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11 art events to explore in Paris as Art Basel closes early
As the week draws to a close, art fairs, satellite installations and exhibitions are vying to attract the many art enthusiasts who have come to visit the major international fair at the Grand Palais. The fair will close two days early, on Friday evening, because of planned strike...
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France bolsters security as businesses fear renewed unrest during Saturday protests
A massive security operation has been deployed across France for major protests on Saturday. Businesses across the country remain tense following violence which overshadowed peaceful demonstrations last weekend....
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Zombie walks and horror nights: Halloween events across France in 2026
This year, Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31st, making it a good year for a weekend of spooky events.
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First human case of cattle virus Shamonda: How worried should Europe be? EU agency explains
The first human case of Shamonda virus, confirmed in France, poses no wider threat to Europeans, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) told Euronews....
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Late invitations and spats leave Hungary’s 1956 commemoration with ‘modest’ guest list
Hungarian PM Péter Magyar had hoped to host top leaders in Budapest for the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution. But last-minute invitations and spats with Paris and Kyiv kept Macron, Tusk and Zelenskyy away, leaving only EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa atten...
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Storm Austen batters France and UK with winds of up to 160 km/h
Huge waves, uprooted trees and damaged boats mark Storm Austen's arrival in France and the UK. Gusts of up to 160 km/h have battered Brittany, while fallen branches have blocked roads in southern England....
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France's bond drama takes centre stage ahead of ECB rate decision
The European Central Bank is expected to hold rates next week as France's bond sell-off tightens borrowing conditions across the eurozone, while ECB President Christine Lagarde has made clear that the first steps to tackle French debt woes must come from Paris, not Frankfurt....
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France mobilises 70,000 police and gendarmes for Saturday protests
France will deploy some 70,000 police officers and gendarmes nationwide during a fresh round of protests this weekend, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron met with student organisations at the Élysée Palace for the first time since the hig...
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Deadly shooting west of Paris ‘clearly terrorist’ attack, interior minister says
One person was killed and four others were wounded, including a 12-year-old girl, when shots were fired from a car in two suburbs west of Paris on Friday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the shooting was “clearly a terrorist crime” and “a racist, probably Islamophobic attack...
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France: shops barricaded in Lyon and Orléans for possible unrest
Wooden boards are going up across France as shopkeepers brace for possible unrest. With a National Rally congress in Orléans and protests approaching in Lyon, businesses fear damage and disruption....
safety
Macron calls Paris suburb shooting a 'racist terrorist attack'
An individual opened fire in the street in Trappes and La Verrière, west of Paris, before being apprehended and taken into custody, according to the prime minister....
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Macron says 'racist terrorist attack’ in Trappes marks turning point for France
French President Emmanuel Macron described Friday’s drive-by shooting in the western suburb of Trappes as a “terrorist and racist attack”, saying it marks a turning point for France. One person was killed and at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were wounded in the...
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Storm Austen hits northwestern France: 161,000 homes lose power
The first major autumn storm is sweeping across northwestern France. Named Austen by UK forecasters, it brings violent gusts, disrupts transport and causes power cuts....
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'Generational rage': How young Europeans are fighting to be heard
From blockaded schools in Rome to tent camps in Madrid and street protests in France, young people across Europe are turning their anger on a political class they say is not listening....