Paris

Hermes' original Birkin bag sells at auction for record $10 million

The bag, which features Birkin's initials "J.B." on the flap and, unlike its descendants, has a strap that cannot be removed, was purchased by a private Japanese buyer over the phone, Sotheby's said.

 The Original Birkin, the handbag crafted by French luxury fashion house Hermes for artist Jane Birkin and offered to her in 1985, is displayed during a media preview of Sotheby's Paris Fashion Icons Sale at Sotheby’s auction house in Paris, France, July 2, 2025.
Mahdieh Esfandiari, a 35-year-old Iranian national, on Monday was arrested on February 28 in Lyon while attempting to leave France.

Paris court extends detention of Iranian woman held on terrorism charges

 Firemen evacuate a murdered person after the French-Jewish delicatessen restaurant Jo Goldenberg in Paris was attacked by Palestinian terrorist gunmen that threw a grenade into the restaurant and shot at customers with sub-machine guns, killing six customers and injuring 22 others, August 8, 1982.

French prosecutors seek trial of six over 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant

People demonstrate in solidarity with anti-government protests in Iran near the Iranian embassy in Paris, France, January 6, 2018.

France concerned over citizen missing in Iran, minister says


British sex offender charged over ‘mock’ wedding with nine-year-old at Disneyland Paris

The 9-year-old Ukrainian girl was brought to France only to days before the wedding.

A model presents a creation by designers Sebastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant as part of their Spring/Summer 2025 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion brand Coperni during Paris Fashion Week at the theme park Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, near Paris, France, October 1, 2024.

Twelve arrested after nearly 150 people stabbed with needles at French music festival

The French Interior Ministry reported that some victims were hospitalized for toxicological testing.

Paris Olympics 2024 - Arrival of the Olympic Flame in Marseille - Marseille, France - May 8, 2024 French police officers patrol the streets in the Old Port before the arrival of the Olympic flame

Discrimination at the Paris Air Show: Israel had no 'friends' in France - opinion

Shame on the French for bowing to whatever political pressure contributed to this decision, and even greater shame on our “friends” who stood by in silence.

French police patrol the perimeter of a closed-off section of the Israel pavilion at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 17, 2025

French court rejects appeal to remove blocking of Israel's offensive weapons display at Paris expo

Israel was enthusiastic about being invited to fully participate in the conference again this year as in past years until the incidents of Sunday-Monday.

French police patrol the perimeter of a closed-off section of the Israel pavilion at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 17, 2025

France blocks off Israel display at weapons conference

The Defense Ministry also accused France of specifically blocking off weapons which compete with French weapons as a sort of dirty competition trick.

A display of Elbit weaponry is seen

Two dead and 500 arrested in France during Paris St Germain win celebrations

Wild celebrations erupted across the French capital and beyond on Saturday night after Paris St Germain crushed Italian opponents Inter Milan to win the Champions League for the first time.

 Paris St Germain fans celebrate with flares at Porte d'Auteuil after winning the Champions League.

PSG fans display 'stop genocide in Gaza' banner during Champions League final

The banner could potentially lead to a 10,000 euro fine for PSG, though the team has not made a statement acknowledging the banner.

 Paris Saint-Germain fans displayed a banner reading “Stop genocide in Gaza” during the Champions League final

Review: Meet the woman who saved countless art masterpieces from the Nazis

Valland is the real-life heroine of “The Art Spy,” a curator at Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris in the 1940s.

 The other fresh element of “Art Spy” is that Young juxtaposes Rose’s story with that of wealthy-heir-turned-Allied-soldier Alexandre Rosenberg, whose Jewish family fled Paris and had their mammoth art collection ripped from the walls of their home.

MedEx returns to Paris: hundreds of Doctors and medical students express interest in making aliyah

Due to the severe lack of physicians in Israel, the event offered participants a streamlined, professional, and comprehensive immigration track, including license recognition and employment support.

 MedEx Returns to Paris: Hundreds of Doctors and Medical Students Express Interest in Making Aliyah to Israel.

After being banned for 100 years: The European river reopens for summer swimming

The Seine River reopens after 100 years. Three free swimming areas launch in July, including one with Eiffel Tower views—part of Paris’s climate plan to reclaim the river for public use.

 The Seine River, Paris

France says it will file legal complaint on Friday against Iran at International Court of Justice

France is accusing Iran of keeping French citizens in conditions akin to torture in Tehran's Evin prison and not allowing proper consular protection.

 French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during an international humanitarian conference for civilians in Gaza, at the Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, France, on November 9, 2023.