The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Ireland will be without their captain Johnny Sexton for their crunch Six Nations clash against France in Paris this weekend.

Paris police said Thursday they would ban the French "Freedom convoys" inspired by a truckers' protest against Covid rules that has paralysed the Canadian capital Ottawa.

The Paris police authority said it had decided to ban the so-called motorists' "Freedom Convoy" from holding protests in the French capital from February 11-February 14.

Indonesia signed a deal with France Thursday to buy six Rafale warplanes as part of an anticipated total order of 42, Jakarta's defence minister said, as Paris bolsters military ties in the Asia-Pacific.

Russia and Belarus launched joint military drills on Thursday, scheduled to continue until February 20. The exercises have raised concerns in Western countries, with fears that Moscow is plotting a major escalation in the conflict in Ukraine. Follow the day's events as they unfolded.

Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths

A suspected suicide bomber accused of being a key member of an ISIS attack on Paris that killed 130 people claimed he backed out of detonating his explosive vest after ‘changing his mind’.

Inspired by Canadian truckers, a 'Freedom Convoy' of French drivers has taken to the roads this Wednesday to reach Paris by Saturday to join a demonstration over the Covid vaccine pass and other social issues. Organised via social media platforms, the protesters plan to converge on Brussels on Monday 14…

Protesters gathered in southern France on Wednesday for what they say will be a "freedom convoy" that will converge on Paris and Brussels to demand an end to COVID-19 restrictions, inspired by protesters who have blocked a Canadian border crossing.