France

Parents forced from small boat plead to join children taken to UK without them

Two parents separated from their children while attempting to cross the Channel by small boat have urged the Home Office to allow them to reunite in the UK after...

Macron’s True Color Is Blue

After 51 days of political limbo, the proverbial white smoke finally rose from the Élysée Palace. The appointment...

‘Just the right amount of edge’: how Marseille became 2024’s on-trend city

When a place becomes a meme, you know it is having a moment. This is what is happening...

Protests erupt in France against new Prime Minister Barnier

Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint former Brexit negotiator Michel...

Telegram to drop ‘people nearby’ feature and improve moderation

The chief executive of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has announced the messaging app will improve moderation on the platform and has removed some features that...

Pavel Durov: Telegram founder says France arrest is ‘misguided’

The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, under investigation in France, has said that French authorities should have approached his company with...

Clock is ticking again for Michel Barnier, France’s anorak-wearing, spreadsheet-loving new PM

He calmly but firmly negotiated the UK’s departure from the EU after years of British squabbling over Brexit, and he prefers consensus to political...

France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15

France is to trial a ban on mobile phones at school for pupils up to the age of 15, seeking to give children a...

Telegram app founder Pavel Durov to appear in court after arrest in Paris

The Russian-born founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is due to appear in a French court in the coming days after his arrest at a...

Telegram app founder Pavel Durov reportedly arrested at French airport

Pavel Durov, billionaire co-founder and chief executive of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1...