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Former French first lady Bernadette Chirac attends a a tribute ceremony to French politician and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil in the courtyard of the Invalides in Paris, on July 5, 2017. (Michel Euler / POOL / AFP)
June 6, 2026, 6:16 pm
Bernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies at 93
Chirac spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace alongside her husband, Jacques, enduring infidelity and building power of her own. ‘A great lady of the heart has departed’ says Macron
By Thomas Adamson
Director, illustrator and author Marjane Satrapi posing for photographers as she arrives to present the movie "La Bande des Jotas" at the 7th edition of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome, on November 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
June 4, 2026, 4:36 pm
Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi dies at 56
Satrapi is best known for her graphic novel and film ‘Persepolis,’ a coming-of-age tale set against the Islamic Revolution; reports say she ‘died of sadness’ after husband’s death
By AP
A car burns and fireworks explode as police watch PSG supporters celebrate in Paris, Saturday, May 30, 2026 after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal that's being played in Budapest, PSG won the game. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
May 31, 2026, 10:46 am
French police arrest over 400 soccer fans in clashes following Champions League win
Seven officers wounded as tens of thousands of Paris Saint-Germain supporters celebrate team’s victory over Arsenal by firing flares, blocking traffic; far right slams chaos
By Nicholas McAnally
French far-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) candidate in Marseille's mayoral election Sebastien Delogu speaks during a campaign meeting, in Marseille, south of France, March 7, 2026. (Philippe Magoni/AP)
May 27, 2026, 9:58 am
France probes alleged local election interference by Israeli company
Paris prosecutors investigating after several far-left candidates claim they were targeted by disinformation campaigns; authorities stress no indication Israeli government involved
By AFP and ToI Staff
A local resident collects the ballot papers upon arrival at a polling station to cast their ballot during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Marseille, southern France, on March 15, 2026. (Elodie CLEMENT / AFP)
May 13, 2026, 8:00 pm
France probing if shadowy Israeli firm BlackCore meddled in municipal elections: sources
Intelligence agencies said looking at campaign to smear three candidates for hard-left Unbowed party with deceptive websites and social media accounts alleging criminal behavior
By Gabriel Stargardter and Raphael Satter
A handout picture released by the Marine Nationale (French Navy) on May 6, 2026, shows the French Navy's Carrier Strike Group that includes the flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (unseen) and its escort transiting the Suez Canal en route to the southern Red Sea to pre-position for a possible mission to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. (Handout/Marine Nationale (French Navy)/AFP)
May 11, 2026, 6:43 am
UK, France to host meeting of defense ministers on Hormuz, amid Iran threats
Over 40 nations to attend Tuesday confab; Paris and London are sending military vessels to area of blockaded strait, as Tehran asserts only it can establish security in waterway
By AFP
Far-right party National Rally president Jordan Bardella, left, attends a press conference to support far-right candidate for Marseille mayoral election, Franck Allisio, right, in Marseille, south of France, on March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
May 7, 2026, 6:01 pm
French far-right leaders quietly meet Israeli, German envoys ahead of run for presidency
National Rally party chief Marine Le Pen and deputy Jordan Bardella play down significance of talks with ambassadors, as faction seeks to shed its reputation for antisemitism
By AFP and ToI Staff
French contingent vehicles serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) cross the Qasmiyeh Bridge heading toward Sidon and Beirut, on April 19, 2026. (MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP)
April 22, 2026, 7:02 pm
Second French soldier dies of wounds sustained in Hezbollah attack on UN peacekeepers
Macron says Cpl. Anicet Girardin succumbed to injuries in France after being hit by gunfire in attack on base in south Lebanon last week
By AFP and ToI Staff
Lee Zeitouni (Courtesy)
April 16, 2026, 4:59 pm
Frenchman who killed woman in Tel Aviv hit-and-run in 2011 shot dead in Paris
Two men on motor scooters shoot Eric Robic to death in a Parisian suburb; Robic and Claude Khayat fled to France after hitting 25-year-old Pilates instructor Lee Zeitouni
By ToI Staff
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 25, 2025. (JULIEN DE ROSA / POOL / AFP)
April 15, 2026, 4:51 pm
Israel boxes Paris out of Lebanon talks, halts arms buys as French disconnect grows
Reacting to criticism of fighting against Iran and Hezbollah, Jerusalem calls France irrelevant and accuses it of harming security, though French official says claim ‘total BS’
By Nava Freiberg
Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images via AFP)
April 15, 2026, 1:48 pm
Kanye West postpones Marseille concert after French authorities say they’ll seek ban
Artist with history of antisemitic remarks and actions says he takes responsibility for his past, but doesn’t want to put his fans ‘in the middle of it’
By AP and ToI Staff
Lebanese civil defense workers search for casualties in the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike a day earlier in central Beirut, Lebanon, on April 9, 2026. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
April 9, 2026, 12:36 pm
‘Unacceptable’: European countries slam IDF strikes on Hezbollah amid US-Iran truce
UK says it is ‘deeply troubled’ by Israeli attacks, France calls them ‘unacceptable’; Italy condemns ‘bombings on civilian population’
By Agencies
Smoke rises from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs amid the ongoing war between Israel and terror group Hezbollah, on November 25, 2024. (Ibrahim Amro /AFP)
April 2, 2026, 11:52 pm
Man files war crimes complaint in France over deadly 2024 IDF strike in Beirut
French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri says his parents were killed, wants probe into ‘why civilians were targeted’; IDF yet to comment, has said it follows international law
By AP and ToI Staff
Police and security stand outside a Bank of America building following an apparent attempted bombing attack in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, March 28, 2026. (Sebastien DUPUY / AFP)
March 28, 2026, 7:54 pm
Paris cops thwart suspected terrorist bombing near Bank of America
‘Vigilance remains at a very high level,’ interior minister says, after announcing stepped-up security measures for Jewish, US and Iranian opposition targets due to war
By AP
A photo taken on December 29, 2014 shows the Saint-Martin-de-Belleville ski resort in the Bellevilles valley, near the city of Moutiers, eastern France (JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT / AFP)
March 28, 2026, 1:53 pm
12-year-old Israeli girl killed, others injured in bus accident at French ski resort
Child was trapped under vehicle after driver disembarked and it rolled down slope; 14 other Israeli tourists lightly injured, with 2 taken to hospital
By AFP
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