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How the French celebrate Christmas, from holiday markets to Père Fouettard

Although France shares many Christmas traditions with its European neighbours, some customs are quintessentially French – like oysters on ice, the bûche de Noël (Christmas log cake) and a decided emphasis on Champagne. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the traditions you might encounter if celebrating the holiday…

France 24

Indian passenger plane held in France over human trafficking concerns takes off

A plane with close to 300 Indian passengers detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking took off Monday after being cleared for departure by French police, an AFP reporter said.

France 24

Indian Plane Passengers Held In France Probe Could Leave Monday

The passengers included 11 unaccompanied minors, according to Paris prosecutors.

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As it happened: Israel to expand Gaza offensive in coming days, Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gaza Strip on Monday and vowed to step up the army's assault in the Palestinian territory, his party said, despite international efforts to halt the fighting. The announcement came after at least 68 people in the Palestinian enclave were killed in Israeli strikes…

France 24

300 Indians stuck in French airport for fourth day amid trafficking probe

Ten of the passengers apply for French asylum, as judges probe whether a criminal group is linked to trafficking.

Al Jazeera

At home with India Mahdavi

India Mahdavi invites us to her Paris and Arles homes, and tells us about her approach to interiors, the objects that surround her and what inspires her

Wallpaper

Indians Held In France Over Trafficking Fears Questioned

Four French judges on Sunday began questioning more than 300 Indians travelling on a plane detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking.

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Israeli forces head deeper into Gaza in pursuit of 'total victory', Netanyahu says

Israeli forces are going deeper into the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in a video statement on Sunday, adding that they will fight on until achieving "total victory" over Hamas. A US warship downed four drones over the Red Sea, the Pentagon said earlier in the day. Read…

France 24

Notes on chocolate: Parisian chic and choc

Visiting Paris soon? You might want to add these chocolatey destinations to your itinerary

The Guardian - UK

Dripping slime, bedhead hair: 2023 fashion highlights, as picked by the Wallpaper* team

The Wallpaper* style and beauty team picks their 2023 fashion highlights, from curtains of slime at Prada to bedhead hair at Miu Miu, and Pharrell Williams’ Paris shutdown for his Louis Vuitton debut

Wallpaper

Tibet’s exiled leaders visit Paris as Chinese repression continues

Exiled Tibetan leaders have been travelling to Paris to meet with members of the diaspora as Beijing steps up its forceful integration policies of ethnic minorities. RFI spoke to one of them, exiled foreign minister “Kalon” Norzin Dolma.

Radio France Internationale

French police arrest alleged Corsican gang leader

Alleged Corsican gang leader Laurent Emmanuelli was arrested Friday in Bastia getting off a plane from Paris, according to sources close to the case.

Radio France Internationale

Israel says it holds hundreds of Palestinian militants

The Israeli military on Saturday said it had arrested hundreds of alleged militants in Gaza over the past week and transferred more than 200 of them to Israel for further interrogation. Also on Saturday, an Israel-affiliated ship off India's west coast was struck by a drone, causing a fire, British…

France 24

RSF files second war crimes complaint with ICC over Gaza journalists killed

Latest complaint by Paris-based press freedom group asks court in the Hague to probe the deaths of seven journalists.

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Photographer Juergen Teller on life, death and baby making

German photographer Juergen Teller gives Eve Jackson a tour of his Paris show "I need to live" at the Grand Palais' massive temporary space in Paris. In the exhibition he displays around 800 works, including photos of Kim Kardashian, Victoria Beckham, Yves Saint Laurent and Vivienne Westwood, as well as…

France 24

Ready-to-wear, spring-summer 2024: Four women designers at the top of their game

Stella McCartney, Laurence Airline, Vaillant Studio and Litkovska are four fashion labels founded and run by women. Inspired by a desire to always strive for better, these designers propose solutions to the biggest challenges facing fashion today – everything from overconsumption and textile pollution to convoluted supply chains. All four…

The Independent UK

How British Rowing are using a ‘third way’ to deliver Olympic glory

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were an unmitigated disaster as British rowing descended into civil war but a new outlook is fuelling a potential return to dominance in Paris next summer

International Business Times

Gustave Eiffel: French Tower Builder Who Sparked Skyscraper Frenzy

French engineer and entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel will forever be remembered for building the much-loved tower that has dominated the Paris skyline for over a century.

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Road to Paris starts Down Under for Italian superstar

Two-time world time trial champion Filippo Ganna is heading Down Under for the Adelaide road races as part of his preparations for the Paris Olympics.

The Guardian - UK

Elliott Erwitt obituary

American photographer and member of Magnum who captured celebrities, politicians and the incongruities of life in his work

The Conversation

If e-scooter riders are breaking the law, it's mostly because they don't know what it says

Paris has become the first European capital to outlaw rental e-scooters. Deputy mayor David Belliard has said the ban, which came into effect on September 1 2023, is about opting for peace on the city’s streets: “We’re choosing to simplify and declutter the public space.”

The Independent UK

A wildcat strike shuts down English Channel rail services, causing misery for Christmas travelers

The train operator Eurostar says it's canceling all trains to and from London starting at noon Thursday “until further notice” due to a wildcat strike by the staff of Eurotunnel

Wallpaper

Year in review: top 10 design stories of 2023, as selected by Wallpaper* design editor Rosa Bertoli

With her top 10 design stories of 2023, Bertoli whisks us to (possibly) the world’s most beautiful office and behind the scenes of Rhianna’s Super Bowl halftime show set

Wallpaper

100 years on, Hotel San Régis continues to glisten with Golden Age glamour

Hotel San Régis is the discreet and luxurious Paris bolthole to bookmark for your next travel to the French capital

France 24

More than 570,000 'starving' as Gaza Strip faces risk of famine, UN report says

More than half a million people in Gaza are starving due to insufficient food entering the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, a UN report said Thursday. Earlier, the UN's human rights office said it has received reports that Israeli troops "summarily killed" at least 11 unarmed Palestinians…

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