Paris Saint-Germain clinched a record-extending 14th French league title after winning 2-0 at closest rival Lens.

A doctor says a French woman being treated for hantavirus after being infected on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung.

France is pitching what it says is a new model of partnership with African countries at a summit that begins Monday in Kenya as it completes a military withdrawal from West African countries that has been widely seen as marking declining influence on the continent.

Formula 1 leaders have agreed to an engine design change for 2027 that will slightly increase internal combustion output.

The International Olympic Committee says athletes from Belarus should once again be able to compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status.

One of the top art museums in Paris has opened a new gallery dedicated to orphaned masterpieces plundered by the Nazis.

Now for the encore, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.

The Olympic Games could return to Paris as soon as 2030.

French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud says he has been sentenced to three years in prison in Algeria for his book “Houris.”.

Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct on the social media platform X.

France and the U.K. have welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open.

French Open prize money has increased by about 10% for an overall pot of 61.7 million euros ($72.1 million).

A Parisian art enthusiast has won a Pablo Picasso painting with a $117 raffle ticket.

Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa was the fastest of nearly 60,000 runners in the Paris Marathon while Shure Demise of Ethiopia smashed a course record to win the women’s race.

A raffle in France offers the chance to win a Picasso portrait for a 100-euro ticket.

New films by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, Japanese writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar will premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival next month.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia adds another solo goal to his collection as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain beats Liverpool 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has maintained his innocence on conspiracy charges in an appeal hearing in Paris.

The Trump administration has revoked the green cards or U.S. visas of at least four Iranian nationals connected to the current or former Iranian government, including two who have been detained by immigration authorities and are to be deported.

Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting has won her quarterfinal bout at the Asian boxing championships in her first event since World Boxing said she passed a gene test to confirm her gender.

Lin Yu-ting, a boxing gold medalist at the center of a gender controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has won her first international bout since then at the Asian championships in Mongolia.

Celine Dion will return to the stage this fall with her first series of concerts since revealing her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome, announcing a five-week limited engagement in Paris.

Senegal keeps celebrating its Africa Cup title even after African soccer officials stripped it away and awarded it to Morocco.

French authorities say that police have stopped a suspected bombing outside a Bank of America building in Paris.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertion that the U.S. wants Ukraine to hand over territory to Russia to receive American security guarantees in any ceasefire plan.

Hundreds of used sneakers arrive each week at a workshop east of Paris, where workers inspect them for resale, redistribution or rejection.

Deep divisions were apparent over the Iran war as top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries have met in France.

Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire has won the Paris mayoral race, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor.

Iranians abroad and in Tehran are approaching Persian new year with grief and fear as war and a crackdown cut them off from loved ones.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine.

Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière built a fake mountain range inside the Louvre and sent models climbing through it.

Paris Fashion Week shows designers resetting big brands with clothes that match a tense, noisy world.

Paris Fashion Week is delivering a forceful reminder of why it remains a capital of fashion, with blockbuster celebrity front rows, boundary-pushing design and collections that are tackling big ideas about power, craft and the female body.

Oprah Winfrey and her longtime friend Gayle King are among celebrities on the front row at Chloé fashion show at Paris Fashion Week.

A woman on probation for stowing away on an international flight has been arrested again after sneaking onto a flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Milan, Italy, A law enforcement official familiar with the matter said Thursday that Svetlana Dali was taken into custody Thursday at Milan’s Malpensa Airport.

The “Bridgerton” team would not quit until they were satisfied when it came to finding a word to use for “orgasm” in Season 4.

Organizers of the 2030 French Alps Olympics have confirmed their CEO Cyril Linette has left after weeks of internal turmoil.

The U.S. ambassador to France has reached out to defuse a new diplomatic spat after skipping a French summons over U.S. comments on French politics.

The Louvre’s No. 2 has described a more than 10 million euros ticket fraud scheme as something that was likely inevitable.

Paris prosecutors have opened two new investigations tied to Jeffrey Epstein, and they call on possible victims in France to come forward.

France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center.

French prosecutors have requested a five-year ban on holding an elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a key appeals trial in Paris, an outcome that may prevent her from running in the 2027 presidential election.

The NFL will play its first regular-season game ever in France next season with the New Orleans Saints set to play a game in Paris in 2026.

A gymnastics medal disputed by the United States and Romania at the 2024 Paris Olympics is heading for a fresh legal review in a Swiss court.

Paris couture has taken a lighter, more down-to-earth approach this season, focusing on restraint with impact.

Microsoft reports revenue of $81.3 billion for the October-December quarter, marking a 17% increase from the previous year.

Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday, with stars from Nicole Kidman to Dua Lipa to Penélope Cruz, then handed the spotlight to its new designer, Matthieu Blazy, for his much-anticipated couture debut.

French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15.

Dior has transformed the Musée Rodin into a star-studded venue for Jonathan Anderson’s first haute couture show.

A senior French official has emphasized the importance of honoring French soldiers who died in Afghanistan.

Paris men’s Fashion Week ended Sunday with two messages that kept coming up on runways: dress sharply, and build clothes to last.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to fast-track a ban on social media for teenagers under 15.

With Paris Fashion Week menswear heading into its final weekend, Hermès marked a transition as Véronique Nichanian presented her final men’s collection after 37 years leading the house’s menswear.

Issey Miyake has brought a monastic calm to Paris, staging its IM Men show inside the medieval Collège des Bernardins and sending out sweeping, robe-like silhouettes that matched the venue’s stillness.

Dior’s menswear show arrived with a stripped-back set and a loud signal of intent: spiky neon-yellow wigs that read like a flag planted in the Paris runway.

Pharrell Williams opened a celebration year for Louis Vuitton’s monogram — marking the house’s 130th anniversary of its most recognizable signature — with a Fall-Winter 2026 men’s show that was equal parts brand pageant and movie set.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has returned to court to appeal an embezzlement conviction that risks affecting her 2027 presidential ambitions.

U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the United Nations climate framework marks a significant escalation of anti-climate policy.

Dozens of angry farmers have demonstrated in France and Greece, halting traffic and blocking roads with tractors to protest European Union plans to move forward with a free trade deal with five South American nations.

Snow and ice are hampering travel in parts of Europe as flights have been grounded and roads clogged.

Snow, ice and freezing temperatures have hit parts of Europe, causing chaos.

Ukraine’s allies have made major progress toward defending the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia.

Officials say Ukrainian drone strikes killed two people and wounded two others, including a child, in Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions on Sunday.

From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds have rung in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks, while others have taken a more subdued approach.

Trains through the Channel Tunnel between Europe and the UK are running again after power malfunctions caused travel chaos.

Power problems and a stuck train have interrupted rail traffic through the Channel Tunnel connecting the U.K. and continental Europe.

French prosecutors say a pro-Russian hacking group has claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack on France’s national postal service.

France's parliament has approved an emergency bill to prevent a government shutdown next week.

A suspected cyberattack has knocked France’s national postal service and its banking arm offline during the busy Christmas season.

Three men are set to stand trial next year after a silver steward at the French president's residence was arrested for stealing silverware worth thousands of euros.

Israel has carried out airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon.

The past year wasn't all doom and gloom; there was plenty to smile about, too.

French authorities are investigating a suspected cyberattack plot targeting an international passenger ferry.

Employees at the Louvre Museum have voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum.

France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.

Workers at the Louvre Museum have voted to strike over working conditions and other complaints.

Retired French tennis player Caroline Garcia has turned down a $270,000 sponsorship deal for her podcast from a betting company.

A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens has sold for $2.7 million at an auction Sunday.

French police have arrested a man believed to be the fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum.

The Louvre museum has approved a ticket price increase for non-EU visitors, raising it from 22 to 32 euros starting in January.

French authorities have arrested members of a pro-Russia group over alleged links to espionage-related activities.

The Paris prosecutor has announced four more arrests in connection with the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum.

The head of the Louvre Museum says that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark after last month’s stunning crown jewels heist.

Ukraine has signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France, along with drones and ground-to-air systems.

The Paris prosecutor’s office said at least one shot has been fired by police at the central Montparnasse train station after a man “known for domestic violence” brandished a knife.

The Central African Republic’s top court has cleared President Faustin Archange Touadera to run in December’s election.

Soccer players from France and Ukraine joined supporters in a minute’s silence before their match to end a poignant day of commemorations across the city for victims of the Paris terror attacks 10 years ago.

Two goals from star striker Kylian Mbappé helped send two-time champion France to the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 home win against Ukraine.

Balmain has named French designer Antonin Tron as its new creative director.

As part of a seismic schedule change for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, track and field, and not swimming, will lead off the Olympics.

The trial of Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun in Paris over atrocities committed during the Second Congo War.

Frida Kahlo’s painting “El sueño (La cama)” is expected to fetch between $40 million and $60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a female or Latin American artist.

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has left a Paris prison after an appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision.

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.

Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.

Designer Olivier Rousteing is stepping down as creative director of the Balmain fashion house after 14 hugely visible years.

France’s government has started a procedure to suspend access to online retail giant Shein until the company proves that its content conforms with French law.

French President Emmanuel Macron says two French nationals have been released from an Iranian prison.

Taliah Scott scored 12 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead No. 16 Baylor past No. 7 Duke 58-52 in the women’s college basketball season opener in Paris.