The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Rafael Nadal handed tough Alexander Zverev test in first round of French Open

Rafael Nadal has been handed a daunting first-round match against Alexander Zverev in what could be his last appearance at the French Open

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024

The Young and the Restless spoilers: Who is the real Alan, and is he behind Ashley’s mental health issues?

The Young and the Restless’ Alan wants to take Ashley to Paris to help her with her mental health struggles. But is he a friend or is he really a foe?

WhatToWatch · May 23, 2024

Nadal to face Zverev, de Minaur given tough Paris draw

Alexander Zverev is favourite to end Rafael Nadal's French Open career in the first round, while Alex de Minaur has been offered a tough Roland Garros draw.

AAP · May 23, 2024

Paris Olympics: Indian boxers fight in final qualifiers

NEW DELHI: Aiming for the final Olympic tickets, Indian boxers will be motivated to overcome recent disappointments in and out of the ring when they compete in the second World Qualification Tournament, which gets underway in Bangkok on Friday.

The Times of India · May 23, 2024

From schools to the Olympics, how France's staunch secularism affects religion in public life

As the world’s eyes turn to France, host of the Olympics in two months, one of the country’s fundamental principles is under the spotlight — laïcité, or secularism

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration

The upcoming Paris Olympics are likely to draw new attention to France's ban on its athletes wearing hijabs

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Live sites in Australia for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Australian sports clubs and community groups have been encouraged to watch the Paris Olympics and Paralympics together at live sites and watch parties.

AAP · May 23, 2024

Emmanuel Macron arrives in New Caledonia following deadly riots

President Emmanuel Macron arrived in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France.

France 24 · May 22, 2024

French police suspect Russian interference behind vandalised Paris Holocaust memorial

Overnight on May 14, the Holocaust Memorial in Paris was vandalised with red hand graffiti, a symbol considered anti-Semitic by Jews. The French police were able to track down three suspects of Bulgarian origin through video surveillance, believed to be Russian henchmen hired to deface the memorial. The same modus…

France 24 · May 22, 2024

Macron in New Caledonia: Will surprise visit quell tensions on French Pacific island?

He has literally gone halfway around the world. Now what can President Emmanuel Macron do with his surprise visit to New Caledonia? Critics see deadly riots in the French Pacific island as a crisis of his government's own making, with an electoral reform that indigenous Kanaks say dilutes their voice…

France 24 · May 22, 2024