The candidature of the French Alps, proposed as a preference vote by the International Olympic Committee in June to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2030, has been approved - subject to France providing financial guarantees

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

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

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

New rules have come into force on Paris's 'boulevard périphérique', a fast-flowing road for shared travel around the city: at certain times of day, the leftmost lane will be reserved to favour public transport