The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Ragusa, Truyen surprise themselves with Paris-Roubaix Femmes podium

Joining the early breakaway paid off with podium spots in the velodrome

Cycling News · Apr 8, 2023

'You can predict nothing' – Lotte Kopecky sums up a hectic Paris-Roubaix Femmes

SD Worx round out dominant cobbled Classics season with seventh in the Roubaix velodrome

Cycling News · Apr 8, 2023

France to erect Paris memorial to Rwanda genocide victims

France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 8, 2023

'We can't beat them on pure power' – Pedersen on how to win Paris-Roubaix

Dane plans tactics at race where 'watts per kilo doesn't make such a big difference as it does in Flanders'

Cycling News · Apr 7, 2023

Mathieu van der Poel misses 'partner in crime' Pogacar for Paris-Roubaix

'I think it's always nice to race with strong competitors but there will be enough strong riders on Sunday' says Dutchman

Cycling News · Apr 7, 2023

Egyptian pharaoh Ramses the Great returns to Paris for blockbuster exhibition

As the "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" exhibition opens in Paris, we bring you a special show dedicated to the celebrated king who ruled the Egyptian empire over 3,000 years ago. The exhibition's centrepiece is the pharaoh's sarcophagus, which is on special loan to France. It's a gesture…

France 24 · Apr 7, 2023

Extraordinary treasures of Egypt's Ramses the Great go on display in Paris

The sarcophagus of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II went on display in Paris on Friday in a rare international loan. It's the star attraction in a blockbuster new exhibition that features nearly 200 ancient artefacts, some of which have never before left Egypt.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 7, 2023

French Judiciary Summons Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor for Interrogation in Paris

The Lebanese judiciary has received a French judicial writ summoning Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to appear before French judge Aude Buresi in Paris, an informed judicial source told Asharq Al-Awsat. The source said the French questioning is separate from the investigations that Paris is running in Beirut with other…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 7, 2023

Major exhibition in Paris showcases sarcophagus of Ramses II

A major exhibition opens in Paris on Friday that showcases some of the greatest treasures of Ancient Egypt. Called “Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs”, the exhibition at the Grande Halle de la Villette displays among other wonders the sarcophagus of Ramses II. FRANCE 24’s Eve Jackson reports.

France 24 · Apr 7, 2023

Russia formally charges US reporter with espionage

Russian investigators on Friday formally charged an American journalist with espionage which he had allegedly carried out “in the interest of his country”. The journalist, who works for the Wall Street Journal, has denied the charges. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are…

France 24 · Apr 7, 2023