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Fashion capital Paris was 'epicentre' of Epstein network, new book claims

France has launched two probes into the Jeffrey Epstein affair, looking at potential crimes committed in the country or involving French nationals tied to the late American sex offender. The author of a new book tells RFI how Paris, as a fashion capital, provided a "reservoir" of the very young…

Radio France Internationale · May 22

French court keeps low-emission driving bans despite growing backlash

France’s Constitutional Council has upheld maintaining low-emission zones, which restrict the use of the most polluting vehicles in towns and cities. The ruling blocks attempts by right-wing and far-right MPs to weaken two flagship environmental policies through amendments to an unrelated bill.

Radio France Internationale · May 22

Section of Eiffel Tower spiral staircase sells for €450,000 at auction

A French collector has paid more than €450,000 for a 14-step segment of the Eiffel Tower staircase at an auction in Paris.

Radio France Internationale · May 22

France tops European foreign investment ranking despite wider slowdown

France has been named Europe’s leading destination for foreign investment for the seventh consecutive year – but its position conceals underlying vulnerabilities, according to a new survey of the continent's attractiveness to investors.

Radio France Internationale · May 22

Belgium worries as migrant crossings to Britain rise

Unearthing small boats from under the sand at dawn before launching them towards Britain packed with people, migrant smugglers are increasingly operating from Belgium – to the concern of local authorities.

Radio France Internationale · May 22

France confronts enduring legacy of slavery, 25 years on from Taubira Law

France is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Taubira Law, landmark legislation that recognised the transatlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity – amid renewed debate over reparations and the legacy of colonialism.

Radio France Internationale · May 21

Podcast: Grappling with legacies of slavery, French film industry crisis

How two people in the French port city of Nantes – one descended from slave owners, the other from enslaved people – are working together to "repair" the country's troubled history. The slave money that built the Élysée Palace, the French president's official residence. And turmoil in the French film…

Radio France Internationale · May 21

French Open draw sees Boisson face Kalinskaya and Sinner take on Tabur

The French Open has announced the draw for this year's tournament, at which top seeds Jannik Sinner of Italy and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will be seeking their first Roland Garros titles.

Radio France Internationale · May 21

UN climate vote strengthens calls for rich nations to pay for damage

Nearly a year after the International Court of Justice declared that states have legal obligations to combat climate change, the United Nations General Assembly has thrown its political weight behind the opinion – reinforcing a growing push to turn climate promises into legal accountability.

Radio France Internationale · May 21

'French Banksy' and Daft Punk star turn Pont Neuf into Alpine cave

Tourists and Parisians goggled at the sight of the French capital's oldest bridge transformed into a giant "cave" on Thursday, a spectacular new public work by the street artist JR.

Radio France Internationale · May 21