A French army general involved in the preparations says France’s military is planning to contribute 15,000 soldiers to the massive security operation for next year’s Paris Olympics
November 23, 2023
Stay and enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime show
November 29, 2023
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December 01, 2023
France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor says he has opened an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a German-Filipino tourist near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, allegedly by a man who had been under surveillance for suspected Islamic radicalization
December 03, 2023
The bar was already high, but the security challenge ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games only grew with a knife attack last weekend that killed a tourist near the Eiffel Tower
December 08, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin has questioned the International Olympic Committee rules mandating Russian athletes compete at the Paris Olympics as neutral athletes
December 14, 2023
South Korea’s Olympic chief has defended a decision to send hundreds of athletes to a military camp next week as part of preparations for the 2024 Games in Paris
December 14, 2023
The Grevin Museum of waxworks in Paris says it has removed the wax figure of French actor Gerard Depardieu due to negative reactions from visitors
December 18, 2023
The forecourt of Paris City Hall sparkles with activity this holiday season, including a Christmas market and huge signs advertising the 2024 Olympics
December 26, 2023
Organizers of the Paris Olympics urgently need thousands of security guards to help keep athletes and spectators safe and reduce the likelihood of another deadly extremist attack in the French capital
December 29, 2023
France's interior minister says the Olympic host country saw fewer of the car burnings that usually blight the arrival of a new year as it celebrated the start of 2024
January 01, 2024
A former France basketball player serving as an ambassador for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been forced to quit her role because of a controversy linked to a social media post related to the situation in Gaza
January 11, 2024
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the In-Season Tournament will “no doubt” be back next season with some unspecified tweaks
January 11, 2024
The Paris spring couture shows are in full swing
January 24, 2024
The United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal count — for the 2024 Paris Olympics
January 26, 2024
Uber said on Friday it had filed a legal appeal against the Paris Mayor's office regarding restrictions placed upon so-called VTCs - tourist vehicles with drivers - in the capital.
April 26, 2024
Paris police say a man has injured three people in a stabbing attack at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris
February 03, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron has canceled plans to move Paris’ famed second-hand booksellers’ boxes from the banks of the Seine River in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Olympics in July
February 13, 2024
The Eiffel Tower has reopened to visitors after a six-day closure because of striking employees demanding better maintenance of the historic landmark, showing traces of rust, and salary hikes
February 25, 2024
French authorities are searching for an assailant who attacked a man near a synagogue in Paris, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said late Saturday
March 03, 2024
France's public administration minister says the government will offer bonuses to civil servants mobilized to work in Paris during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a bid to avoid strikes
March 09, 2024
Victor Wembanyama sounds like he expects to be playing an NBA game — or two, perhaps — in his native France next season
March 18, 2024
Russia slammed a decision by the International Olympic Committee to ban its athletes from the opening parade of the Paris Olympics in July, calling it a violation of the ideal of
April 26, 2024
Like many Parisians, Martin Cassan will be heading the other way when the tidal wave of Olympics visitors hits the French capital in late July, taking the opportunity to make some
April 26, 2024
An exhibit in the French capital before this summer's Paris Olympics shows how the games have been a “mirror of society” since the beginning of the 20th century
March 27, 2024
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