Nice urges NHS to speed up distribution of approved medicines, showing economic benefits of efficient rollout
French president in talks with Germany and Poland over whether warheads can protect them against Russia
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US celebrity recalls 2016 burglary in which she was tied up and held at gunpoint while thieves stole €9mn worth of jewellery
Charles Frederick Worth was the designer who created fashion as we know it
Actor accused of groping women decries ‘terror’ as cultural sector faces claims of endemic sexism and abuse
Record heat for almost two years leads to concerns about ‘inevitable’ breach of lower Paris accord target
Paris hopes Chancellor Friedrich Merz will bring new dynamism to European defence projects
A humble Vietnamese soup bar in the capital’s Chinatown district is attracting gourmands, Asian film stars and Michelin guides
French president warns that curbing scientific research puts America’s economy and democracy at risk
Falling demand hits centuries-old ‘en primeur’ system under which fine wine is sold before it is bottled
The firebrand politician on stoking a ‘citizen revolution’, the effects of US policy — and whether he will run for president in 2027
Warning of ‘snowball effect’ from higher borrowing as governments come under pressure to improve public finances
Leaders Emmanuel Macron and Donald Tusk set to sign wide-ranging pact next week
European and Arab powers push for resolution to crisis caused by Hamas-Israel war as UN conference nears
Rassemblement National chief says he would compete if court judgment blocks his mentor
Fran?ois Bayrou’s daughter says she was beaten at Catholic school where other alleged victims described sexual abuse
French group has been concerned about shouldering cost overruns of Hinkley Point and Sizewell nuclear projects
Working remotely from the French capital can be a delight — but it does have its snags. Here’s everything you need to know to set up shop successfully
Recent moves from Toronto to Brooklyn to Brussels to Paris have only stirred his creativity — and a historic rental in the 11th arrondissement has become a space of vibrant experimentation, and a place to grow
Fran?ois Bayrou urges clean-up of public finances but faces a vote of no confidence if opposition object to budget cuts
Louise Courvoisier’s debut feature is a boisterous piece of rural realism — with a cast of enthusiastic, extremely convincing non-professionals
A new exhibition and a host of books celebrate the 1940s, the decade when Seventh Avenue declared independence from Parisian couture
Far-right leader addresses supporters at demonstration after conviction that could ban her from standing for president
Her supporters argue that the French politician’s guilty verdict is an attack on democracy — a strategy that can be successful
