The Latest Breaking News from Paris

Lost a very expensive diamond ring? Try checking the vacuum cleaner. That's what employees of Paris' luxury Ritz hotel did — and got lucky.

France in Focus shines a light on how Paris went from utter darkness to the illuminated city of today. The team meets a passionate group of electricity enthusiasts to discover some of the most famous lamps that have lit up the French capital. They also speak to the granddaughter of…

Police were scrambled to the luxury hotel in the French capital after a Malaysian guest reported missing jewellery

The United States is "concerned" about reports Israel used US-supplied white phosphorus munitions in an October attack in southern Lebanon, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday. Earlier, the foreign ministers of France, Italy and Germany wrote in a joint letter to the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell…

The first time I saw one of Tacita Dean’s monumental film-works it was by chance.

Surrealist artist determined to express female self-exploration and political liberty in her work

Hotel dispels rumours of a targeted heist or an opportunistic theft with a more mundane reality

The French architect duo, winners of the 2023 Soane medal, whose work has ranged from straw huts to social housing, talk about the freedom of working with what’s already there – and how to step back from perfection

French police last week arrested more than 40 key members of the Atman Yoga Federation, a network of yoga schools present in some 30 countries. It claims to offer followers a path to higher consciousness through tantric practices – but former members told RFI they were psychologically manipulated and pressured…