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December 28, 2023

Stowaway from Algeria found barely alive at Paris airport

A stowaway was discovered in critical condition in the undercarriage bay of an Air Algeria airplane Thursday morning after it landed in Paris.

December 28, 2023

Restaurant that inspired 'Ratatouille' reopens, offering front-row view of Paris 2024 Olympics

The Tour d’Argent, a Paris restaurant with a 441-year history, is offering a front-row view of the 2024 Summer Olympics and the renaissance of Notre Dame Cathedral.

December 27, 2023

Jacques Delors, architect of the modern EU and ‘Mr. Europe,’ dies aged 98

Delors, who was known as a pragmatic socialist, Catholic, and fierce proponent of a unified Europe, has died in Paris, aged 98.

December 27, 2023

Eiffel Tower closes due to strike, halting visitors on 100th anniversary of founder's death

The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on the 100th anniversary of its founder's death due to a strike over contract negotiations, officials confirmed.

December 26, 2023

'Absolute horror': 4 children, mother killed in Paris, father in custody

Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother have been killed in their apartment east of Paris in what the local prosecutor called an exceptionally violent crime.

December 23, 2023

700 Airbus employees get sick after gourmet Christmas dinner party in France: ‘Worse than giving birth'

700 Airbus Atlantic employees fell sick after the company's Christmas dinner and had “clinical signs of vomiting and/or diarrhoea," according to a report.

December 23, 2023

On this day in history, December 23, 1888, Dutch impressionist Vincent van Gogh cuts off his ear

Vincent van Gogh, the brilliant but tortured Dutch painter, cut off his own left ear on this day in history, Dec. 23, 1888, following a fight with friend and fellow artist Paul Gaugin.

December 22, 2023

France completes withdrawal from Niger

France has finished withdrawing its troops from Niger, several months after an anti-Western military junta seized control of the West African nation.

December 22, 2023

France grounds Nicaragua-bound flight under suspicion of human trafficking

French authorities on Friday grounded a Legend Airlines flight from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua under suspicion it was carrying human trafficking victims.

December 21, 2023

On this day in history, December 21, 1945, Gen. Patton dies in Germany after he was paralyzed in auto crash

General George S. Patton was paralyzed in an auto accident in Germany on Dec. 9, 1945, and died in a Heidelberg hospital 12 days later. His death spared conspiracy theories.