The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Explosion damages Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia

An explosion on the Kerch road-and-rail bridge, the sole land link between Crimea and Russia, set oil tankers ablaze and caused the collapse of two car lanes, Russian authorities said Saturday. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has lost its external power connection as a result of Russian shelling and is…

France 24 · Oct 8, 2022

His white lives matter shirt and Tucker Carlson appearance prove it: Kanye West doesn’t want a way back

The musician’s latest controversies remind us who he’s been this whole time: a guy who will do anything to be relevant

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2022

Kanye West tells Tucker Carlson that his Trump support 'threatened' his life and career

Kanye West, who has been embroiled in controversy this week after wearing a "White Lives Matter" T-shirt at Paris Fashion Week, apparently isn't backing down anytime soon.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022

French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the French writer Annie Ernaux "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory". Alice McCrum, Programs Manager at the American Library in Paris, tells us more about Ernaux and…

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022

Remember Paris Texas? A favourite on the Newcastle scene in the late 1980s into the '90s

Trading for around two decades, Paris Texas was a Newcastle mainstay, popular with Civic Centre staff and as a place to grab a meal before a gig at the nearby City Hall

Chronicle Live · Oct 6, 2022

Podcast: pregnant in parliament, opera in Paris' streets, Wallace fountains

As the French National Assembly gets younger and more female, some lawmakers say it's time MPs on maternity leave were replaced. Opera singers bring love, tragedy and dialogue to French city streets with free concerts in unexpected places. And the man behind Paris' Wallace fountains, which turn 150 this year.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2022

Doja Cat hits back at fan who ridiculed her 'ugly' and 'tired' look at Paris Fashion Week

Say So singer Doja Cat has slammed a brazen social media critic who called her golden look for Paris Fashion Week "ugly" - comparing her to a "tired old statue"

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

Ukraine has retaken more than 500 square km in Kherson region, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Kyiv’s forces have recaptured more than 500 square kilometres of territory in the southern Kherson region since October 1. The retaken land includes nearly 30 towns and villages that Russian forces had occupied for months, a spokeswoman for Ukraine’s southern army command said.…

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022

Paris 2024 Olympic bosses unveil revolutionary marathon route

Organisers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have unveiled a route for the men’s and women’s marathon loosely based on a march undertaken in 1789 by nearly 7,000 Parisian women opposed to King Louis XVI as revolutionary fervour rose in France.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2022

Inside Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's luxury family Disneyland trip

Stacey Solomon has been the envy of all Disney fans as she celebrated her 33rd birthday and daughter Rose's first birthday at Disneyland Paris alongside husband Joe Swash and her family

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022