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An insider look at French politics, culture, society, technology and sport through on-the-ground reports, investigations, exclusive interviews, debates and analyses.https://www.france24.com/en/france/Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:36:12 GMTFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251210-louvre-thieves-escaped-with-30-seconds-to-spare-probe-reveals-1 A government probe found that thieves who stole $102 million in crown jewels from the Louvre escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, exposing major security failures at the museum and prompting fresh scrutiny of its management. 33d36704-d5c0-11f0-a1df-b7ce6cbb6532Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:03:11 GMT© Dimitar Dilkoff, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20241015-controversial-west-african-activist-kemi-seba-detained-in-paris Kemi Seba, a controversial African activist known for his virulent anti-Western stance, has been arrested in Paris, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday. b9cb5c02-8aff-11ef-811f-005056a97652Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:17:13 GMT© Stéphane de Sakutin, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210714-france-s-new-health-pass-rules-raise-questions-as-many-scramble-to-adapt While the extension of France’s health pass and other new anti-Covid 19 measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron Monday night are yet to be hammered out in detail, what’s certain is that a full-throttled return to a normal life of frequenting café terraces, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and other culture and leisure activities will now hinge on having a pass sanitaire (or health pass). 5823e86e-e4b0-11eb-8c07-005056bf762bWed, 14 Jul 2021 16:03:14 GMT© Sameer Al-Doumy, AFPRomain BRUNETFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/20131211-daughter-loses-legal-case-bitter-asterix-family-feud-france-comicsA long-running family feud between Asterix co-creator Albert Uderzo and his daughter took a new twist on Tuesday after judges dismissed a claim by Sylvie Uderzo that her father was mentally frail and being exploited.563894c2-cafc-11e7-8241-005056bf73c0Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:09:33 GMTPhoto: AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210714-top-contemporary-french-artist-christian-boltanski-dies-aged-76 Christian Boltanski, one of France's top contemporary artists whose multimedia works probed the meaning of mortality and memory, has died aged 76, a former museum director told AFP on Sunday. b7135ce8-e4c8-11eb-89be-005056bf762bWed, 14 Jul 2021 18:44:40 GMT© Miguel Riopa, AFPNEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20251117-louvre-closes-greek-ceramics-gallery-over-structural-safety-concerns France’s most famous museum, The Louvre, has temporarily closed its Campana Gallery on Monday, after an audit uncovered structural weaknesses in beams supporting the floor above, prompting safety concerns. This comes as the embattled museum is already under scrutiny following last month’s $102 million jewellery heist. 4de85ff0-c3d2-11f0-b100-85e373aea684Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:43:34 GMT© Abdul Saboor, ReutersFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20251114-younger-brother-of-marseille-anti-drug-violence-activist-shot-dead The 20-year-old brother of a Green Party activist known for his work on behalf of victims of drug-related crime and their families was shot dead in Marseille on Thursday. Police are still searching for two suspects who fled the scene on a motorbike. 8b32af10-c138-11f0-9dcb-35c432a5d72aFri, 14 Nov 2025 09:16:35 GMT© Nicolas Tucat, AFPFRANCE 24Focushttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20210714-how-the-french-army-trains-for-high-intensity-conflict France's new military programming law increases the country's defence budget to 2 percent of GDP by 2025. It's an investment in the modernisation of equipment, but also in the training of soldiers. The aim is to teach soldiers to face an army at least as well equipped as that of France in a context of global rearmament. Our reporters Fadile Bhayat, Mandi Heshmati and Caroline Grandjean followed French troops during a "high-intensity" training exercise. 023ce07e-e41d-11eb-a94a-005056bf762bWed, 14 Jul 2021 14:42:34 GMTFadile BHAYATPerspectivehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20220209-a-lot-of-french-politicians-are-out-of-touch-with-a-large-part-of-the-population Our guest is Fabien Truong, a sociologist, author and associate professor at the University of Paris. A former schoolteacher, he spent a decade following the lives of around 20 of his students, charting their progress from the time they took their end of school exams to when they finished their higher education. Those 10 years took in the riots that rocked France back in 2005 to the terror attacks of January 2015. He gives us his take on the French presidential election campaign, as seen from the suburbs. 2534ffb8-8980-11ec-8ce4-005056a97652Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:31:33 GMTSharon GAFFNEYFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20251113-france-s-former-president-sarkozy-to-begin-appeal-trial-on-march-16 France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy will go on trial on appeal over Libyan campaign-funding allegations starting March 16, a Paris court said Thursday. Sarkozy was in September found guilty by a lower court and improsoned for 20 days for illegally seeking presidential campaign funding from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. 7eab3d3e-c07a-11f0-b7c4-9b54d9ca9630Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:27:21 GMT© Thibault Camus, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20220209-tefal-campaign-pandemic-prudent-president-keep-french-election-race-on-the-backburner Presidential campaigns offer an abundance of catch phrases, whether slogans finessed by a candidate's team to deliver maximum impact or coined spontaneously on the trail. The proclamations – and gaffes – of presidential hopefuls bring texture to an election race and come to define a campaign, whether for a news cycle or forever in the history books. FRANCE 24 brings you the buzzwords of the 2022 French presidential race. In the spotlight: "Tefal campaign". f4e47fa4-88f4-11ec-97bf-005056a97652Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:43:18 GMT© FMM Graphic StudioTracy MCNICOLLFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20251113-i-needed-to-leave-a-trace-survivors-of-the-paris-attacks-share-their-stories-ten-years-on Alix decided not to have children. Bahareh only came to terms with being a victim during the trial in 2021. Sébastien is still struggling with physical pain but is fighting to get better. Survivors of the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris share how they are coping with the weight of that terrible night, ten years on. f1586db4-bbe0-11f0-bbea-b7ec6a09b081Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:22:20 GMT© FRANCE 24Bahar MAKOOIFrance 2022: The Choicehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/france-2022-the-campaign/20220207-battle-for-the-far-right-zemmour-le-pen-fight-to-steal-each-other-s-thunder As France's April presidential election approaches, the campaign is getting under way in earnest. In this edition of our new show, we focus on the French Communist Party attempting a political comeback and discuss at length the battle raging between Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen for leadership of the French far right.  6ecf0724-8861-11ec-862b-005056bf762bMon, 07 Feb 2022 22:00:57 GMTMarc PERELMANFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20251101-woman-38-charged-over-audacious-jewel-heist-at-louvre A woman and a man have been placed under formal investigation over the $102 million Louvre Museum jewel heist, the Paris prosecutor said on Saturday, bringing the total number charged in the case to four. 18b2aeb4-b737-11f0-960e-693b6bc16c1bSat, 01 Nov 2025 15:33:48 GMT© Emma Da Silva, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20251023-french-mps-vote-to-define-rape-as-any-non-consensual-sexual-act French MPs on Thursday voted to change the legal definition of rape to include any non-consensual sexual act, bringing France in line with other European nations that have introduced consent-based legislation. The bill is expected to be passed by the French Senate next week. 32226e76-b015-11f0-af28-a7b5d860b9e3Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:43:40 GMT© Thibault Camus, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20251022-france-s-former-president-sarkozy-to-be-protected-by-two-police-officers-in-prison France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in prison with him to ensure his safety while he serves a five-year sentence, France's interior minister said on Wednesday. Sarkozy will be held in an isolation unit in a Paris prison, meaning he should not be in contact with other inmates. ff65c1de-af49-11f0-841a-95768da291b6Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:29:16 GMT© Thibault Camus, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251020-louvre-jewel-theft-latest-in-string-of-museum-heists The theft of eight priceless pieces of Napoleonic jewellery Sunday follows in a long tradition of daring art heists at museums across the world. Here are some of the most infamous art robberies of the 20th century. 84b58a0a-adaa-11f0-80ad-71c802e0bcdbMon, 20 Oct 2025 11:47:12 GMT© Eric Feferberg, AFPFRANCE 24Press Reviewhttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20251020-louvre-robbery-heist-of-the-century-took-seven-brazen-minutes PRESS REVIEW – October 20, 2025: First, the unbelievable robbery at the Louvre Museum is all over the French papers. The details of the brazen seven-minute heist are also being discussed internationally. Next, the use of swearing has been underestimated, according to scientists. A Guardian article looks at the functions and uses of "bad words". Finally, the latest sumo wrestling championship in London has won the hearts of sports fans worldwide. b48b08b2-ad7e-11f0-abc0-812395f124cbMon, 20 Oct 2025 09:54:34 GMTEmily BOYLEFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20251020-france-s-ex-president-sarkozy-met-with-macron-ahead-of-his-impending-imprisonment French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy will begin his five-year prison sentence Tuesday over a plan to secure funding from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential campaign. The right-wing former leader, who maintains his innocence, discreetly met with President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Friday. dbb38d76-adae-11f0-9c9c-47a3d9915557Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:57:55 GMT© Gonzalo Fuentes, ReutersFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20250924-french-teacher-stable-after-stabbing-by-student-obsessed-with-nazi-ideologies A 14-year-old student stabbed his music teacher in the face during class in Benfeld, northeastern France, officials said Wednesday. The teacher is in stable condition after surgery, while the student, said to be fascinated by Nazi ideologies, was arrested after injuring himself. Authorities call the attack "isolated". e3e0362c-9957-11f0-a8aa-b980101fd720Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:10:00 GMT© Sebastien Bozon, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20250819-france-slams-netanyahu-s-claim-that-recognising-palestinian-state-is-fuelling-anti-semitism After Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday sent a letter accusing Emmanuel Macron of fuelling anti-Semitism in France by calling for the recognition of a Palestinian state, the French presidency snapped back with a statement calling the Israeli leader's claims "abject" and "erroneous".  0c205654-7d32-11f0-87b1-a7a45701d098Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:40:49 GMT© Yves Herman, AFPFRANCE 24France in focushttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/france-in-focus/20241014-the-rooftops-of-paris-with-the-zinc-craftsmen-of-the-sky Paris’s slate-grey zinc rooftops are a key part of the French capital’s visual identity. They have long inspired painters and filmmakers and only exist thanks to the expertise of the roofers who install and maintain the galvanised metal covering many of Paris’s buildings. Their expertise could soon be included in UNESCO's intangible heritage list, as the profession adapts to the challenges of global warming.  a8962130-8a21-11ef-85ac-005056bf1351Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:51:46 GMTOlivia SALAZAR WINSPEARFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210710-france-s-top-health-advisory-body-wants-compulsory-vaccinations-for-health-workers France's top health advisory body recommended on Friday that coronavirus vaccinations should be made compulsory without delay for all health workers and other professionals who come into contact with people vulnerable to COVID-19. 6f7d0f50-e16c-11eb-a7f5-005056a9d413Sat, 10 Jul 2021 11:01:30 GMT© Denis Charlet, AFPNEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250812-france-adopts-law-upholding-ban-on-controversial-insecticide France has adopted a modified piece of legislation that will prevent a pesticide believed to pose risks to human health from being reintroduced into the country. The country's main farmers' unions had argued that the pesticide was necessary for French farmers to compete with their European counterparts. 51c38a4e-774e-11f0-91b7-8b74621a2c61Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:31:10 GMT© Dimitar Dilkoff, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20210710-covid-19-french-nightclubs-reopen-for-the-vaccinated Nightlife fans across France can again crowd into clubs from Friday, despite warnings over a looming surge in Covid cases due to the more contagious Delta variant which looks set to become the dominant strain in the country as soon as this weekend. 0c359e72-e166-11eb-a768-005056a9d413Sat, 10 Jul 2021 10:16:25 GMT© Sebastien Salom-Gomis, AFPNEWS WIRESFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20250723-macrons-file-defamation-suit-against-us-podcaster-over-transgender-rumours French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against US right-wing podcaster Candace Owens, who has repeatedly claimed that the wife of the president used to be a man. The Macrons said Owens' claims were "designed to harass and cause pain ... and to garner attention". 3a78deca-67ef-11f0-8460-73d5f80b71d6Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:07:29 GMT© Benjamin Cremel, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20250721-can-a-french-citizen-s-petition-reverse-the-reintroduction-of-a-banned-pesticide France’s new agricultural "Duplomb law" has met with stiff opposition from environmental and health experts for allowing the reintroduction of a controversial and banned pesticide that is known to damage ecosystems. However, although a petition against the divisive draft law has garnered a record 1.5 million signatures, it is unlikely to be withdrawn. 50c0d532-665c-11f0-abf9-ef32027b0832Mon, 21 Jul 2025 19:48:21 GMT© Thomas Coex, AFPDiya GUPTAFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20250721-french-court-jails-three-for-treating-champagne-workers-like-slaves A French court on Monday jailed three people for the human trafficking of undocumented migrants to work in the champagne industry. Victims said they were treated "like slaves" as they were forced to work 13-hour shifts and left to sleep in an abandoned building with no food or water. 754cbe9a-666e-11f0-bbab-412d2ca7b25aMon, 21 Jul 2025 20:15:19 GMT© Francois Nascimbeni, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250710-moulin-rouge-windmill-twirls-again-14-months-after-accident The famous red windmill above Paris's Moulin Rouge twirled again on Thursday evening, 14 months after the 12-metre blades tumbled to the ground in a shock accident. Hundreds of people gathered in the street outside the venue on Thursday to watch a public show celebrating the restoration of the iconic monument. 4d450220-5ddd-11f0-9f6b-215d1a00cde2Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:29:10 GMT© Dimitar Dilkoff, AFPFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250709-marseille-wildfire-that-closed-airport-receding A wildfire that spread over 700 hectares in just a few hours near the French city of Marseille is receding, officials said on Wednesday. Local authorities warned that Marseille Provence airport could be closed again to allow for more airborne fire-fighting. High-speed train traffic in Marseille has resumed while local train traffic remains severely disrupted. c1b28210-5ca0-11f0-85f7-b50b085ce823Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:43:15 GMT© Clement Mahoudeau, AFPFRANCE 24