Thomas Adamson

Archaeological workers wearing hard hats dig 4 meters (13 feet) underground during excavations outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)

Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history

June 2, 2026 at 7:12 p.m.

Among the objects found under Notre Dame Cathedral are a fourth-century coin stamped with the face of the Emperor Constantine, and shards of medieval pottery painted on the inside with...

In this undated image from the Free Ramy Shaath Facebook page, Ramy Shaath poses for a photo Jan. 2, 2015, in Cairo, Egypt. (Free Ramy Shaath Facebook page via AP, File)

Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath says France is seeking to deport him

May 16, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath said French authorities are seeking to deport him on the grounds that he is a threat to public security, accusing France of targeting him over his...

A barrier is set in front of the British cruise ship Ambition, as French authorities have ordered 1,700 passengers and crew to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Caroline Blumberg)

France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

May 13, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

Over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship were ordered to remain on board after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, French authorities said Wednesday.

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is seen at anchor at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11

May 13, 2026 at 6:16 a.m.

A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring...

French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s painting titled Madame Alphonse Daudet is on exhibit at the Musée d’Orsay museum’s new permanent gallery dedicated to so-called MNR artworks, pieces recovered after World War II whose ownership remains uncertain, in Paris, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France reckons with Nazi-looted art in a new Paris museum gallery

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

France is reckoning with one of the longest silences in its postwar memory: the looted, sold and lost art of the Nazi era — and the French hands that helped...

FILE – Laurence des Cars, director of Le Louvre museum, poses before a hearing at the Culture commission of the Senate, three days after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist, Oct. 22, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva, File)

Louvre Museum’s director resigns in wake of jewels heist in Paris

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the Louvre Museum’s director. She had been under fire in the wake of a stunning and embarrassing heist of the...

FILE – Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani looks on during a press conference at Rome’s Capitoline museums, Wednesday, June 13, 2007, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Valentino Maison foundation. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Paris mourns Valentino, the last titan of couture’s golden age

January 20, 2026 at 6:50 p.m.

Valentino Garavani’s death cast a long shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, with front-row guests and industry figures mourning the passing of one of the...

French actress Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero she brought back from Mexico, as she arrives at Orly Airport in Paris, France, on May 27, 1965. (AP Photo)

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist dies at 91

December 28, 2025 at 9:42 a.m.

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has...

People wait at the entrance of the Louvre museum as employees were set to vote on whether to extend a strike that shut the world’s most visited museum, as unions protest chronic understaffing, building deterioration and recent management decisions Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Strikes and a $100 million heist push the Louvre into historic crisis

December 18, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

The ongoing strike at the Louvre is no longer just a labor dispute. It has become a test of how securely, credibly and competently the world’s most visited museum is...

Unionists demonstrate at the entrance of the Louvre museum after employees have voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens

December 17, 2025 at 8:16 a.m.

Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, though the attraction partially opened Wednesday to allow visitors to...

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