The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Europe heatwaves scorch 80 million with 40 C heat: AFP analysis

PARIS (FRANCE) - Europe's deadly record-breaking summer heatwaves sent temperatures above 40C in areas inhabited by 80 million people from mid-June to mid-August, according to official data analysed by AFP, with many of those areas not used to such hot weather.

Bangkok Post · Aug 20

In 2024, Tornyol Systems showed how a 1.4-ounce drone could detect and hunt mosquitoes using ultrasonic sensors. Two years later, the Paris startup recorded its first autonomous kill, but the victim was 1 moth, not a mosquito

A Paris startup just recorded its first autonomous insect kill using a 1.4-ounce drone. Tornyol Systems built the quadcopter with ultrasonic sensors that map pest wingbeats in total darkness. It neutralizes targets mid-air using high-speed propellers. While engineered to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes, its historic first interception was actually a moth.…

The Economic Times · Aug 20

US airline adds first-ever nonstop flight between West Coast and Athens - and a Paris route

The new flights carry symbolic flight numbers tied to their destinations

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Post Malone and Christy Lee engaged: 15-carat diamond ring reportedly worth up to $2.5 million

Post Malone and Christy Lee have taken a big step in their relationship by getting engaged. Lee recently flaunted her stunning 15-carat oval cut engagement ring in social media photos. Their romance blossomed in March 2025 during a visit to Paris. This happy news comes on the heels of Malone's…

The Economic Times · Aug 20

Lab-grown human brain cells ‘recorded passage of time’

PARIS - Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a laboratory for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they “recorded the passage of time”, scientists said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

France’s historically hot summer brings 7,300 excess deaths

PARIS - France has seen more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said on Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number of hot days since mid-June, according to an AFP analysis.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Ukraine war was Putin's 'fatal mistake' says Russian politician exiled in Paris

Russian politician and prominent Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin was forced to flee Russia when he found himself barred from running for election and facing imprisonment. Two weeks after arriving in Paris, he spoke to RFI about the circumstances of his exile.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 19

Reporters Without Borders calls for 'immediate release' of two French filmmakers held in Togo

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the "immediate release" of two French filmmakers and their Togolese fixer in a statement issued late Wednesday. Detained since July 27, all three have now been remanded into custody to await trial, the group said.

France 24 · Aug 19

22 Years Later, A Misunderstood Epic Just Got A Huge Upgrade

More than two decades later, it's time to revisit 'Troy.'

Inverse · Aug 18

France to expel two Iranian diplomats: foreign minister

PARIS (FRANCE) - Paris will expel two Iranian diplomats posted in France in retaliation for Iran banning two French diplomats in the embassy in Tehran, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 18