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Louvre remains closed on Monday due to ongoing strike

The Louvre Museum in Paris will remain closed on Monday as its staff continue a strike that began in mid-December, the museum and unions confirmed. Between 300 and 350 employees voted to extend the industrial action after negotiations with the Ministry of Culture and the Louvre management failed to yield sufficient progress, according to......

Russia-Ukraine war matches Nazi-Soviet conflict duration

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reached 1,418 days on January 11, 2026, matching the exact length of Nazi Germany's war against the Soviet Union during World War II. President Volodymyr Zelensky marked this grim milestone by equating Moscow's tactics to 20th-century fascism, as Russian forces persist in battles for the......

Paris: 14-year-old boy assaulted and robbed at sports ground

A 14-year-old boy was assaulted by a large group of individuals on a sports ground in southern Paris, prompting the opening of a judicial investigation, according to French authorities. The incident occurred on Saturday evening in a public park located in the city’s 13th district. The teenager was reportedly surrounded by several assailants,......

Doctors’ strike: 2,000 specialists head to Brussels to protest government health policy

Around 2,000 medical specialists are set to travel to Brussels this Sunday as part of a protest action aimed at denouncing the French government’s health policy. The initiative, organized by the doctors’ union Le Bloc, will run until Wednesday and involves surgeons, anesthetists, and gynecologists leaving Paris together by bus. The......

France confirms first avian influenza outbreak in the Somme

French authorities have confirmed the first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Somme department, located in northern France. The announcement was made by the local prefecture on Thursday, following the detection of the virus in a poultry farm near Abbeville. The affected facility, situated in the municipality of Sailly-Flibeaucourt,......

United left slightly ahead of Dati in first round of Paris municipal race

A united left-wing list led by Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire, running without the support of La France Insoumise (LFI), is projected to narrowly lead the first round of the Paris municipal elections, according to a recent opinion poll released on Saturday. The survey suggests that four candidates could qualify for the......

Striking doctors march in Paris and call on Prime Minister Lecornu

Liberal doctors on strike since earlier this week marched through Paris on Saturday to protest what they describe as an increasingly restrictive approach to medical practice. The demonstrators are calling on Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to engage in dialogue and present concrete proposals to address their concerns. Representatives......

Trump advisors meet Putin envoy in Paris on Ukraine peace plan

Trump advisors Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev in Paris on January 7 to discuss the US peace plan for Ukraine, a pivotal step in efforts to halt a war now entering its fourth year. First reported by the French daily Le Monde, the encounter came a day after the Volunteers Coalition summit, where Ukraine and......

Zelensky awaits Russian response to US-backed peace plan by late January

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he expects Russia to reply to a US-supported peace proposal by the end of January, as Kyiv and Washington intensify diplomatic pushes to end nearly four years of conflict. In a phone interview with Bloomberg, Zelensky disclosed that Ukraine has shared its territorial proposals with US representatives,......

EU approves landmark Mercosur trade deal despite farmer protests

EU member states greenlit on Friday the bloc's largest-ever free trade agreement with South America's Mercosur nations, capping over 25 years of talks and reshaping global trade dynamics despite fierce pushback from major agricultural producers. The 27 member states' ambassadors approved the deal by qualified majority, with at......

“Welcome Chinese”: Morocco strengthens its appeal to Chinese tourists

Morocco is intensifying its efforts to attract Chinese tourists by adopting the “Welcome Chinese” certification, an international label designed to align local services with the expectations of travelers from China. This strategic initiative aims to enhance Morocco’s position as a top destination for Chinese visitors, one......

Russia deploys Orechnik missile against western Ukraine infrastructure

Russia struck critical infrastructure in Ukraine's western Lviv Oblast with an intermediate-range ballistic missile Orechnik in the early hours of January 9, marking only the second confirmed use of this advanced weapon since Moscow's invasion, according to Ukrainian officials and military monitoring channels. Lviv Oblast Governor......

Russia launches missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Lviv after Zelensky warning

Russia unleashed a large-scale missile and drone assault across Ukraine overnight from January 8 to 9, striking the capital Kyiv and western city of Lviv mere hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of an imminent attack. At least two people suffered injuries in the barrage, which damaged residential buildings and critical infrastructure. Explosions......

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