The Latest Breaking News from Paris

A French publishing house announced on Monday that it has suspended plans to release a book by writer Gabriel Matzneff, currently under investigation for allegedly raping children, after staff at the Paris-based Nouvelle Librairie received "death threats".

Lola, the 12-year-old schoolgirl whose body was found in a suitcase ten days ago in Paris, will be buried this Monday in northern France. Her parents have called for "dignity" and "respect" before their daughter’s funeral.

The contract that Kylian Mbappe signed at Paris Saint-Germain in May is reportedly the biggest in football history, eclipsing Lionel Messi's earnings at Barcelona

Ukraine on Monday claimed to have recaptured some 90 towns and villages from Russia in the illegally annexed Kherson region, as Moscow accused Kyiv of preparing to use a radioactive bomb in its own territory. The US, France and Britain dismissed Russia’s claim as a “dangerous” lie and warned against…

We take a close-up look at the Mercedes EQE 500 4Matic SUV following its unveiling in Paris.

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu warned of “further, uncontrolled escalation” in the war in Ukraine in a phone call Sunday with his French and Turkish counterparts, the Russian defence ministry said. Shoigu also conveyed "concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a 'dirty bomb'". Read our live…

Prize-winning Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, currently jailed in Tehran's Evin prison as protests grip the country, has not seen her 16-year-old twins for seven years. She has not met her husband Taghi Rahmani, himself a veteran of Iranian jails but now living in exile in Paris, for the…

A French animation film about the murderous police crackdown on protests by Algerians in 1960s Paris was among the winners of the Student Academy Awards held on Thursday in Los Angeles.

"UEFA's upcoming report can't be a cover-up of accountability like Hillsborough"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday Russia carried out a "massive attack" on Ukraine overnight, following reported strikes on critical infrastructure across the country. Several regions also reported strikes on energy facilities, while missiles were shot down in others. Read about the day's developments as they unfolded on FRANCE 24's…

Paris climate activists have found a new way to get across their message against energy waste in the City of Light -- switching off store signs and advertising screens that are kept on all night even though the government has urged people to cut back electricity use.