Experts say France's royal jewels may be gone forever after a daring heist at the Louvre.

A man who sent a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” to a woman he admits sexually assaulting in college has been sentenced to two to four years in prison.

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

France has missed a chance to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup after being held to 2-2 at Iceland.

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

Two cousins will meet in the final of the Shanghai Open after qualifier Valentin Vacherot stunned a hobbled Novak Djokovic and relative Arthur Rinderknech fought back to beat Daniil Medvedev.

A French appeals court has increased the sentence to 10 years for a man who raped Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious.

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted to ban using terms like "steak" or "meat" for vegetarian protein products.

The European Union has unveiled proposals to protect farmers from being undercut by imports from South America.

France coach Didier Deschamps is awaiting an update from his medical staff on Kylian Mbappé’s ankle injury ahead of World Cup qualifiers.

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

French authorities have announced the captain of an oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet will face trial in February.

The U.S. imposes new sanctions on firms and individuals linked to Iran's missile and military aircraft production.

The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus.

Olivier Giroud scores a late goal to lead Lille to a 2-1 victory over Brann in the Europa League.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcome their third child and first daughter.

Palestinians across the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank are welcoming news that some Western countries have recognized a Palestinian state.

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has revealed that his fiancée, Carolina Matovac, needed a lifesaving heart transplant over the summer.

Workers broke open the first tunnel connecting Austria to Italy under the Brenner Pass.

Protesters have hit France with transport strikes, demonstrations and blockades that are targeting the Paris Metro and other sectors.

France announced Wednesday that it has selected the Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning drama “It Was Just An Accident” as its submission to the Academy Awards.

The U.S. has sanctioned two Iranian financiers and several firms in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for allegedly coordinating $100 million in cryptocurrency transfers from Iranian oil sales.

Elena Delle Donne has taken on a new role as USA Basketball's first managing director of the 3-on-3 women's national team.

Two-time Olympic finalist Erriyon Knighton has been banned for four years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid.

One girl, one dream, and one unfortunate mix-up involving two cities called Paris.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that Europe must stake claim to its independence in the face of challenges from Russia, new and hostile trade realities and other major powers.

Protesters blocked roads and set fires in Paris and across France as part of a nationwide “Block Everything” campaign.

Prime Minister François Bayrou has resigned after losing a crushing confidence vote in parliament.

Georgia has advanced to the quarterfinals at the EuroBasket tournament for the first time with a dominant 80-70 win against France.

Israeli drones have dropped grenades near U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.

Madagascar has received three skulls of Indigenous warriors returned from France, including one believed to be of a king killed by French troops 128 years ago.

Carlos Alcaraz hit a behind-the-back shot to win a point in the first set of his U.S. Open match against Arthur Rinderknech in the fourth round.

Daniil Medvedev has split with longtime coach Gilles Cervara after a disappointing year in the Grand Slam tournaments ended with his meltdown in a first-round loss at the U.S. Open.

Israeli airstrikes have hit the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, targeting areas controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group.

Chris Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner, is set to undergo surgery on Thursday after a serious training crash.

Emily gave a behind-the-scenes look at the brand-new ship from Celebrity Cruises, the Celebrity XCEL.

France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.

Interpol has announced that a major cybercrime crackdown has led to the arrest of 1,209 suspects across Africa.

The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women’s division at its world championships next month.

Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologized for an campaign that has upset consumers in China and elsewhere and says it has removed all related materials worldwide.

The Bayeux Tapestry, a medieval masterpiece depicting the 1066 Norman conquest of England, is set for a new chapter.

A heat wave has gripped parts of Europe, with temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius in southern France.

About 1,400 firefighters have been deployed in France's southern Aude region to prevent the country's largest wildfire in decades from reigniting.

British border authorities have detained the first group of migrants under a pilot plan that will send some who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France.

Authorities say France’s biggest wildfire this summer is spreading quickly in a Mediterranean region near the Spanish border after leaving one person dead.

After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel was back in the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia who spearheaded the effort are determined to keep up the momentum.

Léon Marchand of France has won gold in the 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore and it had a Texas flavor to it.

Cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks is buying CyberArk in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $25 billion.

Britain has announced it will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, stops building settlements in the West Bank, and commits to a two-state solution.

Léon Marchand has broken the world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute, 52.61 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American Ryan Lochte.

A high-level U.N. conference gave “unwavering support” to a two-state solution and called on Israel to commit to a Palestinian state.

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has passed 60,000.

Léon Marchand’s life changed drastically after he won four gold medals a year ago in the Paris Olympics.

France’s highest court has upheld some of Bashar Assad’s immunity as a former head of state.

France's justice minister is transferring 100 of the country’s most dangerous inmates to a high-security prison to prevent them from running criminal operations from behind bars.

A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for the finish line.

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal.

France’s prime minister has proposed cutting two public holidays to save money in next year’s budget.

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal is facing criticism and a potential investigation over his 18th birthday party.

Cameroon's 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, announces he will seek an eighth term in October's elections.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has comfortably survived a vote of no confidence.

Britain and France have agreed to a pilot plan that will send some migrants who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France as the U.K. government struggles to tamp down criticism that it has lost control of the country’s borders.

The Bayeux Tapestry depicting the conquest of England will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years.

Flights to and from Marseille have been suspended and traffic at the city’s main train station was disrupted due to a wildfire near the southern French port city.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Russia could pose a security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade and that defense industries in Europe and Ukraine must be ramped up.

Bees have attacked passersby in the French town of Aurillac and injured 24 people.

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse.

Parisians have legally swum in the Seine River for the first time in more than 100 years.

Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison in Algeria after he lost an appeal against his conviction for “undermining national unity.”.

Wimbledon's latest of many steps into the modern era involves choosing technology over the human touch to decide whether a ball lands in or out.

Fifth-seeded Taylor Fritz’s match against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in Wimbledon’s first round has been suspended after four sets in case they wouldn’t be able to finish before the tournament’s 11 p.m. curfew.

A heat wave covered much of Europe on Monday, with record-hot first day of play at Wimbledon and forest fires in Turkey and France.

Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and actor-director Guillaume Canet have announced their separation after 18 years and two children together, breaking up a power relationship of French cinema.

Carnegie Corp. of New York's 2025 class of Great Immigrants, Great Americans include composer and conductor Tania León, last year's Nobel Prize winner in economics Simon Johnson, and Voto Latino CEO Maria Teresa Kumar.

Torrential storms in France caused two deaths, flooded Paris streets and created a leak in parliament’s roof that interrupted a prime minister’s speech.

Summer gets its official start in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the summer solstice.

Nine countries currently either say they have nuclear weapons or are believed to possess them.

The military parade to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday are combining to create a peacetime outlier in U.S. history.

A wave of new ratifications during the U.N. Ocean Conference in France has brought the High Seas Treaty closer to the 60-country threshold needed for it to enter into force.

Kim Novak, the glamorous and fiercely independent star of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival this fall.

The third U.N. Ocean Conference has opened as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea.

Dozens of research and exploration vessels have set sail off the French coastal city of Nice across across the Baie des Anges, or Bay of Angels.

Coco Gauff's first Grand Slam title came at the 2023 U.S. Open by beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

Lamine Yamal has won the battle of Ballon d’Or contenders by scoring twice as Spain eclipsed France 5-4 in their Nations League semifinal.

Olympic champion Imane Khelif is skipping the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands less than a week after World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes.

A sports bettor who heckled Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas during a Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia has been banned by the betting site FanDuel Sportsbook.

Meta’s 20-year deal with Constellation Energy follows similar maneuvers from Amazon, Google and Microsoft, but it will take years before nuclear energy can meet the tech industry’s insatiable demand for new sources of electricity.

The president of World Boxing has apologized after Olympic champion Imane Khelif was singled out in the governing body’s announcement to make sex testing mandatory.

The French Open isn’t the only sports event in Europe drawing attention from tennis players.

After glamorizing tobacco for decades, France is preparing for its most sweeping smoking ban yet.

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to participate in upcoming events with the sport’s new governing body.

Novak Djokovic has swapped his racket for a bicycle and taken a ride around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, has welcomed her third child.

In all sports, there are advantages to being at home.

A 74-year-old former surgeon who raped hundreds of patients has been sentenced to a maximum 20 years in prison by a French court.

Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone.

France’s lower house of parliament has adopted a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication.

Video images show France's first lady pushing her husband away with both hands on his face just before they disembark from their presidential plane to start a tour of southeast Asia this weekend.

A second major power outage has hit southeastern France, this time in the city of Nice, after a suspected arson damaged an electrical facility.

A major power outage affecting southeastern France disrupted traffic and briefly halted events at the Cannes Film Festival as the prestigious event prepared to hand out its top prize.