“Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios.

Kylian Mbappé put France ahead with a brilliant crossover step in the 45th minute and added a second-half goal to break a World Cup knockout round scoring record, and Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 to set up a round of 16 match against Paraguay.

France forward Kylian Mbappé scored his 17th and 18th goals at the World Cup, moving one behind Lionel Messi on the tournament’s all-time list and tying him with the Argentina great in the race for the Golden Boot at this year's tournament with six apiece.

A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies.

A skydiving plane has crashed in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board.

All of the matchups have been set for the World Cup's round of 32 with the knockout stage getting underway Sunday when Canada plays South Africa in Southern California.

France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Kylian Mbappé, to help his team beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup.

Paris Fashion Week Men’s became a test of fashion’s relationship with heat.

In designing the uniforms for this year's World Cup, Nike and other apparel makers sought to channel national pride and maximize comfort.

A French soccer player with a second-division club has died from drowning during the heat wave that has gripped France.

Dior has moved its men’s Paris Fashion Week show to 9 a.m. to avoid extreme heat.

Pharrell Williams has sent Louis Vuitton’s dandy surfer over a giant wave at Paris Fashion Week.

Argentina's Lionel Messi has been mesmerizing.

France recorded its hottest day ever as an early heat wave gripped Europe.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms prompted a rare World Cup weather delay on Monday, when the halftime break during a match between France and Iraq lasted 2 hours, 10 minutes.

A newly unsealed court filing shows the U.S. government opposes a plan to auction more than 100 artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic.

A founder of Ubisoft, the global gaming company behind Assassin’s Creed, has been killed in a plane crash in western France.

President Donald Trump is lashing out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni once more.

The World Cup is showcasing players with diverse backgrounds who could have represented different countries.

French President Emmanuel Macron is opening the gilded gates of Louis XIV’s palace to U.S. President Donald Trump for a private reception, show and dinner marking America’s 250th birthday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has secured key support from world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in France.

Cristiano Ronaldo looks to make history by becoming the first player to score a goal in six World Cups when Portugal meets Congo on Wednesday.

France striker Kylian Mbappé has scored the 13 and 14th World Cup goals of his career, tied for the fourth most in tournament history.

The White House has informed supporters that President Donald Trump has accomplished his goals in the war with Iran despite the details of an initial agreement remaining unclear.

Donald Trump and G7 leaders are focusing on the Ukraine war, with the United States President considering reimposing sanctions on Russian oil shipments.

U.S. President Donald Trump is in France this week for a G7 summit.

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will meet over dinner at the Palace of Versailles after the upcoming G7 summit of leading industrialized nations in France.

When U.S. President Gerald Ford and leaders of the five other leading democracies gathered at a 14th-century castle outside Paris on Nov. 15, 1975, they planted the seed for what subsequently became the Group of Seven nations.

The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia’s powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a meeting in London on Sunday.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has uses a D-Day anniversary speech in France to link immigration by sea to wartime liberation.

The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to increase deportations and establish detention centers abroad.

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo faces a significant fine for his sexist remarks at the French Open.

A new exhibit called “Hidden Treasures” shines a light on the 250 year cultural dialogue between France and the U.S. through the lens of French luxury goods.

Triple Espresso is back.

Parents’ groups in France are calling for more attention to child abuse scandals as a rare public trial opens in Paris.

A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings.

Home player Arthur Gea ran off the court for an emergency bathroom break early in the first set of his French Open debut.

Yuri the dog from the Chilean movie “La Perra” has won the coveted Palm Dog award in Cannes.

The Cannes Film Festival is wrapping up its twelve days of premieres and high fashion.

The Cannes Film Festival's amfAR Gala has dazzled attendees with performances by Robbie Williams, Zara Larsson, and Lizzo.

In Ira Sachs’ 1980s-set drama “The Man I Love,” Rami Malek finds the most well-tailored role since his Oscar-winning turn in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”.

Victor Wembanyama is heading back to France next season with the San Antonio Spurs.

Malaysia's government seeks $251 million in compensation from Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS after Norway revoked an export permit.

Cate Blanchett says that the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly” in remarks at the Cannes Film Festival.

The full range of Sandra Hüller’s talent is on full display this year in four films that run from big to small.

John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his directorial debut.

Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed off the ship in Bordeaux.

French President Emmanuel Macron has concluded his Africa visit with talks in Ethiopia.

The cast of “The Fast and the Furious” rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for a 25th anniversary celebration of the nitrous-boosting franchise.

French authorities have ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak.

The 79th Cannes Film Festival has kicked off.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new investments in Africa at a summit held in Kenya.

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.

French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a visit to Kenya ahead of a two-day Africa Forward Summit.

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.

Kylian Mbappé insists he remains fully committed to his recovery from a left hamstring injury.

European leaders say President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany is just the latest signal that Europe must take more responsibility for its security.

Real Madrid says star forward Kylian Mbappé has injured his left hamstring, putting in doubt his participation in the Spanish league clasico in two weeks.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is declining to engage in a dispute with the U.S. over reports that the Pentagon is considering punishing NATO members who don't support U.S. operations in the Iran war.

The U.K. and French governments have signed a new multimillion-euro deal to reduce migrant crossings in the English Channel.

Wrestler and actor Andre The Giant is being honored with a roadside marker in a small town in North Carolina that was once his home.

Nathalie Baye, a French actor known for her versatility and charm, has died at 77.

The son of an 85-year-old French widow who has returned to France after being detained in the U.S. for overstaying her visa says the family's priority is her health and rest.

Natalie Portman is expecting her third child at age 44.

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says the 85-year-old French widow of an American military veteran has returned home from U.S. immigration custody.

Cycling is experiencing a golden age with champions like Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu van der Poel, and Jonas Vingegaard.

French authorities say at least four people died while trying to board an inflatable boat for a dangerous sea crossing from northern France to the U.K. The prefect of the Pas-de-Calais region said Thursday that 38 others were rescued including one whose condition involved a medical emergency.

Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior has praised Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for publicly condemning anti-Muslim chants in a recent match.

American sprinters Sha’Carri Richardson and Christian Coleman have won their heats and qualified for Monday’s semifinals of the Stawell Gift, an annual race contested over 120 meters on grass in a small Australian town near Melbourne.

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.

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.

France forward Kylian Mbappé showed no ill effects of his left knee injury when he broke free for a goal to give France an early lead on its way to a 2-1 victory over Brazil in a World Cup tuneup between two of the world’s top teams.

The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being widely welcomed across Africa.

Italian police say they have seized about 20 million euros in property and assets linked to money stolen from Swiss actor and original Bond girl Ursula Andress.

European lawmakers have approved a plan that makes it easier to send rejected asylum seekers to new detention centers outside the EU.

Paraguay has ratified the Mercosur and European Union free trade deal to complete South America’s approval of a huge new trade zone.

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It was one of those days for Para snowboarding veteran Cécile Hernandez — one of those Friday the 13th kind of days.

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.

As the French national anthem played, the 51-year-old Para snowboard great Cécile Hernandez cried at the top of the podium.

Isack Hadjar has no lack of confidence going into his debut season at Red Bull Racing, despite having arguably the most difficult ride in Formula 1.

Sprinter Fred Kerley has received a two-year ban for missing drug tests — a suspension that shouldn’t impact the 30-year-old former world champion because he has signed to run in a league that does not prohibit performance enhancers.

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone left his team's game at the Pittsburgh Penguins because of an undisclosed injury.

Park Chan-wook, the Korean filmmaker of “Oldboy” and “No Other Choice,” will head the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers announced Thursday.

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.

France is summoning U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to protest American comments about the killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque.

About 3,000 people have joined a far-right march in the French city of Lyon after a 23-year-old nationalist activist died from a beating last week.

Julia Simon didn’t need to shoot fast when she entered the range on the last leg of the women's 4x6-kilometer biathlon relay race at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Gabon has suspended access to social media and digital platforms throughout the central African nation until further notice as critics accuse the country’s leader of crackdown on dissent.

In a story published February 17, 2026, about an arrest of Shia LaBeouf, The Associated Press erroneously reported that LaBeouf had been arrested in New York in 2017 for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

Amaretti's Desserts on Old St Augustine Rd. celebrates Mardi Gras with more than just King Cakes.

Zero- and low-alcohol drinks are gaining ground as people in France and beyond drink less.

Canada and France were opening diplomatic consulates in the capital of Greenland.

Manchester City has gone big again in the January transfer window and will hope it reaps more rewards than last year.

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.

Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood super-agent, has a memoir coming out this fall."

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insists Europe cannot defend itself without U.S. military support.

The captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French navy in the Mediterranean Sea is in custody for questioning.