The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Alarm as 'emaciated' whale refuses food after getting lost in French river

The beluga is slowly swimming in a basis between two locks, approximately 50 miles from Paris, and appears emaciated

Daily Mirror · Aug 6, 2022

Luxury Breitling watch belonging to Liverpool FC fan among items recovered from suspect in Paris

The fan was able to pick up the watch from the police in a recent visit back to France

Liverpool Echo · Aug 6, 2022

French court suspends the deportation of conservative imam to Morocco

An administrative court in Paris has suspended a deportation order against a France-born Moroccan imam who the government had accused of promoting hate and posing a threat to society.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 6, 2022

French court suspends conservative imam's deportation

An administrative court in Paris on Friday suspended a deportation order against a France-born Moroccan imam who the government had accused of promoting hate and posing a threat to society, the tribunal's ruling showed.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

Beluga whale: Why is the animal stranded in France’s River Seine

The striking white creature was spotted drifting up the river near Paris

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Rescuers Scramble to Track Beluga Whale in France’s Seine

French authorities are tracking a Beluga whale that strayed far from its Artic habitat into the Seine River, raising fears that the ethereal white mammal could starve if it stays in the waterway that flows through Paris and beyond. Drone footage shot by French fire services showed the whale gently…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 5, 2022

‘Underweight’ beluga whale in River Seine near Paris prompts rescue effort

Drones have been used to monitor the health of the beluga whale as officials puzzle over its rescue.

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2022

Health concerns for beluga whale spotted in River Seine near Paris

French animal health authorities are concerned that the Beluga whale which appears to have strayed into the River Seine is underweight and has suffered 'skin changes'. Belugas can survive in fresh water, but not indefinitely.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 5, 2022

‘A race against the clock’: Experts fear for beluga whale in the River Seine near Paris

‘ I don’t know if it’s already too late,’ says one rescuer

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Putin and Erdogan call for ‘full implementation’ of UN-backed grain deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Friday for the “full implementation” of a UN-backed deal to resume grain shipments from Ukrainian Black Sea ports after a four-hour meeting in the Russian resort of Sochi. Moscow and Kyiv earlier traded blame for strikes at Ukraine’s…

France 24 · Aug 5, 2022