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Kim Kardashian waves as she arrives Tuesday to testify regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016.

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With tears and defiance, Kim Kardashian faces the men accused of robbing her in Paris

The reality star and business mogul appeared in a courtroom Tuesday to testify about the night in 2016 when masked men tied her up at gunpoint and stole more than $6 million in jewelry.

May 14, 2025
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What connects Fredéric Chopin, Marcel Proust and Jim Morrison? A final resting place

The Secret Life of a Cemetery is a paean to the renowned Parisian cemetery, Père Lachaise. There, 10,000 visitors a day seek the graves of some 4,500 notable figures.

April 28, 2025
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  • Heller McAlpin
Secretary of State Marco Rubio before a meeting with the French foreign minister in Paris on Thursday to discuss steps toward a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Trump may abandon Ukraine peace talks 'within days,' Rubio warns

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. would walk away from efforts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine if progress isn't made within days.

April 18, 2025
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
Travelers wait as Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France have been brought to a halt following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II near the tracks on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Gare du Nord station in Paris.

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  • Europe

Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London

The French transport minister said traffic would be ''strongly disrupted'' throughout the day with only limited service resuming in the afternoon, and urged travelers to postpone their trips.

March 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Louvre visitors in front of <em>The Wedding Feast at Cana</em> by Paolo Veronese in June 2024. The painting is among several masterworks that may soon cease to play "second fiddle'" to the Mona Lisa.

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Mona Lisa's roommates may be glad she's moving out

Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.

January 29, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech in front of the <em>Mona Lisa</em> by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre in Paris on Tuesday.

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The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room

French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame.

January 28, 2025
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  • Eleanor Beardsley and
  • Nick Spicer
This photograph shows a new altar (front) designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, at the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, in Paris on Nov. 29, 2024.

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  • Europe

A restored Notre Dame cathedral is unveiled days before its official reopening

Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019.

November 29, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster and
  • Eleanor Beardsley
Members of the United States delegation parade Sunday during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris

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France waves farewell to its sporting summer at the Paralympics closing ceremony

The event and its dance party atmosphere lowered the curtain on successful back-to-back Games that captivated fans. Paris raised the bar high for future host cities, including Los Angeles in 2028.

September 09, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Ndieme Lame, a 57-year-old volunteer for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games navigates a ramp to join a RER train with the help of rail agents, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Wednesday in Paris, France.

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  • Europe

Paris has become more accessible for disabled. Will it last after the Olympics?

The French capital has tried to improve accessibility for people with disabilities ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics. Challenges remain, however, particularly in the underground Metro system.

August 09, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Tens of thousands of athletes, spectators and journalists are descending on Paris to cover the Olympic Games. Many more will be watching from home.

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  • Sports

Your guide to keeping up with the Paris Olympics

The 2024 Olympics kick off in Paris with a splashy opening ceremony on Friday and will run through Aug. 11. Here's how to keep up with the action, from primetime viewing to occasional scrolling.

July 26, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the 2024 Paris Olympics in Paris in August 2023.

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Will the Seine be clean enough to swim in by the Olympics? Not even the experts know

Triathlon and marathon swimming are to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. The water has tested unsafe in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days.

July 16, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
<strong></strong>Marjane Satrapi, a graphic novelist, holds her latest book <em>Woman, Life, Freedom</em>, in her home in Paris, France.

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Iran women's protests are the focus of 'Persepolis' author Marjane Satrapi's new book

The French Iranian author and artist, best known for her graphic novel Persepolis, edited and contributed to a new graphic anthology titled Woman, Life, Freedom, inspired by Iran's recent protests.

April 27, 2024
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
Servers take off for the "<em>Course des Cafes</em>" in front of City Hall in central Paris on Sunday.

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Hurry up and wait: Servers speed-walk through Paris, reviving a century-old race

Some 200 servers speed-walked through Paris balancing trays of beverages and croissants on Sunday. Paris hasn't held a waiters race since 2011, but brought it back ahead of the Olympics.

March 25, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal, center, the Paris 2024 Paralympic, gold medal, right, and silver medal, left, are presented to the press, in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

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  • Sports

The Paris Olympics medals will have pieces of the Eiffel Tower

A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the Paris Games and Paralympics.

February 09, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
People watch slurry, manure and tyres dumped by farmers at the entrance of the local state administration building, in Agen, southwestern France, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. French farmers have vowed to continue protesting and are maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country's major roads.

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  • Europe

Climate activists throw soup at glass protecting Mona Lisa in Paris

Two climate activists hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.

January 28, 2024
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