- 5d ago
PSG Champions League celebrations turn deadly: one dead, 219 injured, 780 detained across France
Nationwide celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League title descended into chaos Saturday night, leaving one person dead, 219 injured, and 780 detained in clashes across France.
- May 27
Historic early heatwave grips France: 1,000 temperature records broken, orange alerts expanded to 17 departments
An unprecedented late-May heat dome has shattered over 1,000 temperature records across France, pushing Météo-France to extend orange heatwave vigilance to 17 departments, including Paris. As temperatures spike into the high 30s°C, the government prepares an emergency interministerial meeting amid public concern over readiness.
- May 27
French teens, 15 and 16, charged with murder after strangling 11-year-old boy over fishing lures worth 'a few dozen euros'
A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl have been charged with murder and jailed in Rennes, France, after confessing to strangling 11-year-old Théo in a revenge attack over fishing lures worth 'a few dozen euros.'
- May 26
France swelters under unprecedented May heatwave: seven dead, emergency calls surge, and eight departments on orange alert
An exceptional early-season heatwave has gripped western France, breaking national temperature records for May and leaving at least seven people dead as emergency services report a sharp rise in calls.
- May 25
Two teenagers arrested after 11-year-old boy found strangled on the banks of the Vilaine in Rennes
A 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl are in police custody after an 11-year-old was found dead with a towel tied around his neck on the banks of the Vilaine river in central Rennes on Sunday.
