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Paris’ Grand Palais hosting Art Basel art fair is pictured Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 after planned anti-government protests prompted organizers to cancel their weekend program. (AP Photo/Teresa Suarez)

France mobilizes thousands of police to curb violence at protests over living costs

October 24, 2026 at 8:36 a.m.

France has deployed thousands of police for fresh protests over school funding and rising living costs.

People walk past a looted store, after violence erupted during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools, in Paris, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

France announces nightly curfews ‘for as long as necessary’ in Paris and other big cities

October 20, 2026 at 2:35 p.m.

Fresh curfews were being imposed across the city centers of Paris and Lyon on Tuesday after the first quiet night since France’s most destructive rioting in years.

A woman dives in the water as people swim at the Pont Marie safe bathing site on the Seine river in Paris, France, Saturday, July 5, 2025, during the opening of the three Seine swimming pools, as part of the ‘Paris Plages’ event. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Joyful Parisians take a historic plunge into the Seine after 100 years

July 5, 2025 at 3:08 p.m.

Public swimming was allowed in designated areas of the Seine, including two newly built wooden decks near the Eiffel Tower and the Île Saint-Louis in central Paris.

Carlos Alcaraz, wearing a nasal strip, reacts after scoring a point against Jannik Sinner in the Italian Open final on May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Why are tennis players at the French Open wearing nasal strips?

May 30, 2025 at 9:07 a.m.

If more tennis players find themselves breathing easier, it might just be thanks to Carlos Alcaraz.

FILE – French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Prime Minister Michel Barnier stand at attention during commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the November 11, 1918, Armistice, ending World War I, at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. ( Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)

France’s Macron to address nation day after no-confidence vote topples government

December 5, 2024 at 8:42 a.m.

French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation Thursday, a day after the National Assembly ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a historic no-confidence vote that has left France without...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, center, answers reporters at the National Assembly and confirmed the National Rally party will vote against Prime Minister Michel Barnier in an upcoming no-confidence vote, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962

December 4, 2024 at 3:14 p.m.

France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together to vote Wednesday a no-confidence motion prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign.

Helene Raynsford, PLY, Gregor Ewan and Andrew Parsons IPC President hold up the flames during the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Aug. 24, 2024 in Aylesbury, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)

The Paralympic Games are starting. Here’s what to expect as 4,400 athletes compete in Paris.

August 27, 2024 at 6:54 p.m.

The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days...

Qatari para-athlete Ali Radi Arshid poses near a motorized device that pulls wheelchair users in the Paralympic Village, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Saint-Ouen, France. (AP Photo/Tom Nouvian)

How the Paris 2024 Village has been transformed for Paralympians with accessibility in mind

August 25, 2024 at 8:58 p.m.

The athletes village buzzed with activity as 4,400 para-athletes arrived for the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine river, July 17, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Paris mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic events

July 17, 2024 at 9:20 a.m.

After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday.

Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Will the Seine River be clean enough by the Olympics? Not even the experts know yet.

July 16, 2024 at 12:42 p.m.

With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in?

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