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Paris AI Action Summit: Who’s attending?

Next week, Paris will host a major global summit on artificial intelligence, bringing together leaders from governments, tech giants, and research institutions to discuss the future of AI. The event, co-hosted by France and India on February 10 and 11, aims to address key challenges and opportunities in AI development, from energy consumption to ethical concerns.

Not everyone’s struggles become televised drama: Johnny Dep

Johnny Depp’s most recent directorial effort, “Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness”, was recently showcased at the San Sebastian Film Festival. In a press conference, Depp discussed the nearly 30-year gap since his previous directorial project, 1997’s critically panned “The Brave”, according to a report by Variety.

Paris to honour murdered Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei

The city of Paris will honour slain Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her, the French capital's mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.

Lady Gaga introduces Michael Polansky as fiancé at Paris Olympics

Lady Gaga, the musician-turned-actress, is presently in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where they delivered a performance at the Opening Ceremony on Friday evening and have been seen attending various events throughout the weekend. 

Teams sail down Seine in rain-soaked Olympics opening ceremony

Thousands of Olympic competitors cruised down the River Seine in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Paris Games on Friday that celebrated French history and culture to the delight of a crowd undeterred by persistent rain.

Mbappe and PSG aim to seize moment in Champions League semifinal

The only time PSG have previously appeared in the biggest match in club football turned out to be a depressingly flat occasion, with the French side losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich behind closed doors in Lisbon in 2020, at the height of the pandemic.

Paris mayor says Russian, Belarusian athletes 'not welcome' at Olympics

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday Russian and Belarusian athletes "were not welcome" at the Olympics being staged in the French capital this year.

'Rue David Bowie': Paris to name street after rock icon

The city of Paris will on Monday name a street after rock music icon David Bowie, officials said, a first in honour of the singer eight years after his death.

MTV Europe Music Awards cancelled amid Israel-Gaza crisis

Next month's MTV Europe Music Awards in Paris has been cancelled, organisers said on Thursday, citing "the volatility of world events" amid the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza.

April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016

Spielberg, Foster and Penn top list of stars at Cannes

Hollywood stars turned directors Jodie Foster and Sean Penn will show their latest films at the Cannes festival next month, organisers say.

March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016

IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed

The Islamic State group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum chaos, officials have told The Associated Press.

March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016

Paris suspect’s ‘accomplice’ identified

Belgian prosecutors say that DNA has identified an accomplice of captured Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam.

February 18, 2016
February 18, 2016

Letter flown out of Paris siege by balloon found in Australia

Australia's National Archive is trying to establish how a letter flown out of Paris by balloon during the Prussian siege ended up in its collection.

February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016

Cast of Rodin's 'The Kiss' sells for record 2.2m euros

A bronze cast of Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture "The Kiss" sold for 2.2 million euros ($2.4 million) to an American collector at an auction in Paris on Tuesday.

January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016

Man shot dead attacking police on Charlie Hebdo anniversary

A man is shot dead by police as he tries to attack a police station on the first anniversary of the jihadist assault on Charlie Hebdo had a knife and what appeared to be an explosives vest, the government says.

January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016

Composer Pierre Boulez dies at 90

French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez passes away at the age of 90.

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

Brussels police arrest 6 over 'New Year terror plot'

Police in Brussels arrests six people in connection with an alleged plot to target the city on New Year's Eve, prosecutors say.

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

Terror alert for New Year celebrations

Security is being stepped up in major European cities ahead of New Year celebrations, with officials wary of possible terror plots.

December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015

IS leader linked to Paris attacks 'mastermind' killed in Syria

An Islamic State leader with "direct" ties to the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks is among the 10 of the group's higher-ups killed in Syria and Iraq this month.