The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Musician Benjamin Clementine: ‘Performing in prestigious venues and on the Paris metro is the same'

From busking in the Paris metro to winning the prestigious Mercury prize and becoming the face of French brand Givenchy, British composer and singer-songwriter Benjamin Clementine has had quite a decade. He stopped by the arts24 studio during his European tour to talk to Eve Jackson about his third album…

France 24 · Sep 26, 2023

Europe’s banks helped fossil fuel firms raise more than €1tn from global bond markets

Exclusive: Pan-European investigation looked at thousands of transactions since Paris climate agreement in 2016

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Rugby World Cup 2023 fixtures: Full schedule, match dates and kick-off times

Every game of the Rugby World Cup after hosts France kicked off the tournament against favourites New Zealand in Paris

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

Gregor Townsend expects Scotland v Ireland to be a shootout for last eight

Gregor Townsend says Scotland’s meeting with Ireland in Paris on Saturday week should be a ‘straight shootout’ for a quarter-final place

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

Trial begins of alleged accomplice in 2016 double police murder

The trial of Mohamed Lamine Aberouz, for his role in the murder of a police couple in their home northwest of Paris in June 2016, gets underway this Monday at a special court in the French capital.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2023

Paris Perspective #40: The collapse of French influence in West Africa - Georja Calvin-Smith

This edition of Paris Perspective looks at the concept of Françafrique and the collapse of French influence in its former colonies. What have been the catalysts for the successive coup d’états in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger and Gabon over the past three years?

Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2023

Russia says it is repelling attacks over Crimea, Belgorod regions

The Russian-installed head of Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea on Monday said air defence forces were fending off an aerial attack over the peninsula. Russian air defences also saw action in the region of Belgorod bordering Ukraine, over which seven Ukrainian drones were destroyed, the Russian defence ministry wrote on Telegram.…

France 24 · Sep 25, 2023

COVID-hit triathlete Hauser qualifies for Olympics

Three weeks after suffering COVID, Australia's Matt Hauser has qualified for the Paris Olympics with eighth place at the world triathlon series grand final.

AAP · Sep 25, 2023

Breakers Dominika Banevič and Victor Montalvo qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics

Lithuanian teenager Dominika Banevič and American Victor Montalvo have qualified for next year’s Paris Olympics after winning the World Breaking Championship on Sunday

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023

In brief: Giacometti in Paris; The Stargazers; The Village Idiot – reviews

Michael Peppiatt’s connection to the sculptor informs a fascinating life; Harriet Evans conjures a gripping tale of family and property; and Steve Stern weaves fact and fiction in a story of artistic youth

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023