French authorities have revealed the identity of a 79-year-old man accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 minors over five decades.

France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center.

French prosecutors have requested a five-year ban on holding an elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a key appeals trial in Paris, an outcome that may prevent her from running in the 2027 presidential election.

The NFL will play its first regular-season game ever in France next season with the New Orleans Saints set to travel to Paris later this year and will also head back to Mexico City for the first time since 2022.

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.

Paris couture has taken a lighter, more down-to-earth approach this season, focusing on restraint with impact.

Microsoft reports revenue of $81.3 billion for the October-December quarter, marking a 17% increase from the previous year.

Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday, with stars from Nicole Kidman to Dua Lipa to Penélope Cruz, then handed the spotlight to its new designer, Matthieu Blazy, for his much-anticipated couture debut.

French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15.

Dior has transformed the Musée Rodin into a star-studded venue for Jonathan Anderson’s first haute couture show.

A senior French official has emphasized the importance of honoring French soldiers who died in Afghanistan.

Paris men’s Fashion Week ended Sunday with two messages that kept coming up on runways: dress sharply, and build clothes to last.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to fast-track a ban on social media for teenagers under 15.

With Paris Fashion Week menswear heading into its final weekend, Hermès marked a transition as Véronique Nichanian presented her final men’s collection after 37 years leading the house’s menswear.

Issey Miyake has brought a monastic calm to Paris, staging its IM Men show inside the medieval Collège des Bernardins and sending out sweeping, robe-like silhouettes that matched the venue’s stillness.

Dior’s menswear show arrived with a stripped-back set and a loud signal of intent: spiky neon-yellow wigs that read like a flag planted in the Paris runway.

Pharrell Williams opened a celebration year for Louis Vuitton’s monogram — marking the house’s 130th anniversary of its most recognizable signature — with a Fall-Winter 2026 men’s show that was equal parts brand pageant and movie set.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has returned to court to appeal an embezzlement conviction that risks affecting her 2027 presidential ambitions.

U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the United Nations climate framework marks a significant escalation of anti-climate policy.

Dozens of angry farmers have demonstrated in France and Greece, halting traffic and blocking roads with tractors to protest European Union plans to move forward with a free trade deal with five South American nations.

Snow and ice are hampering travel in parts of Europe as flights have been grounded and roads clogged.

Snow, ice and freezing temperatures have hit parts of Europe, causing chaos.

Ukraine’s allies have made major progress toward defending the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia.

Officials say Ukrainian drone strikes killed two people and wounded two others, including a child, in Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions on Sunday.

From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds have rung in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks, while others have taken a more subdued approach.

Trains through the Channel Tunnel between Europe and the UK are running again after power malfunctions caused travel chaos.

Power problems and a stuck train have interrupted rail traffic through the Channel Tunnel connecting the U.K. and continental Europe.

French prosecutors say a pro-Russian hacking group has claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack on France’s national postal service.

France's parliament has approved an emergency bill to prevent a government shutdown next week.

A suspected cyberattack has knocked France’s national postal service and its banking arm offline during the busy Christmas season.

Three men are set to stand trial next year after a silver steward at the French president's residence was arrested for stealing silverware worth thousands of euros.

Israel has carried out airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon.

The past year wasn't all doom and gloom; there was plenty to smile about, too.

French authorities are investigating a suspected cyberattack plot targeting an international passenger ferry.

Employees at the Louvre Museum have voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum.

France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.

Workers at the Louvre Museum have voted to strike over working conditions and other complaints.

Retired French tennis player Caroline Garcia has turned down a $270,000 sponsorship deal for her podcast from a betting company.

A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens has sold for $2.7 million at an auction Sunday.

French police have arrested a man believed to be the fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum.

The Louvre museum has approved a ticket price increase for non-EU visitors, raising it from 22 to 32 euros starting in January.

French authorities have arrested members of a pro-Russia group over alleged links to espionage-related activities.

The Paris prosecutor has announced four more arrests in connection with the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum.

The head of the Louvre Museum says that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark after last month’s stunning crown jewels heist.

Ukraine has signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France, along with drones and ground-to-air systems.

The Paris prosecutor’s office said at least one shot has been fired by police at the central Montparnasse train station after a man “known for domestic violence” brandished a knife.

The Central African Republic’s top court has cleared President Faustin Archange Touadera to run in December’s election.

Soccer players from France and Ukraine joined supporters in a minute’s silence before their match to end a poignant day of commemorations across the city for victims of the Paris terror attacks 10 years ago.

Two goals from star striker Kylian Mbappé helped send two-time champion France to the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 home win against Ukraine.

Balmain has named French designer Antonin Tron as its new creative director.

As part of a seismic schedule change for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, track and field, and not swimming, will lead off the Olympics.

The trial of Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun in Paris over atrocities committed during the Second Congo War.

Frida Kahlo’s painting “El sueño (La cama)” is expected to fetch between $40 million and $60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a female or Latin American artist.

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has left a Paris prison after an appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision.

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.

Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.

Designer Olivier Rousteing is stepping down as creative director of the Balmain fashion house after 14 hugely visible years.

France’s government has started a procedure to suspend access to online retail giant Shein until the company proves that its content conforms with French law.

French President Emmanuel Macron says two French nationals have been released from an Iranian prison.

Taliah Scott scored 12 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead No. 16 Baylor past No. 7 Duke 58-52 in the women’s college basketball season opener in Paris.

Microsoft has announced it will ship Nvidia's advanced AI chips to the United Arab Emirates.

It’s not just Grand Slam titles that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have taken turns collecting this year.

The Paris prosecutor has revealed that two suspects in the Louvre jewels heist were previously convicted together in a theft case 10 years ago.

The Paris prosecutor says two new suspects have been handed preliminary charges for their alleged involvement in the crown jewels heist at the Louvre museum.

Alexander Zverev has saved two match points to overcame Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 and keep alive his Paris Masters title defense.

France's culture minister says that the Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the next two months.

Guy Kopelowicz, a renowned photo editor with The Associated Press, has died at 85.

Authorities have tightened the dragnet around the Louvre thieves, arresting five more people in connection with the recent crown-jewels heist.

Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services.

A Paris prosecutor says two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement in the theft.

French senators have acknowledged that the Louvre's security is outdated and needs urgent upgrades.

Dutch Olympian Steven van de Velde has been denied a visa to compete in the beach volleyball world championships in Australia.

Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum.

A photo taken by an Associated Press photographer after the brazen daylight robbery at Paris' Louvre Museum is generating an online buzz.

A long-hidden Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar has sold for 32 million euros at an auction in Paris.

The Louvre Museum heist was a classic case of German efficiency.

Seven people have been arrested in the investigation of a stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, but the lavish, stolen jewels that once adorned France’s royals are still missing.

The Paris prosecutor says that crown jewels stolen in a Louvre heist were worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million), but that the monetary estimate doesn’t include their historical value to France.

The Louvre remained closed Monday after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist.

The Louvre said it would remain closed for the day after Sunday’s jewels robbery in the world’s most-visited museum.

French luxury goods company Kering said Sunday it is selling its beauty division to L’Oreal for 4 billion euros ($4.66 billion).

Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces from the jewelry collection of Napoleon and the Empress in the Louvre, using a basket lift to reach the museum.

Thieves have pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre, stealing priceless Napoleonic jewels.

A federal jury in New York says France's largest bank must pay $21 million for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system during a time when the government was engaged in atrocities.

French police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin.

Two French nationals detained in Iran for more than three years have reached the limit of what they can endure, according to relatives.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has survived two votes of no-confidence that could have toppled his fragile new government.

The European Commission has fined Gucci, Chloé, and Loewe a total of over 157 million euros for anti-competitive pricing practices.

French Nobel economics laureate Philippe Aghion reflects on the creative roots that shaped his award-winning ideas about innovation and growth.

France's financial prosecution office has informed former President Nicolas Sarkozy about his prison reporting details.

France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government Sunday, as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget and quell political turmoil that is scaring businesses and staining the country’s image.

Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari raised its 2025 guidance in the face of global 15% tariffs on foreign car imports to the United States as the company unveiled the new powertrain and chassis of its first fully electric production vehicle.

Tennis players involved in doping or match-fixing investigations are now eligible for free legal help, confidential counseling or money to test products they’ve taken that might have led to a positive drug test.

The spring 2026 season has wrapped up with Paris, showcasing bold trends that are set to influence global fashion.

French President Emmanuel Macron faces increased pressure to resign after the collapse of his latest government.

Chanel has made a dramatic return to showmanship at Paris Fashion Week.

Miuccia Prada's Miu Miu has delivered a steady performance at Paris Fashion Week, offering reassurance amid France's political instability.

Khaled el-Anani, a former Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister, has been nominated by UNESCO's executive board to become its first director from the Arab world.

Alessandro Michele has unveiled his latest Valentino collection at Paris Fashion Week.

Vivienne Westwood's legacy shines at Paris Fashion Week with a theatrical show at the Institut de France.