France

The Telegram boss has reportedly been accused of violence against his six-year-old son

The Telegram CEO was arrested in France as part of a probe into his alleged complicity in numerous criminal activities on the platform

Chris Pavlovski’s video hosting platform has been embroiled in a long-running legal battle with the French authorities

The founder and CEO of Telegram was reportedly detained upon arriving at Paris-Le Bourget airport on Saturday

Pavel Durov has been detained at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, according to local broadcaster LCI

Kylian Mbappé has appealed to the legal committee of the Ligue de Football Professionnelle to settle a financial dispute with his former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). According to Le Monde, Kylian Mbappé is demanding payment of €55 million owed by PSG in unpaid wages.

The rumours about the Opening Ceremony all suggested the $1.5 billion spectacle was going to blow the world away. The rumours were very wrong.

Final preparations are under way as the French capital prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Streets and bridges are closed, large areas are inaccessible, and security is tight as the city gears up for an unprecedented Opening Ceremony on Friday involving a 6-kilometre (4-mile) floating procession down the River Seine. 

Just two days before the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony kicks off, France was granted conditional approval to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. Set to take place in the French Alps, the green light was given by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday under the condition that the next prime minister gives a financial “guarantee” for hosting the Games.

France's leftist party France Unbowed (LFI) announced its plan to introduce legislation on Tuesday to repeal President Emmanuel Macron's contentious pension reform, which raised the legal retirement age from 62 to 64. The bill, according to LFI chief lawmaker Mathilde Panot, seeks to reverse changes that sparked widespread protests last year.

'We are ready', Macron says as France gears up for Paris Olympics amid tight security

Paris may still have plans to covertly send a contingent to fight for Kiev, a report submitted to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has warned

 Spain defeated France 2-1 on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2024 final, their first at a major tournament for 12 years. They will face the Netherlands or England. Spaniard Lamine Yamal became the youngest-ever player to score in a Euro at just 16 years old.

Riots have broken out in Paris with protesters seen burning bikes and setting off smoke bombs after an unexpected far right defeat.

French politicians and world leaders reacted to the results of parliamentary elections on Sunday after a coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right won the most seats in parliament but not a majority. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he was "happy" and called the result a "disappointment" for Moscow.

France's New Popular Front has won the largest number of seats in the final round of snap parliamentary elections, leaving behind the remnants of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp and the far-right National Rally trailing in third place. It’s a staggering result for a closely fought election that has left the country without a clear candidate for prime minister – and the hastily assembled broad leftist coalition without an absolute majority that would allow it to push through its ambitious programme.

Whatever the outcome, Macron's 7-year political experiment with pro-business policies aimed at boosting the economy and reforming the bloated welfare state will be dented. He has ruled out resigning.