors of the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris share how they are coping with the weight of that terrible...

Marc PERELMAN    As France’s April presidential election approaches, the campaign is getting under way in earnest. In this edition of our new show, we focus on the French Communist Party attempting a political comeback and discuss at length the battle raging between Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen for leadership of...

FRANCE 24    A woman and a man have been placed under formal investigation over the 102 million Louvre Museum jewel heist, the Paris prosecutor said on Saturday, bringing the total number charged in the case to four.

FRANCE 24    French MPs on Thursday voted to change the legal definition of rape to include any non-consensual sexual act, bringing France in line with other European nations that have introduced consent-based legislation. The bill is expected to be passed by the French Senate next week.

FRANCE 24    France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in prison with him to ensure his safety while he serves a five-year sentence, France’s interior minister said on Wednesday. Sarkozy will be held in an isolation unit in a Paris prison, meaning he should not be in...

FRANCE 24    The theft of eight priceless pieces of Napoleonic jewellery Sunday follows in a long tradition of daring art heists at museums across the world. Here are some of the most infamous art robberies of the 20th century.

Emily BOYLE    PRESS REVIEW - October 20, 2025: First, the unbelievable robbery at the Louvre Museum is all over the French papers. The details of the brazen seven-minute heist are also being discussed internationally. Next, the use of swearing has been underestimated, according to scientists. A Guardian article...

FRANCE 24    French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy will begin his five-year prison sentence Tuesday over a plan to secure funding from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential campaign. The right-wing former leader, who maintains his innocence, discreetly met with President Emmanuel...

FRANCE 24    A 14-year-old student stabbed his music teacher in the face during class in Benfeld, northeastern France, officials said Wednesday. The teacher is in stable condition after surgery, while the student, said to be fascinated by Nazi ideologies, was arrested after injuring himself. Authorities call...

FRANCE 24    After Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday sent a letter accusing Emmanuel Macron of fuelling anti-Semitism in France by calling for the recognition of a Palestinian state, the French presidency snapped back with a statement calling the Israeli leader’s claims abject and erroneous .

Olivia SALAZAR WINSPEAR    Paris’s slate-grey zinc rooftops are a key part of the French capital’s visual identity. They have long inspired painters and filmmakers and only exist thanks to the expertise of the roofers who install and maintain the galvanised metal covering many of Paris’s buildings. Their expertise could soon...

NEWS WIRES    France’s top health advisory body recommended on Friday that coronavirus vaccinations should be made compulsory without delay for all health workers and other professionals who come into contact with people vulnerable to COVID-19.

FRANCE 24    France has adopted a modified piece of legislation that will prevent a pesticide believed to pose risks to human health from being reintroduced into the country. The country’s main farmers’ unions had argued that the pesticide was necessary for French farmers to compete with their European...

NEWS WIRES    Nightlife fans across France can again crowd into clubs from Friday, despite warnings over a looming surge in Covid cases due to the more contagious Delta variant which looks set to become the dominant strain in the country as soon as this weekend.

FRANCE 24    French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against US right-wing podcaster Candace Owens, who has repeatedly claimed that the wife of the president used to be a man. The Macrons said Owens’ claims were designed to harass and cause pain ... and to...

Diya GUPTA    France’s new agricultural Duplomb law has met with stiff opposition from environmental and health experts for allowing the reintroduction of a controversial and banned pesticide that is known to damage ecosystems. However, although a petition against the divisive draft law has garnered a record 1.5...

FRANCE 24    A French court on Monday jailed three people for the human trafficking of undocumented migrants to work in the champagne industry. Victims said they were treated like slaves as they were forced to work 13-hour shifts and left to sleep in an abandoned building with no food or water.

FRANCE 24    The famous red windmill above Paris’s Moulin Rouge twirled again on Thursday evening, 14 months after the 12-metre blades tumbled to the ground in a shock accident. Hundreds of people gathered in the street outside the venue on Thursday to watch a public show celebrating the restoration of the...

FRANCE 24    A wildfire that spread over 700 hectares in just a few hours near the French city of Marseille is receding, officials said on Wednesday. Local authorities warned that Marseille Provence airport could be closed again to allow for more airborne fire-fighting. High-speed train traffic in Marseille has...