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Security system at the Louvre didn’t capture the break-in because the lone camera in the area was looking the other way.

In a brazen daylight heist, professional thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris early Sunday morning and made off with jewels that belonged to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

South Africa’s ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday at a Paris hotel in what is being treated as a possible suicide, the Paris prosecutor said.

A 17-year-old migrant allegedly of Libyan nationality has been arrested in Paris over the suspected rape of a woman near the Eiffel Tower.

Swimming in the Seine had been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river navigation.

Fashion designer Willy Chavarria paid tribute to ICE deportees being held in prisons abroad as a theme for his Paris Fashion Week show, with models taking to the runway dressed as prisoners while mimicking a backdrop provided by El Salvador’s high-security CECOT prison.

A record number of people joined the famed pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres this weekend, bolstered by growing support among young people and interest in the Traditional Latin Mass.

France saw a record number of arrests following a major sporting event after deadly scenes broke out following Paris Saint-Germain’s victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League final on Saturday.

Hundreds have been arrested after Paris broke out into chaotic scenes on Saturday evening after the PSG soccer team won the UEFA Champions League.

Striking taxi drivers in Paris are threatening to take their protest to the French Open and block access to Roland-Garros on Monday if the government does not listen to their demands.

France’s civil aviation authority asked airlines to reduce flights by 40% at Paris-Orly airport on Sunday evening after air traffic control systems suffered a breakdown.

Ten suspects go on trial in Paris on Monday over the 2016 robbery of the US celebrity Kim Kardashian, which saw some $10 million worth of jewellery stolen from the reality TV star and influencer.

‘Coalition of the willing ‘leaders meeting in Paris to discuss supporting Ukraine but Moscow continues its bid to undermine these attempts.

Ukraine has questions it wants answered as army chiefs from over 30 countries arrive in Paris for talks on creating an international force.

Discovery of unexploded bomb halted services and caused cascading disruptions to scores of other trains.

A young American woman on a European trip taken into custody after she allegedly threw a newborn out of a hotel window in Paris.

A young American woman on a European trip was taken into custody after she allegedly threw a newborn out of a hotel window in Paris, killing the baby, authorities said Tuesday.

The 12th district town hall was built in 1876 with a 36-meter (118-foot) high bell tower on top of its main entrance.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national carrier of Pakistan, is taking heavy criticism for an advertisement that shows a jetliner flying at the Eiffel Tower – imagery that many viewers found uncomfortably reminiscent of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.

A 31-year-old woman was raped by a man on her way home from a concert in central Paris in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Multicultural Europe with history of extreme New Year’s Eve violence including the harrowing Cologne mass sex attacks prepares for violence.

President accused of vanity project as he pushes to replace historic stained glass that survived fire intact for ‘contemporary gesture’.

President-elect Donald Trump used a viral photo of first lady Jill Biden looking at him at the Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris to his advantage, promoting his fragrance line and concluding that it is a scent your enemies “can’t resist.”

Led by Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, Notre Dame Cathedral hosted its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019 on Sunday.

President-elect Donald Trump was greeted by world leaders who were attending the re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, years after a fire broke out at the cathedral.

Nature abhors a vacuum. So does politics. No sooner had President-elect Donald Trump been confirmed as the next occupant of the White House than beleaguered French President Emmanuel Macron sought to invite him to Saturday’s reopening of the magnificently restored Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.

Donald Trump will be in Paris this weekend to attend the Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening alongside 50 other world leaders, marking an immediate return to the international stage for the president-elect.

French President Macron hailed “sublime” rebuild of the magnificent 12th-century Notre Dame as he toured it before reopening on Friday. 

So-called “high-risk” match between France and Israel saw scuffles and protests but thanks to a major police operation little violence. 

Paris police fired tear gas cannisters at violent activists protesting a gala evening fundraising for the IDF on Wednesday night.

A heavy police presence but few visiting fans are expected when France hosts Israel in Nations League soccer on Thursday.

Israelis in Europe warned to “categorically avoid” being visibly Jewish, yet finding an match to watch is becoming increasingly difficult.

A clash between warring gangs saw a rush-hour commuter line train become the scene of a blood bath, with two seriously injured by an axeman. 

The Moroccan migrant rapist suspected of killing a 19-year-old French girl in an affluent neighbourhood of Paris in September will finally be extradited back to France after fleeing to Switzerland.

Crackdown sees seven charged in “first wave” of arrests against trolls of the creator of the Paris 2024 Olympics LGBT-themed ceremony.

Thousands of leftists took to the streets of France over President Macron’s installation of centrist Michelle Barnier as prime minister.