The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Paris's Christmas illuminations 'still joyful' despite having fewer lights

Christmas illuminations in Paris are set to shine a little less brightly this year as local authorities are reducing decorations in a bid to save energy and keep down electricity costs.

France 24 · Dec 13, 2022

French court convicts all eight suspects over 2016 truck attack in Nice

A French court on Tuesday ordered prison terms for eight suspects charged in the harrowing 2016 terror attack in Nice, where a suspected Islamist attacker ploughed his truck into a crowd celebrating the July 14 national holiday.

France 24 · Dec 13, 2022

Hearts Swing in French Hometown of Morocco Coach Regragui

Ahead of the World Cup semi-final between Morocco and France, Hichem Sayadi is feeling torn by divided loyalties. Speaking from his local sports hall in a French suburb south of Paris, where Morocco coach Walid Regragui started playing football, and wearing a Paris St Germain tracksuit, the 29-year- old says…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022

Camilla reveals she has bought ‘nice pieces’ from charity shops

The first Emmaus Community was founded in Paris in 1949 by Abbe Pierre, a Catholic priest, MP and former member of the French Resistance.

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

France Hosts Conference for 'Urgent' Ukraine Winter Help

France hosts an international conference Tuesday designed to raise material and money to repair Ukraine's damaged infrastructure as well as underline Paris' ongoing support for Kyiv's fight against Russia. The gathering of politicians, blue-chip companies and aid agencies comes after fresh comments about the war from French President Emmanuel Macron…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022

Donors gather in Paris to get Ukraine though winter, bombing

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting an international conference to help Ukraine make it through winter

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Paris conference to put Ukrainian civil society at 'heart of humanitarian response'

Paris is hosting a bilateral conference to help Ukraine resist and rebuild after the war with Russia. The objective: to identify the immediate needs of Ukrainians and how to meet them, and to help them recover from the conflict once it is over. The meeting comes as winter sets in…

France 24 · Dec 13, 2022

Ukraine Energy Minister: World Must Rethink Nuclear Safety

The world must "rethink nuclear safety" after Russia's seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, Ukrainian energy minister German Galushchenko told AFP ahead of a Tuesday conference in Paris. The international gathering hosted by France aims to raise funds to repair Ukraine's damaged infrastructure as well as highlight…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022

Ukraine's allies pledge over 1 billion euros in immediate winter aid

Some 70 countries and institutions worldwide pledged more than 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) in immediate aid to help Ukraine get through a harsh winter as Russian forces batter its energy grid and other critical civilian infrastructure.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Countries at Paris aid conference pledge 1 billion euros for Ukraine

Countries gathered at an aid conference for Ukraine in Paris have pledged aid worth around one billion euros to help the war-hit country this winter, France's foreign minister said on Tuesday. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24 · Dec 13, 2022