The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Paris trial opens over crimes against humanity in Liberia

A former Liberian rebel is going on trial in Paris on charges of crimes against humanity, torture and acts of barbarism during the West African country’s civil war in the 1990s

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris makes a mockery of real working-class life

The new film Mrs Harris Goes to Paris is based on a 1958 novel by the American writer Paul Gallico: no British novelist could romanticise the class system quite so wackily. It is about the adventures of a Battersea char who, heartbroken by the death of her husband, saves up…

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022

Watch | Paris 2024: Breakdancers gear up for their first ever Olympics

Take a look at these breakers who are preparing for their debut at the Games.

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2022

Biden promises 'advanced air defense systems' in talks with Zelensky

Russia struck cities across Ukraine during rush hour on Monday morning, killing civilians and destroying infrastructure, two days after an explosion on a bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea sparked calls for reprisals in Moscow. The missile strikes, the most widespread since the start of the invasion, prompted President Joe…

France 24 · Oct 10, 2022

Whistleblowers accuse EY of whitewashing suspicious trades at longstanding client

Two trades created for a workers co-op and a mystery €120,000 payment are central to internal row at Leonteq

Financial Times · Oct 10, 2022

Final minutes of Air France flight AF447 to be examined as trial opens

Air France and Airbus are being tried on charges of involuntary manslaughter after 228 people died in the 2009 crash

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022

Air France and Airbus face trial over plane crash that killed 228 people

Air France and Airbus will go on trial this week over Flight 447 plunging into the Atlantic Ocean as it flew from Rio to Paris in 2009, killing 228 people, including five Brits

Daily Mirror · Oct 9, 2022

Kanye West’s Instagram and Twitter accounts locked over antisemitic posts

The rapper has also drawn heavy criticism for donning a ‘white lives matter’ T-shirt during Paris fashion week

The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2022

Former Liberian rebel charged with war crimes awaits Paris trial

Kunti Kamara charged with torture, cannibalism and complicity in crimes against humanity during civil war between 1989 and 1996

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022

Capital gains and losses during Olympics and World Cup

It's been two tales for the city of Paris over the past few days. First the bigwigs at the Hotel de Ville issued an edict that they would not be financing fan zones and giant screens during the football World Cup next month in Qatar. And then on a day…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2022