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Paris beyond the postcards: 7 surprising facts about the historic center

Paris is a city worth understanding, not just seeing.
Exterior architecture of the Renaissance castle in the village of Grignan in the Drome department of France on September 23, 2025.

A slow journey through France’s Loire Valley: Chateaux, wine, and quiet beauty

HESSY TAFT poses holding a photograph of herself taken in 1935 by well-known German photographer Hans Ballin during an interview with Reuters July 9, 2014.

Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91

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From Paris and Milan to Israel: The studio bringing true couture to brides


Louvre robbery: Two suspects arrested, DNA links one to scooter

DNA from one of the suspects was found on a scooter used in the Louvre robbery.

A crown worn by French Empress Eugenie, which was targeted by thieves during a heist at Paris' Louvre Museum on October 19, 2025 but was dropped during their escape, on display in this undated still frame from a video.

Suspects in Louvre jewel heist case arrested near Paris, prosecutor says

French police arrested two suspects in the daring Louvre jewel heist, catching one as he tried to flee the country after the daylight robbery that stunned France.

FILE PHOTO: Members of a forensic team inspect a window believed to have been used in what the French Interior Ministry said was a robbery at the Louvre museum during which jewellery was stolen, in Paris, France, October 19, 2025.

Ostracization and the 'need to hide' felt by the French Jewish community - Le Parisien

Young members of the French Jewish community have been removing their kippahs and hiding their identities to feel safer as antisemitism permeates French academia, a report by Le Parisien unveiled.

A protester holds a Palestinian flag during a protest to condemn the IDF’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla at the Place de la Republique in Paris, France, October 2, 2025

French authorities launch investigation over party with ties to Islamist networks

A French parliamentary inquiry is examining alleged Islamist influence inside La France Insoumise after journalists detailed the party’s ties to radical groups.

 JEAN-LUC MELENCHON, leader of French far-left La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), has never acknowledged the October 7 massacre by Hamas, says the writer.

Paris university event praises terrorists, October 7 massacre

"We are partners in the struggle and partners in the struggle against imperialism, Zionism, and fascism," said Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine official Mariam Abu Daqqa at the event.

Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a former head of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions who served around 40 years of a life sentence for attacks on U.S. and Israeli diplomats in France, gestures outside Beirut International Airport after a French court ruled in favor of releasing him, in Beirut, Leban

Chinese woman charged in 1.5 million euro gold nugget theft from Paris Natural History Museum

She was arrested at Barcelona airport on September 30 with about one kilogram of melted gold and remains in provisional detention, according to prosecutors.

the National Museum of Natural History in France.

How much does it cost to look like this? Lauren Sánchez steps out for dinner in Paris

The billionaire’s wife appeared in a deep-plunging Valentino silk dress for a lavish family dinner in Paris, showcasing her glamorous style alongside her husband and adopted daughter.

Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos.

Europeans, Arabs meet to flesh out next phase in Trump Gaza plan

Multiple nations met to discuss support for and the implementation of Donald Trump's Gaza plan.

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Minister for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud prior to a Ministerial meeting on the implementation of the Middle East peace plan at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, October 9, 2025

US expected to attend Paris meeting on Gaza transition, diplomatic sources say

The meeting, which will happen in parallel to negotiations between Israel, Hamas and mediators in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Serbia arrests 11 for vandalizing Paris Jewish sites at behest of foreign intelligence

Serbian authorities say a foreign intelligence service ordered attacks on Jewish and Muslim sites, including synagogues and the Shoah Memorial in May.

 A synagogue in france that was vandalized with green paint, May 31, 2025.