The Latest Breaking News from Paris

'We need to overcome national vetoes for solutions on migration,' former Italian FM says

Talking Europe speaks to a veteran of the European and Italian political scenes, former EU Commissioner and former Italian foreign minister Emma Bonino. She shares her thoughts on the bitter dispute between Rome and Paris over the fate of the migrants on the Ocean Viking rescue ship, and says an…

France 24 · Nov 18, 2022

France's national library celebrates Proust 100 years after his death

France's Marcel Proust, who died 100 years ago this week, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time. To mark the anniversary, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France is hosting a major exhibition in Paris, where some of the secrets of Proust's 2,400-page novel "In Search of Lost…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 18, 2022

French film boldly goes into the realm of sci-fi

From the new wave of French language sci-fi movies to Paris's immersive movie experience bringing you face-to-face with an Arnold Schwarzenegger lookalike, plus a visit to an exhibition commemorating 100 years since the death of French literary giant Marcel Proust, join Eve Jackson for a look at the week's culture…

France 24 · Nov 18, 2022

Peru reports first severe bird-flu outbreak

Peru has reported its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza as the disease swept through some wild pelicans, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday.

Reuters · Nov 18, 2022

Russian strikes disable nearly half of Ukraine’s power grid, Ukraine says

Russian strikes have severely damaged Ukraine's infrastructure, leaving nearly half of the power grid in need of repair, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said Friday. Follow our live blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1)

France 24 · Nov 18, 2022

FIFA World Cup 2022: Meet the 'goodbye' guys

Cristiano Ronaldo has decided not to go gentle into the ‘good evening’ of his career.

The Times of India · Nov 18, 2022

Robert Clary, Holocaust survivor who starred in TV's 'Hogan's Heroes', dies at 96

Robert Clary, the diminutive Paris-born actor and singer who survived 31 months in Nazi concentration camps but later had no qualms about co-starring in "Hogan's Heroes," the American situation comedy set in a German World War Two POW camp, has died at the age of 96.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

Podcast: Bullfighting, civil disobedience, Vikings lay siege to Paris

A north-south divide over bullfighting, which holds an important cultural spot in many parts of southern France, but which opponents say is animal cruelty. A French climate activist on why blocking roads and interrupting opera performances is the only way to get attention. And the 9th-century Viking attack on Paris.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 17, 2022

Bishop and Brexiteer peers enter spat over London's toppled stock market

A PROMINENT Brexiteer has berated a senior church leader who tackled the Government over analysis that showed Paris had overtaken London as the…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 17, 2022

Iranian diaspora in Paris hopes for regime change in Tehran

On September 16, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died in a Tehran hospital, three days after being arrested by the morality police for wearing her headscarf incorrectly. Iran has since been rocked by protests, which are closely followed and supported by the diaspora abroad. In Paris, the Iranian community…

France 24 · Nov 17, 2022