Why Édith Piaf’s plaintive song was the perfect fit for Céline Dion at Paris Games
The melody for the first live performance since 2020 by the singer, who has suffered with ill-health, was suitably tragic It was a very public...
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London Eurostar passengers asked to postpone trips after France arson attack
Most services leaving St Pancras on time but diversions are in place and several trains have been cancelled Eurostar passengers travelling from London to Paris...
Friday briefing: How a doping scandal could overshadow the Olympics
In today’s newsletter: As Paris gears up for the Games, the excitement is palpable, but concern about performance-enhancing drugs threatens the reputation of one of...
Macron woos top foreign business chiefs after political chaos
French president seeks to reassure guests, including Elon Musk, as data show industry morale slumped in July Barely six weeks after he dissolved parliament and...
French athlete may swap hijab for a cap to avoid Olympic opening ceremony ban
Sounkamba Sylla reportedly reaches compromise after France’s strict laws on secularism threatened to bar her A French sprinter is expected to swap her headscarf for...
Centrist government to remain in power until after Paris Olympics, says Macron
France’s president says delay is to avoid disorder, after leftist coalition announces Lucie Castet as its pick to become PM Emmanuel Macron has said he...
Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch on final stages through Paris
US rapper will conclude torch’s relay through Saint-Denis and Olympic Village to mark start of 33rd Games Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch through...
Island off northern French coast imposes quota to tackle overtourism
The picturesque Ile-de-Bréhat follows major cities such as Amsterdam and Venice with measures to reduce visitors A small, picturesque island off the north coast of...
‘It’s a very strange feeling’: can the man who won Olympic gold bring glory to the Paris Games?
2024 Games organiser Tony Estanguet tells how chats with British sporting legend Sebastian Coe have kept him on an even keel It has to feel...
Five protesters and one police officer hurt in French reservoir demonstration
Violence erupts after about 4,000 gather in La Rochelle amid heightened tensions over water resources A police officer and five protesters were injured when violence...
