France

New fares for public transport in Paris are taking effect today, impacting one of the most extensive and reliable networks; the average +2,3% hike includes Metro-Train-RER tickets, Bus-Tram tickets, airport tickets, the Navigo Week and Month passes

Following the vaccination of a herd of Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle in Haute-Garonne against lump-shaped dermatosis, the Minister of Agriculture defended her strategy in a crisis meeting and called for a "sanitary barrier" to be erected against the disease

A national plan to combat infertility will be launched soon, announced Health Minister before a National Assembly fact-finding mission on the declining birth rate; starting in 2026, French citizens aged 29 will receive a message on reproductive health

President Macron has begun a five-day Africa tour with a push for what he calls "win-win" partnerships as France’s presence in the continent has become more fragile and complicated by local political stances

A gunman shot dead Mehdi Kessaci, youngest brother of influential anti-drug campaigner Amine Kessaci in Marseille, after brother was murdered in 2020; according to a prosecutor, it may be a warning against Kessaci’s activism against narcotraffic

The The Louvre’s broken window that thieves smashed in €88m jewel heist is attracting the attention of visitors, as they flock to visit Paris museum as it reopens, some more intrigued by Sunday’s robbery than the art works inside

Samba, France’s last circus elephant, a 38-year-old African elephant, found a permanent home at Richter Safari Park in Hungary;

Cannes, the city on the French Riviera hosting a major film festival, has announced it will introduce quotas on Airbnb rentals in two key areas of the town, making it one of the first French cities to implement restrictions under new legislation

A wildfire in the Corbières region has become the worst blaze France has seen since 1949, with over 16.000 hectares of forest and scrubland have been burnt; though subsiding, officials say the fire remains active and dangerously unpredictable

Nearly 300.000 passengers across Europe have been affected as French air traffic controllers began a two-day strike that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights at the start of summer season to protest against understaffing and “toxic management”

The 3rd UN Ocean Conference closed in Nice on 13 June; jointly organized with Costa Rica it focused on "Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean" and closed with horn ships saluting the wave of commitments