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Former Avignon festival boss named artistic director of Châtelet theatre

The longtime director of the Avignon theatre festival, Olivier Py, has been named the new artistic director of Paris’s historical Châtelet theatre, over the objections of Greens in the city council who would have liked to see a woman named.

Radio France Internationale

With the Paris Olympics 18 months away, the debate over Russian athletes is back

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine last February, the International Olympic Committee recommended bans on Russian athletes. Now, the IOC has reversed course, to the protest of Ukrainian officials.

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Mbappe Misses Penalty, Comes off Injured in PSG Win

Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-1 win at Montpellier on Wednesday but their evening was overshadowed by an injury to Kylian Mbappe, who had earlier missed a penalty. The France superstar had an eighth-minute spot-kick saved by Montpellier's Benjamin Lecomte and then…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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French Forces Seize Iranian-Supplied Weapons Bound for Yemen

The French naval special forces, along with their US and British counterparts, are now involved in combating the smuggling of Iranian weapons to the Houthi militias in Yemen, an indication of a noticeable change in France’s policy. Paris announced that its Elite special forces seized a boatload of Iranian-supplied weapons…

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PSG boss hits out at Chelsea over botched Hakim Ziyech deadline day transfer

Hakim Ziyech appeared set to join Paris Saint-Germain on transfer deadline day, but the loan deal collapsed with the Ligue 1 giants pointing the finger at Chelsea

Daily Mirror

Ukraine should start EU entry talks 'this year', Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday his war-torn country deserved to start EU accession talks already "this year". Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.. All times are in Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

French, Israeli leaders meet in Paris as violence spikes in Gaza, West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected in Paris on Thursday for what will be his first visit to France since returning to power a month ago. The meeting comes against a background of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians that has triggered an international outcry.

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Lauren Parker primed for race restart with eyes on Paris

The Novocastrian is unbeaten in her home-town event.

Newcastle Herald

Widow refuses to hand over engagement ring after husband's family ask for it back

The grieving widow has been asked to return all of her husband's possessions to his family after telling them about her plan to move to Paris and settle down abroad

Daily Mirror

Taking it to the streets: UK faces biggest wave of strikes in decades

Why are they taking it to the streets in Paris and London? This 21st century tale of two cities is not about revolution like in the Dickens classic, but about saving Europe's beloved welfare state. In France, unions say millions turned out on Tuesday for round two of the biggest…

France 24

Paris Olympics: Latvia joins Ukraine's threat to boycott over 'neutral' Russians

Latvia has become the first country to back Ukraine's threat to boycott next year's Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete as "neutrals" while war continues to rage.

Radio France Internationale

French court orders partial release of Corsican nationalist convicted of murder

A Paris court this week ordered the partial release of Pierre Alessandri, who has served 24 years in jail for the 1998 assassination of Corsica's top regional official Claude Erignac.

Radio France Internationale

Hakim Ziyech's furious text messages to Todd Boehly as failed transfer leaves him stranded

Hakim Ziyech grew increasingly desperate on Tuesday as his loan move away from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain broke down at the eleventh hour and ultimately collapsed

Daily Mirror

Second country threatens Olympic boycott if Russian athletes allowed to compete at Paris 2024

Latvian officials back Ukraine boycott under controversial IOC plan

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PSG fuming with Chelsea over Hakim Ziyech failed transfer amid Enzo Fernandez last-ditch deal

Hakim Ziyech came really close to signing for Paris Saint-Germain on transfer deadline day but confusion over the documentation meant the deal collapsed for the Moroccan

Inverse

7 Years Ago the World Agreed to Slow Down Climate Change — But a New Report Shows an Uneven Future

It may no longer be possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but the climate future is still in our hands, a new report says.

Daily Mirror

Pampered pooches on UK's first private jets for pets airline prepare for take-off

k9 JETS will start by flying cats, dogs, parrots and rabbits between the East Coast of the US, London, Paris and Lisbon, with tickets costing from £7,100 for a owner and their pet

Reuters

Olympics-Paris 2024 organisers will abide by IOC decision on Russia's participation

Paris 2024 organisers insisted they would abide by the International Olympic Committee's decision on Russian and Belarusian athletes' participation in the Games after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the governing body into banning them from the sport's extravaganza.

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Ukraine lauds French gift of radar system as 'cherry on the cake'

Ukraine's defence minister said Wednesday that Ukrainian lives will be saved by a sophisticated air-defence radar that France is supplying and which is powerful enough to spot incoming missiles and exploding drones in the skies over all of Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region. Read our live blog to see…

Daily Mirror

Hakim Ziyech brutally denied deadline day transfer exit as PSG furious at Chelsea

Paris Saint-Germain were expected to sign Morocco international Hakim Ziyech on loan from Chelsea but the transfer hangs in the balance after confusion on deadline day

France 24

‘Not just about pensions’: French protesters see threat to social justice in Macron’s reform

Huge crowds marched across France on Tuesday in a new round of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age, signalling the opposition’s success in framing the pension debate as part of a broader battle against an economic platform they perceive as unfair.

Football London

Chelsea agree transfer in final moments of deadline day as Todd Boehly grants Hakim Ziyech wish

Hakim Ziyech is on his way to Paris Saint-Germain after Chelsea and the French club agreed a loan deal for the 29-year-old with no obligation to make the move permanent

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One-Off Bugatti Chiron Profilée Looks Spectacular Touring Paris

This is a rare sighting.

Evening Standard

Riot police clash with protesters in Paris as 1.2million take to streets of France against pension reforms

The ugly scenes in Paris followed a day of strikes and street demonstrations

France 24

'Knock at the Cabin': New thriller from horror master M. Night Shyamalan

He's one of the greatest and most successful filmmakers working today. M. Night Shyamalan's signature style of supernatural spooky with a twist was set in 1999 with "The Sixth Sense". The writer-director is in Paris to talk with Eve Jackson about his new apocalyptic psychological horror film "Knock at the…

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