- 5d ago
Fire destroys Paris's oldest covered food market, the Marché des Enfants-Rouges
Firefighters were alerted at 4:15 am on Monday, and the fire left the 1615 hall largely destroyed, with one firefighter reported unwell and no other casualties.
- Sep 30
France unveils 2027 budget with 20 billion euro corporate effort and pension curbs
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu presented the 2027 draft finance bills to rein in public debt at 119% of GDP, combining corporate contributions with 5.5 billion euros in savings from pensioners.
- Sep 26
Pope Leo XIV begins four-day France visit with warnings on AI and multilateral diplomacy
Pope Leo XIV landed at Paris-Orly Airport on Friday for his first trip to France since his May 2025 election, meeting President Emmanuel Macron and visiting the restored Notre-Dame Cathedral.
- Sep 23
Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old Gallic rampart beneath Paris hospital
Excavations at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital on the Île de la Cité have unearthed a 20-meter stone and timber wall dating to between 200 BC and 10 BC, offering physical evidence of the Gallic settlement of Lutetia.
- Jun 26
Record heatwave kills hundreds across Western Europe as Paris bans alcohol and hospitals overflow
A record-breaking heatwave has killed at least 212 people in Spain and dozens more across France, Italy and the UK, with temperatures shattering June records in Paris, London and Basel.
- Jun 25
Europe heatwave breaks temperature records and strains health services
More than 101 million people across Europe endured temperatures above 35°C on Thursday, with all-time June records falling in several countries; at least 212 deaths have been linked to the heat in Spain, and France activated its highest health emergency level.
- Jun 20
France braces for red heatwave alert as 60 departments under orange warning, peak of 41°C forecast on Sunday
Sixty departments covering roughly 60% of the French population are under an orange heatwave alert this Saturday, with Météo-France warning of a probable escalation to red alert on Sunday as temperatures climb towards 41°C.
- May 31
PSG brings Champions League trophy home to Paris for second straight year, greeted by 90,000 fans at Champ-de-Mars
Paris Saint-Germain players returned from Budapest to a hero's welcome on Sunday, parading the Champions League trophy before tens of thousands of supporters at the Champ-de-Mars and later at the Parc des Princes.
- May 31
PSG Champions League Victory Marred by Clashes: Hundreds Arrested Across France as Celebrations Turn Violent
Celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League title descended into chaos on Saturday night, with hundreds of arrests and clashes between rioters and police across France, particularly on the Champs-Élysées.
