Politics
Debates over the presence of fast-food chains in Paris intensified during a recent city council meeting, where local political figure Lucie Castets defended the growing number of such businesses in urban neighborhoods. During the session held on June 19, the mayor of Paris’s 12th arrondissement......
A demonstration denouncing political repression in Iran took place in Paris on Saturday despite an official ban imposed by French authorities and upheld by an administrative court. The gathering was scheduled to be held near the Invalides area, where protesters sought to draw attention to the human......
Senior American and Chinese officials are discussing the creation of a new bilateral Trade Council and a separate Investment Council as President Donald Trump opened high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The proposals, confirmed Thursday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, signal......
French counterterrorism authorities have charged a 27-year-old Tunisian national suspected of planning a jihadist attack targeting the Louvre Museum and Jewish sites in Paris. Prosecutors confirmed that the suspect, identified as Dhafer M., was formally indicted on May 11 and placed in pretrial detention......
France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that his country will resume expulsions of Algerian nationals in an irregular situation, signaling a tentative thaw in a relationship that has been frozen by months of diplomatic tension. The announcement came as President Emmanuel Macron is reported......
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a diplomatic approach to Iran and rejected Washington’s strategy during a European Union summit, warning that escalating tensions risk destabilizing global markets. Speaking at the gathering in Agia Napa, he said negotiations with Tehran must rely on......
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call on Thursday to address the escalating crisis in West Asia, focusing on the urgent need to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The strategic waterway, critical for global energy supplies, has......
French President Emmanuel Macron said he has urged US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to resume negotiations after ceasefire talks in Islamabad ended without agreement. He said he spoke separately with both leaders and called for renewed dialogue, reduced tensions, and......
Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Paris to protest a proposed law aimed at combating new forms of anti-Semitism, highlighting growing tensions over freedom of expression and public policy in France. The march, which formed part of broader pro-Palestinian mobilizations, brought together activists......
French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan has been summoned to appear before judicial police in Paris as part of an ongoing investigation, according to sources familiar with the case. The hearing, scheduled at the headquarters of the criminal investigation unit, is reportedly linked to a......
Newly elected Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire announced plans to halve his own representation allowance and eliminate the allowance for arrondissement mayors, signaling a strong commitment to financial restraint following a mandate marred by high-profile spending scandals. The representation allowance,......
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs elected the members of an independent expert panel established under resolution 68/6 during its 69th session in Vienna. Among the 19 appointees is Moroccan expert Khalid Tinasti, 40, who will contribute to what represents the most significant review of......
Sophia Chikirou, the Sophia Chikirou deputy and candidate for the Paris mayoralty representing the far-left party La France Insoumise (LFI), briefly broke the electoral silence during the second round of the municipal elections in Paris by posting on X about the issue of after-school programs. At 9:08......
