The Latest Breaking News from Marseille

Marseille has emerged as the world’s sixth-largest internet hub, surpassing even Hong Kong and becoming a global crossroads for internet traffic. Data centres continue to proliferate across the city, but the expansion is not without controversy as locals raise concerns about the environmental impact.

Hundreds of journalists joined demonstrations in Paris and Marseille on Wednesday to show solidarity with nearly 200 colleagues killed in Gaza since October 2023.

French authorities say an incendiary device has exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Projectiles thrown at consulate building on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - it is not yet clear if the incident is linked

By 9.30am, there were some 30 emergency workers dealing with a fire inside the consulate

French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries.

The French and Indian leaders are showcasing Franco-Indian ties with a joint visit to Marseille, focusing on trade, nuclear energy, and defence cooperation.

The statue of the Virgin Mary that has kept watch over the French port city of Marseille and its seafarers for more than a century is getting a gold-leaf facelift.

After spending five months in a Greenland prison, Paul Watson, the founder of Sea Sheperd, settled in Marseille. During a meeting with the major of the city, he thanked the city for its support and said he was ready to continue the fight against whale hunters worldwide.