Breaking 17:45 Vitinha backs PSG players in Ballon d’Or race ahead of Aston Villa clash 17:30 Saumos wildfire triggers surge in volunteer firefighter applications in France’s Gironde region 14:16 Morocco arrests French man wanted by Interpol over alleged online fraud 14:02 IGPN investigates Rennes collision involving 22-year-old scooter rider and CRS van 13:30 French senior civil servant Dominique Libault dies at 64 after decades shaping social security policy 12:46 Lenny Kravitz postpones Bordeaux concert over health issue 12:00 108-year-old woman found partially undressed after burglary in Villeurbanne as sexual assault inquiry opens 11:30 Four orphaned brown bear cubs find a new home in France after their mother was killed by poachers 11:14 Jellyfish swarm forces EDF to shut down three reactors at Gravelines nuclear plant 10:50 French publishers challenge Google over AI Overviews rollout 10:46 Two municipal police officers injured in knife attack in central Toulouse 10:43 PSG welcome back key stars for UEFA Super Cup clash with Aston Villa 10:16 Father and nine-year-old daughter found dead at family home in northern France 10:00 French power prices surge as heatwave squeezes supply and boosts cooling demand 09:51 Arson destroys beach restaurant in Ajaccio as police investigate organized attack 09:45 Drone drug operation at French prison dismantled after more than 1,850 deliveries in 51 days 09:00 Léon Marchand becomes sixth-fastest swimmer ever in 200m freestyle 08:45 Patient dies after fire breaks out in room at Le Mans hospital 07:45 Pet owners targeted by phishing scam after I-Cad animal database cyberattack 07:15 Jordan Bardella’s European election campaign accounts challenged over wine and champagne expenses

Morocco arrests French man wanted by Interpol over alleged online fraud

Moroccan authorities have arrested a 42-year-old French national at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca after discovering that he was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by French judicial authorities. The arrest was carried out on Monday, August 10, by officers from Morocco’s national security services......

IGPN investigates Rennes collision involving 22-year-old scooter rider and CRS van

France’s police watchdog has taken over an investigation into a serious collision in Rennes involving a 22-year-old man riding an electric scooter and a CRS police van. The young man was seriously injured after the collision on Friday afternoon, and his condition remained life-threatening as of Tuesday, according to the Rennes public......

French senior civil servant Dominique Libault dies at 64 after decades shaping social security policy

Dominique Libault, a senior French civil servant who spent decades helping shape the country’s social security system, has died at the age of 64, prompting tributes from government officials and political figures. Libault’s death was announced on Tuesday by several members of the French government, who praised a career largely......

Lenny Kravitz postpones Bordeaux concert over health issue

Lenny Kravitz has postponed his scheduled concert near Bordeaux after a health issue forced the American rock star to delay his appearance. The singer was due to perform Tuesday evening at the Arkéa Arena in Floirac, where around 11,000 fans were expected to attend. Organizers have announced that the show will instead take place on......

108-year-old woman found partially undressed after burglary in Villeurbanne as sexual assault inquiry opens

French authorities have opened an investigation into burglary and suspected sexual assault after a 108-year-old woman was found in distress at her home in Villeurbanne, near Lyon. The incident took place on Friday, August 7. The woman was discovered by her home-care assistant at around 10:30 a.m., according to information from a source familiar......

Four orphaned brown bear cubs find a new home in France after their mother was killed by poachers

Four young brown bears separated from the dangers of the Romanian wilderness are beginning a new chapter in northeastern France, after being rescued following the death of their mother. The siblings — Anita, Alexandra, Chance and Thomas — were born in early 2024 in the mountains of northeastern Romania. After losing their mother......

Jellyfish swarm forces EDF to shut down three reactors at Gravelines nuclear plant

A massive influx of jellyfish has forced French energy company EDF to shut down three reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France. The unusual incident occurred on Monday, when large numbers of jellyfish entered the plant's seawater pumping stations. EDF announced the reactor shutdowns on Tuesday. Reactors 2, 3......

French publishers challenge Google over AI Overviews rollout

French news publishers have taken their dispute with Google to the country's competition regulator following the launch of the technology giant's AI-powered search features in France. The Alliance of the Press for General Information (Apig), which represents more than 300 political and general-interest news publications, filed a complaint......

Two municipal police officers injured in knife attack in central Toulouse

Two municipal police officers were slightly injured during a knife attack in central Toulouse on Monday, after a man allegedly approached their patrol vehicle before threatening the officers and displaying two knives. The suspect was arrested following the confrontation, according to a police source. The incident occurred on Rue d’Austerlitz......

PSG welcome back key stars for UEFA Super Cup clash with Aston Villa

Paris Saint-Germain will head into the new competitive season with a full-strength squad when they face Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg on Wednesday. The French champions have travelled to Austria with a 24-man group that includes several of their most important players, giving Luis Enrique the opportunity to field a strong......

Father and nine-year-old daughter found dead at family home in northern France

A 52-year-old man and his nine-year-old daughter were found dead at their family home in Biache-Saint-Vaast, in northern France, on Monday, according to French authorities. The two bodies were discovered after the girl's mother returned home from work and found the door locked from the inside, according to information reported by French......

French power prices surge as heatwave squeezes supply and boosts cooling demand

French wholesale electricity prices surged by more than 20% on Tuesday as an intense heatwave increased demand for cooling while tightening power supply, according to LSEG data. Day-ahead electricity prices rose 20.5% to €141 per megawatt-hour, reflecting growing pressure on the French power market as temperatures climb across the country. The......

Arson destroys beach restaurant in Ajaccio as police investigate organized attack

A beach restaurant in Ajaccio, Corsica, was completely destroyed by fire overnight in what prosecutors believe was a deliberate attack. The fire broke out between Monday and Tuesday at the Week-End beach restaurant on the Route des Sanguinaires. No injuries were reported, but the establishment was left entirely destroyed. Ajaccio prosecutors......

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