The Latest Breaking News from France

UFC Fight Night 209 video: France’s Benoit Saint-Denis sends crowd into frenzy with TKO

France's Benoit Saint-Denis got a hero's reception from the Paris crowd at UFC Fight Night 209, and delivered with a TKO finish.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 3, 2022

Cristian Quinonez def. Khalid Taha at UFC Fight Night 209: Best photos

Check out these photos from Cristian Quinonez's victory over Khalid Taha at UFC Fight Night 209 in Paris.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 3, 2022

Stephanie Egger def. Ailin Perez at UFC Fight Night 209: Best photos

Check out these photos from Stephanie Egger's victory over Ailin Perez at UFC Fight NIght 209 in Paris.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 3, 2022

Restoration of Notre-Dame's smoke-damaged stained glass starts

When Notre-Dame de Paris suffered extensive structural damage in a major fire, most of the historic cathedral's stained glass was able to withstand the heat and the flames.

Reuters · Sep 3, 2022

Netflix’s ‘ultimate conman’ arrested in Belgium while on the run

Robert Hendy-Freegard faces possible attempted murder charges after injuring two French police officers

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022

A Paris shop gets in on the non-alcoholic wine trend. Will the French drink it?

French producers are making zero-proof wines now, and a new store in the capital wants to get in on the action. But market analysts say the drink has been slower to catch on in France than in the U.S.

WEKU · Sep 3, 2022

House of Late Senegalese President, Poet Léopold Senghor to Open to Public

The Municipality of Verson announced that the house of the first Senegalese president, poet, member of the Académie Française, and négritude philosopher, Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001) in Verson, northwest France, will be open to public visits. “The municipality has become the official owner of Senghor’s house, garden and furniture as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 3, 2022

Pressure grows on France to levy windfall tax on ‘super profits’

As ordinary French people fret over the rising cost of living, the government is under pressure to levy a windfall tax on energy firms that have reaped the benefits of higher oil and gas prices pushed up by the war in Ukraine. While the government is divided, PM Elisabeth Borne…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 3, 2022

France Renews Caution against Further Collapse in Lebanon

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna warned on Friday that crisis-hit Lebanon will continue its collapse if Lebanese officials do not get up to save their country, as she reiterated France's support for the Lebanese people. Speaking at the annual meeting of France’s ambassadors throughout the world,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 3, 2022

Belgian motorists beat fuel inflation with cross-border trips to France

French government support for gasoline prices has led to long queues of cars from Belgium queuing at gas stations just over the border with France where gas can be more than 30 euro cents ($0.30) per litre cheaper.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022