Europe France Samba, France’s last circus elephant, a 38-year-old African elephant, found a permanent home at Richter Safari Park in Hungary;
Europe France Former president Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, could be the first ex president to be jailed in France: found guilty of conspiracy for funding his 2007 campaign with money from the government of Muammar el-Qaddafi, court said no appeals could make him avoid prison
Europe France 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
Europe France 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
Europe France Despite weather closures, over 50.000 people have been swimming in the River Seine's three pools in Paris since their opening on 5 July for the first time after 1923; following a years-long cleanup, the opening is a legacy of the 2024 Olympics
Europe France 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”
Europe France 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
Europe France Around 600 people have been arrested in the clashes following the post-match celebrations after Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League win 5-0 against Italian team Inter; Paris was the epicenter of the disorders, with 1/5 of the arrests
Europe France Telegram founder Pavel Durov, a French citizen, has reportedly purchased a role in a Hollywood film for his partner Yulia Vavilova for $400.000 during the amfAR charity gala of the Cannes Film Festival, where they made their public debut as a couple
Europe France A new website dedicated to summer jobs 2025 is online to help students plan before the school year ends; tips and rules for minors are covered: legal age, type of contracts and payments allowed, working hours and more
Europe France Six departments in France, including Lyon and Cannes, are on red alert as "exceptional rain" causes severe flooding with up to 630 mm of rain in just 48 hours, vehicles have been submerged and swept away, prompting evacuations and road closures
Europe France Hungary’s Orbán, Italy’s Meloni, the Kremlin, US President Trump and Elon Musk have all been very critical towards the judges that found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to an immediate five-year ban from running for public office
Europe France The Jubilee has been inaugurated in the Archdiocese of Papeete, the largest archdiocese in the entire Catholic Church; twelve doors have been designated and opened in an area that spans a distance comparable to that between Tunisia and Scandinavia