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On the Paris runway, Kenzoโs punk revival puts a British spin on streetwear
Read full article: On the Paris runway, Kenzoโs punk revival puts a British spin on streetwearAt Paris Fashion Week, Kenzoโs latest evolution trades its signature jungle prints for something sharper: punk-infused tailoring, underground energy, and a touch of British irreverence.
IVF clinic opens in Houston to offer more affordable treatment to families
Read full article: IVF clinic opens in Houston to offer more affordable treatment to familiesFertility treatments (specifically IVF) can cost more than $16,000 per round. Now a new clinic called Positivf has opened in Houston to offer that treatment at about half the cost.
WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos and Eurostar line closure
Read full article: WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos and Eurostar line closureThe disposal of what Paris police called an โexcessively dangerousโ unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of transportation chaos on rail and road networks in the French capital.
Liverpool stuns PSG with late winner in Champions League and 10-man Barcelona beats Benfica
Read full article: Liverpool stuns PSG with late winner in Champions League and 10-man Barcelona beats BenficaHarvey Elliott scored less than a minute after coming on as a late substitute to fire Liverpool to a 1-0 win against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
New Dries Van Noten designer blends the archive with a new voice in Paris
Read full article: New Dries Van Noten designer blends the archive with a new voice in ParisJulian Klausner has presented his first womenswear collection as creative director of Dries Van Noten at the Opรฉra Garnier in Paris, a setting that reflected the historical influences woven throughout his designs.
Courreges at Paris Fashion Week is a balance of concealment and exposure
Read full article: Courreges at Paris Fashion Week is a balance of concealment and exposureFrench fashion house Courrรจgesโ runway show is a study in contrastsโminimal yet bold, structured yet fluid, restrained yet expressive.
7 stand trial over cyber death threats against Paris Olympics artistic director
Read full article: 7 stand trial over cyber death threats against Paris Olympics artistic directorThe trial of seven people charged in connection with alleged cyberbullying targeting the artistic director of last summerโs Paris Olympicsโ opening and closing ceremonies has started in a Paris court.
A record $100 million donation will give next gen of US Olympians $100K to spend after they retire
Read full article: A record $100 million donation will give next gen of US Olympians $100K to spend after they retireThe U.S. Olympic team received its biggest donation ever โ $100 million โ to fund $100,000 payments and matching life insurance benefits for anyone who earns a spot on Team USA beginning next year.
French prime minister again lashes out at US over Ukraine, says pause in aid is 'unbearable'
Read full article: French prime minister again lashes out at US over Ukraine, says pause in aid is 'unbearable'Franceโs prime minister has decried the U_S_ pause on military aid for Ukraine as โunbearable.โ.
At Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri riffs on ruffs, history and gender-bending elegance
Read full article: At Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri riffs on ruffs, history and gender-bending eleganceThe past and present collided in a dreamlike spectacle at Diorโs fall 2025 show in Paris, where Maria Grazia Chiuri riffed on ruffsโboth literally and literarily.
France's prime minister tears into Trump's attack on Zelenskyy as a staggering show of 'brutality'
Read full article: France's prime minister tears into Trump's attack on Zelenskyy as a staggering show of 'brutality'Franceโs prime minister has torn into U.S. President Donald Trumpโs Oval Office thrashing of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by calling it a staggering show of โbrutalityโ that aimed to humiliate Ukraine's leader.
Oscar contender 'Emilia Pรฉrez' wins big at Cรฉsars, with under-fire Karla Sofia Gascรณn in attendance
Read full article: Oscar contender 'Emilia Pรฉrez' wins big at Cรฉsars, with under-fire Karla Sofia Gascรณn in attendanceOscar contender โEmilia Pรฉrezโ has been named the best French film of the year at the Cรฉsars awards โ Franceโs equivalent of the Oscars.
Chip Ganassi Racing partners with OpenAI in first motorsports venture for AI company
Read full article: Chip Ganassi Racing partners with OpenAI in first motorsports venture for AI companyChip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with OpenAI โ a deal that makes the two-time reigning IndyCar championship winning team the first to bring in a partner from the artificial intelligence field.
French fugitive 'The Fly' is extradited to France after his arrest in Romania
Read full article: French fugitive 'The Fly' is extradited to France after his arrest in RomaniaThe notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year has been extradited to France from Romania.
Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings
Read full article: Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winningsThieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros or $523,000.
European leaders want a say in talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The US is brushing them off
Read full article: European leaders want a say in talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The US is brushing them offEuropean leaders have insisted their governments must have a say in talks between the U.S. and Russia to end the war in Ukraine, as both Moscow and Washington said there was no role for Europe in the negotiations that could shape the future of the continent.
The NBA's tech summit turns 25 this year, and its return to the Bay Area is a full-circle moment
Read full article: The NBA's tech summit turns 25 this year, and its return to the Bay Area is a full-circle momentNBA Commissioner Adam Silver had no idea 25 years ago that the Tech Summit would turn into much of anything, much less one of the hottest tickets at All-Star weekend.
France's Macron urges Syria's interim government to join a US-led coalition fighting extremists
Read full article: France's Macron urges Syria's interim government to join a US-led coalition fighting extremistsFrench President Emmanuel Macron offers to back Syriaโs interim government in potential partnership with the U.S.-led international coalition fighting against extremist groups in Syria and Iraq at a conference in Paris to discuss the countryโs future after the fall of former Syrian president Bashar Assad.
JD Vance rails against 'excessive' AI regulation in a rebuke to Europe at the Paris AI summit
Read full article: JD Vance rails against 'excessive' AI regulation in a rebuke to Europe at the Paris AI summitU_S_ Vice President JD Vance has told a Paris summit on artificial intelligence that the Trump administration will โensure that AI systems developed in America are free from ideological bias,โ and that the U_S_ would โnever restrict our citizensโ right to free speech.โ.
EU vows countermeasures to US tariffs. Bourbon, jeans, peanut butter, motorcycles are easy targets
Read full article: EU vows countermeasures to US tariffs. Bourbon, jeans, peanut butter, motorcycles are easy targetsEuropean Union chief Ursula von der Leyen says U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum โwill not go unansweredโ and will trigger tough countermeasures from the 27-nation bloc.
Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it right
Read full article: Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it rightNearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nationsโ climate chief calls โamong the most important policy documents governments will produce this century."
Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris
Read full article: Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in ParisJD Vance is stepping onto the world stage for the first time as U.S. vice president this week, using a high-profile artificial intelligence summit in France and a gathering of national security leaders in Germany to showcase Donald Trumpโs more assertive approach to diplomacy.
JD Vance will attend AI summit in Paris and Munich security conference in first overseas trip as VP
Read full article: JD Vance will attend AI summit in Paris and Munich security conference in first overseas trip as VPU.S. Vice President JD Vance will attend a two-day high-level summit focusing on artificial intelligence in Paris next week and the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany in his first scheduled trip abroad since taking office.
France braces for a political showdown as the new prime minister seeks to force a budget through
Read full article: France braces for a political showdown as the new prime minister seeks to force a budget throughPolitical uncertainty is again looming in France after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned that he would use special executive powers this week to get his budget approved without a vote by lawmakers.
More schools in France are getting special mailboxes for children to flag abuse
Read full article: More schools in France are getting special mailboxes for children to flag abuseA special mailbox for children to flag abuses has been set up at a Paris primary school, a first in the French capital as part of nationwide effort to encourage more victims of sexual violence to speak up.
Pauses on US foreign aid and other grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling
Read full article: Pauses on US foreign aid and other grants send funders and nonprofits scramblingThe Trump administration has made or initiated major policy changes that impact nonprofits and their missions in its first week.
Armani Privรฉ turns 20. The Italian maestro, 90, celebrates with Paris couture and celebrities
Read full article: Armani Privรฉ turns 20. The Italian maestro, 90, celebrates with Paris couture and celebritiesFashion maestro Giorgio Armani marked 20 years of his haute couture line Armani Privรฉ with an elegant and emotionally charged show in Parisโs chic 8th arrondissement.
Chanel stuns with color, and Kylie Jenner, in Paris couture show
Read full article: Chanel stuns with color, and Kylie Jenner, in Paris couture showSnaking traffic, screaming crowds, and a crush of photographers descended on the Grand Palais on Tuesday as Chanel unveiled its latest show before Matthieu Blazyโs debut as creative director in fall.
Imane Ayissi celebrates African craftsmanship with modern elegance at Paris Couture Week
Read full article: Imane Ayissi celebrates African craftsmanship with modern elegance at Paris Couture WeekCameroon-born designer Imane Ayissi fused sumptuous satin and taffeta with ancestral African crafts in a couture collection that celebrated heritage while embracing modernity.
Lanvin: A return to elegance in Peter Coppingโs highly anticipated Paris debut
Read full article: Lanvin: A return to elegance in Peter Coppingโs highly anticipated Paris debutLanvin, the worldโs oldest continually operating couture house, founded in 1889, has unveiled a new chapter in its storied history with Peter Coppingโs debut as artistic director.
At Paris Fashion Week, Hermes menswear has a dash of jockey-style boldness
Read full article: At Paris Fashion Week, Hermes menswear has a dash of jockey-style boldnessHermes illuminated a gloomy Paris afternoon with its fall 2025 menโs collection, as Veronique Nichanian turned to the racetrack for inspiration.
Victor Wembanyama reflects on San Antonio's 2-game stay in Paris: 'This week was amazing'
Read full article: Victor Wembanyama reflects on San Antonio's 2-game stay in Paris: 'This week was amazing'The final tally for Victor Wembanyamaโs trip in Paris: two games, 50 points, 23 rebounds, eight assists, six blocks, two courts dedicated, one trip to the Eiffel Tower, a Fashion Week appearance, a Champions League match attended and about a million high-fives.
Kim Jones sharpens VIP-filled Dior men's fashion with a structured, masculine recalibration
Read full article: Kim Jones sharpens VIP-filled Dior men's fashion with a structured, masculine recalibrationThe Dior's men's fashion show happened inside the historic Ecole Militaire with the Eiffel Tower looming above.
Junya Watanabe puts a twist on classic Americana at Paris Fashion Week menswear show
Read full article: Junya Watanabe puts a twist on classic Americana at Paris Fashion Week menswear showJunya Watanabe has opened his latest menswear show at Paris Fashion Week with beige hunting jackets paired with discreet shirts and ties.
Victor Wembanyama scores 30, and Spurs roll past Pacers in Paris 140-110
Read full article: Victor Wembanyama scores 30, and Spurs roll past Pacers in Paris 140-110Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110.
Man City sent to brink of Champions League exit by PSG. Real Madrid routs Salzburg to advance
Read full article: Man City sent to brink of Champions League exit by PSG. Real Madrid routs Salzburg to advanceManchester City is on the brink of a humiliating Champions League exit after a stunning 4-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
Van Beirendonck offers a theatrical ode to surreal sartorialism in Paris menswear collection
Read full article: Van Beirendonck offers a theatrical ode to surreal sartorialism in Paris menswear collectionWalter Van Beirendonck, one of the last standing designers of the legendary Antwerp Six, delivered a menswear show Wednesday that blended surreal whimsy with biting social commentary at Paris Fashion Week.
Star-filled Louis Vuitton show unveils East-meets-West streetwear in collaboration with Kenzo
Read full article: Star-filled Louis Vuitton show unveils East-meets-West streetwear in collaboration with KenzoCelebrities including Bradley Cooper squeezed into Louis Vuitton as the brand transformed the Louvreโs historic heart into a stunning stage for Paris Fashion Week.
Trump signs executive order directing US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement โ again
Read full article: Trump signs executive order directing US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement โ againPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the United States to again withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement.
Spurs, Pacers make their way to Paris, for a week where all eyes will be on Victor Wembanyama
Read full article: Spurs, Pacers make their way to Paris, for a week where all eyes will be on Victor WembanyamaOfficially, Indiana will be the home team on the scoreboard when it plays San Antonio in Paris on Thursday.
Pakistani airline says ad showing plane flying toward Eiffel Tower never meant to hurt 9/11 victims
Read full article: Pakistani airline says ad showing plane flying toward Eiffel Tower never meant to hurt 9/11 victimsPakistanโs national airline says that an advertisement showing a plane heading toward the Eiffel Tower was never intended to evoke the memories of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen under tight security
Read full article: Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen under tight securityOver 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony in central Paris for the founder of Franceโs main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last week at the age of 96.
Senegal and Chad say ousting of French troops was their sovereign decision
Read full article: Senegal and Chad say ousting of French troops was their sovereign decisionSenegalese and Chadian leaders say the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, rejecting remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron that suggested otherwise.
The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
Read full article: The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plungesFrom Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.
A new French government is named after the previous one collapsed in a budget fight
Read full article: A new French government is named after the previous one collapsed in a budget fightFrench President Emmanuel Macronโs office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the countryโs budget.
France's anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
Read full article: France's anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacherFranceโs anti-terrorism court has convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in 2020.
New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
Read full article: New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace OwensNew Zealand's Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk has overturned a visa refusal for the U_S_ conservative commentator Candace Owens, citing โthe importance of free speech."
France flies out 2 Mirage fighter jets from Chad to signal beginning of military withdrawal
Read full article: France flies out 2 Mirage fighter jets from Chad to signal beginning of military withdrawalThe French military says it has flown out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad, signaling the beginning of its withdrawal of military forces from the central African country.
Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible
Read full article: Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possibleDonald Trump is pushing Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine.
Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks
Read full article: Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talksFrench President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed Donald Trump to Paris with a full dose of presidential pomp.
France's Macron vows to stay in office till end of term, says he'll name a new prime minister soon
Read full article: France's Macron vows to stay in office till end of term, says he'll name a new prime minister soonFrench President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stay in office until the end of his term in 2027 and said he will name a new prime minister within days.
Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility
Read full article: Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facilityFacebookโs parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana.
Notre Dame's reopening will have solemn rituals, grand opera, heads of state and high security
Read full article: Notre Dame's reopening will have solemn rituals, grand opera, heads of state and high securityThe reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend will be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some measures used during the Paris Olympics.
UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of 'staggeringly reckless' sabotage campaign
Read full article: UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of 'staggeringly reckless' sabotage campaignThe head of Britainโs foreign intelligence service says Russia is conducting a โstaggeringly recklessโ sabotage campaign against Ukraine's allies that risks dangerously escalating the conflict.
For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
Read full article: For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacreFrance's President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre.
Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?
Read full article: Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding that still clings to the cathedral is puzzling some Parisians and raising questions about whether the monument's grand post-blaze reopening is more symbolic than substantive.
Massive EU-South American free trade pact would reduce tariffs, but some farmers are opposed
Read full article: Massive EU-South American free trade pact would reduce tariffs, but some farmers are opposedThe EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur are working to finalize a trade deal that has been in negotiation for over 20 years.
France's far right threatens to bring down the government over the planned budget
Read full article: France's far right threatens to bring down the government over the planned budgetFrench far-right leader Marine Le Pen has threatened bring down Franceโs minority government by the end of the year unless changes are made to the country's budget bill.
South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85
Read full article: South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority governmentโs apartheid policy of racial segregation, has died in Paris.
Fashion designer describes invitation to work on Notre Dame cathedral's reopening as 'a calling'
Read full article: Fashion designer describes invitation to work on Notre Dame cathedral's reopening as 'a calling'When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac saw Notre Dame cathedral burn in April 2019, he felt compelled to act.
Virgin Mary statue, a symbol of resilience, returns to Notre Dame Cathedral 5 years after fire
Read full article: Virgin Mary statue, a symbol of resilience, returns to Notre Dame Cathedral 5 years after fireA medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as the โVirgin of Paris,โ has returned to Notre Dame cathedral, five years after surviving the devastating fire of 2019.
Police make 2 arrests after brief fan-fight at high-security France-Israel soccer match
Read full article: Police make 2 arrests after brief fan-fight at high-security France-Israel soccer matchParis police made two arrests after a brief fan-fight at a Nations League soccer game between France and Israel.
EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practices
Read full article: EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practicesEuropean Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what it calls โabusive practicesโ involving its Marketplace online classified ads business.
Brief altercation between fans mars France-Israel soccer match despite heavy security
Read full article: Brief altercation between fans mars France-Israel soccer match despite heavy securityThere was a brief altercation between a small number of fans early into Thursdayโs Nations League soccer game between France and Israel despite heavy security inside the stadium, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam in connection with an Israeli club teamโs visit.
Notre Dame's restoration surplus of nearly $150M will be used for future preservation
Read full article: Notre Dame's restoration surplus of nearly $150M will be used for future preservationNearly $1 billion in donations were pledged within days of the fire that ravaged Paris' Notre Dame cathedral five years ago.
French prosecutors seek a 2-year prison sentence and ineligibility period against Marine Le Pen
Read full article: French prosecutors seek a 2-year prison sentence and ineligibility period against Marine Le PenParis prosecutors have requested a 2-year prison sentence against France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen and an additional 5-year period of ineligibility to run for office.
NATO's Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances
Read full article: NATO's Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliancesNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called on Western allies to provide further support to Ukraine โto change the trajectory of the conflict.โ.
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads
Read full article: Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized adsFacebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they donโt want to pay for an ad-free subscription.
Remembering Armistice Day in Europe: Liberty should be cherished and defended
Read full article: Remembering Armistice Day in Europe: Liberty should be cherished and defendedMany European leaders have marked the end 106 years ago of World War I with warnings that liberty should be cherished and defended as armed conflict has returned to the continent.
Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence
Read full article: Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violenceParis police say that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation.
Notre Dame marks arrival of Paris Olympicsโ iconic trackside bell as cathedral reopening nears
Read full article: Notre Dame marks arrival of Paris Olympicsโ iconic trackside bell as cathedral reopening nearsParisโs Notre Dame cathedral, whose historic bells were silenced following 2019โs devastating fire, will soon echo again with fresh chimes.
No. 5 UCLA women overcome slow start to beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in Paris
Read full article: No. 5 UCLA women overcome slow start to beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in ParisLauren Betts had 18 points and four blocks as No. 5 UCLA beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in the second match of a season-opening doubleheader in France.