April 22, 2023 Sudan's army says US Embassy evacuation to begin soon The Sudanese military is coordinating with foreign governments to prepare for the evacuation and repatriation of diplomats and embassy workers inside the warring nation.
April 22, 2023 French skier falls into massive crevasse in terrifying helmet video An Alpine skier in the French Alps happened upon a massive crevasse which crumbled, plummeting the experienced skier into a deep glacier crater.
April 21, 2023 Canadian professor convicted of 1980 Paris synagogue bombing Lebanese-Canadian professor Hassan Diab was convicted in absentia of a 1980 Paris synagogue bombing, for which a French court handed down a life sentence.
April 21, 2023 Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’ transforms quiet French capital square into busy tourist attraction Place de l'Estrapade, a quiet square located in the historic Latin Quarter of France, has become a tourist magnet after Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’ featured the area in its show.
April 21, 2023 4 million apply for Paris Olympic ticket lottery; Winners will know early next month The online lottery to buy tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has officially closed. Nearly four million people applied to buy tickets.
April 19, 2023 French hecklers call for President Emmanuel Macron's resignation during 'crowd bath' As French President Emmanuel Macron visited eastern France, hecklers shouted for him to resign. The president is still largely disliked after pushing through unpopular pension reforms.
April 19, 2023 ‘French Spiderman’ free climbs Paris skyscraper to protest pension law "French Spiderman" Alain Robert scaled a 38-story skyscraper without a harness to protest President Macron’s pension law that changed the country’s retirement age from 62 to 64.
April 17, 2023 French President Emmanuel Macron to address nation in attempt to calm public anger regarding pension reform Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, is set to address the nation on April 17, 2023, in an attempt to calm public anger regarding his pension reform plans.
April 17, 2023 Hundreds of French firefighters battle country's biggest forest fire so far this year Hundreds of firefighters in France are battling the country's largest wildfire this year. The fire burned over 2,500 acres of land along the Mediterranean coast.
April 14, 2023 Top French council paves way for Macron to raise retirement age France's Constitutional Council has paved the way for French President Emmanuel Macron to officially raise the age of retirement from 62 to 64 amid nationwide protests.