The Latest Breaking News from Paris

To scoot or not to scoot? That is the question facing Parisians

Paris residents are voting Sunday on whether to banish free-floating electric scooters from the capital's streets in what would be a world-first for a major city. Already this week, the French government increased the minimum age for users of the devices from 12 to 14, boosting fines for their misuse.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 2, 2023

No more room for vroom? Paris votes on banishing e-scooters

The wheels may be about to come off Paris’ experiment with for-hire electric scooters

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023

Lionel Messi transfer: Barcelona contact, PSG threats and Cristiano Ronaldo proposal

Lionel Messi faces an uncertain future with offers from Barcelona and Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal alongside the option of renewing his contract at Paris Saint-Germain

Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2023

Get to know 3 trans models shaping the fashion industry in 2023

‘You feel like you’re getting somewhere and then suddenly you’re back in 2005’ - Tobias Dionisi, Koko Barno and George Gorg talk fashion, activism and the names we should all know

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2023

E-scooters: a tale of two cities as London and Paris plot different paths

London seems to be slowly embracing the rental scooters but in Paris the love affair with trottinettes looks over

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

Embattled Macron Heads to China, Leaving Burning Paris Behind

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to China next week for a rare visit to the rising superpower, in an awkward balancing act between his global statesman ambitions and his struggle to contain embarrassing pension protests at home. The French leader, whose decision to ram much-disputed pension legislation through parliament…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2023

Embattled Macron heads to China, leaving burning Paris behind

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to China next week for a rare visit to the rising superpower, in an awkward balancing act between his global statesman ambitions and his struggle to contain embarrassing pension protests at home.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Ukraine Says Athletes Not Allowed to Compete Against Russians in Paris Qualifiers

Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, government minister Oleh Nemchinov said. Nemchinov, secretary of Ukraine's cabinet ministers, said the government's decision was adopted following a proposal by sports minister Vadym Huttsait and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2023

Budget airline easyJet launches new flights to Spain and France from £23 at Manchester Airport

The carrier set up a base at the airport in 2008 - with only two planes

Manchester Evening News · Mar 31, 2023

Bucha must become 'symbol of justice', says Ukraine's Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called for Bucha to become a "symbol of justice" on the one-year anniversary of Russia's withdrawal from the town now synonymous with war crimes allegations. His visit to the martyred town came after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Russia could place intercontinental nuclear missiles…

France 24 · Mar 31, 2023