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‘Sport is never just sport’: Olympics exhibition in Paris reflects 20th century’s highs and lows
Les Jeux Olympiques: Miroir des Sociétés opens ahead of Paris Olympics and puts previous games in...
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French PM backs school head who faced death threats after Muslim veil row
Gabriel Attal says state will file a complaint against student over accusation against principal who had...
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Historic meeting of French impressionists recreated in Paris exhibition
Immersive tour at Musée d’Orsay takes visitors back to 15 April 1874 – the moment that...
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Michelin hails ‘cultural dynamism’ as 52 French restaurants earn their first stars
One chef receives three stars at first attempt in 115th edition of the French foodies’ bibleA...
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Aya Nakamura, the pop superstar at the centre of a Paris Olympic racism storm
Outrage from the far right over rumours of a performance at the opening ceremony has exposed...
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Russia-Ukraine war: Russia claims to have thwarted Ukrainian raid on Belgorod as Russian presidential vote begins – live
Three days of voting begin in Russia and occupied regions of Ukraine amid claims Russia repelled...
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Roman Polanski tried in France for alleged defamation of British actor
Film-maker held to account for dismissing claim of 1983 sexual assault against Charlotte Lewis as ‘heinous...
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France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote
Eiffel Tower lit up to mark change, seen as way of protecting law that decriminalised abortion...
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Seven-year-old girl dies after makeshift boat heading to UK capsizes in France
Boat carrying 10 other children between seven and 13 years old, along with girl’s pregnant mother,...
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French media personality Gérard Miller investigated over rape claims
Prosecutors have received six complaints against Miller, 75, dating from between 1995 and 2005The French psychoanalyst...
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Four men go on trial over Strasbourg terror attack in 2018
One accused of terrorism and three of helping Chérif Chekatt procure weapons for deadly assault at...
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One person dead and two missing in Channel boat incident
Officials say 179 people trying to cross Channel were rescued after four French-led operationsOne person has...
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Priest accused of abusing Inuit children in Canada will not be dismissed by church
Senior church officials in Rome decline to act, citing worsening health of French clergyman known as...
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Bag containing security plans for Paris Olympics stolen from French train
City hall engineer had put bag with sensitive data in overhead luggage rack on train at...
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Deadly avalanche in Auvergne region of central France
Four ski mountaineers from a nearby club killed and three injured while off piste with a...
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Macron opens Paris agricultural fair to protests from farmers
French president greeted by whistles from hundreds of demonstrators as some clash with policeHundreds of protesting...
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French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network
Network operating in western Europe is ‘paving way for new wave of online manipulation’ in crucial...
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Fighting the smartphone ‘invasion’: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public
Seine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks – but young people...
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Eiffel Tower crowned as world’s tallest matchstick building after record U-turn
Guinness World Records initially said 7.2-metre structure made from more than 700,000 matches broke rulesA man...
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Rape inquiry opened after Judith Godrèche files complaint against director
French actor alleges arthouse film-maker Benoît Jacquot groomed her when she was 14 and he was...
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Three people wounded in Paris knife attack at railway station
Two victims have light wounds while third person has serious but non-life threatening injuries, say policeThree...
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Thousand demonstrate as French farmer protests continue before minister holds talks in Brussels – Europe live
French agriculture minister set to hold takes in Brussels as around 10,000 protesters turn outValérie Hayer,...
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French move to make abortion a ‘guaranteed freedom’ gains big win in lower house
Constitutional change could face fight in Senate after national assembly approves measure by 493 votes to...
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British police and security services to help protect Paris Olympics
France and UK also agree to deploy more drones and sea barriers to stop small boats...