The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Paris booksellers angry at plans to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics

About 60% of bouquinistes along the Seine River will be moved on during the Games next year for security reasons

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023

PSG would be cash happy after Al-Hilal offer 300 million euros for Kylian Mbappé

Talk about moral high ground. Things must be bad at Paris Saint-Germain if an unceremoniously sacked former coach says he hopes that the club's travails with the star striker Kylian Mbappé can be sorted out amicably.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 29, 2023

Deadly Russian missile strike hits Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia

A Russian missile attack killed two people and blew out apartment windows in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, city council official Anatoly Kurtev said. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited “advanced positions” of Ukraine’s special forces near Bakhmut, the eastern city that Russian forces…

France 24 · Jul 29, 2023

Paris-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi after suspected tyre burst

A Paris-bound Air India flight returned to New Delhi shortly after the take-off on July 28 afternoon, following sighting of suspected tyre debris on the runway after departure

The Hindu · Jul 28, 2023

Macron walks tightrope as French police protest challenges rule of law

French President Emmanuel Macron has declined to condemn the country’s top police chiefs for appearing to suggest officers were above the law, seeking to stave off unrest among security forces wearied by repeated bouts of street violence. Critics, however, lament a missed opportunity to reassert the state’s authority over an…

France 24 · Jul 28, 2023

‘I was making a film about the trauma of an entire country’: director Alice Winocour on her movie about the 2015 Paris terror attacks

After her brother was caught up in the Bataclan siege, Winocour wanted to address the events that had scarred France. She explains why she focused on the aftermath, not the violence

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023

Russian missile strike in Dnipro injures three, says Ukraine’s interior minister

A Russian missile hit a multistorey residential building in the city of Dnipro on Friday injuring three people, Ukraine’s interior minister has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said earlier on Friday that Moscow is “carefully examining” African leaders’ proposals to end the war in Ukraine on the second…

France 24 · Jul 28, 2023

Will Telstra Tower ever reopen?

What does the future have in store for Canberra's landmark tower?

The Canberra Times · Jul 28, 2023

Why the start of a coup in Niger could have France worried

Paris says it's concerned by the military coup in Niger – its only remaining ally in the Sahel region. While a political vacuum could be dangerous, any potential impact on France's economic and military interests will take longer to emerge.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 27, 2023

Harry Potter helping gymnastics wizard Jake Jarman turn Commonwealth gold into Olympic glory

Four-time Commonwealth champion Jarman is targeting Paris 2024

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023