TIL Tag: france
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- Stolen Roman statue returned to France after 50 years.
February 2, 2022 - Putin pledges no new Ukraine escalation – Macron.
February 8, 2022 - Emmanuel Macron has beaten far-right candidate Marine Le Pen to win the French presidency.
April 24, 2022 - Franky Zapata: French jetpack inventor injured in lake crash.
May 29, 2022 - The leaders of France, Germany and Italy have arrived in Kyiv, where they are expected to meet with Ukraine's President and express "a message of European unity.
June 16, 2022 - France elections: Macron to meet rival parties after losing majority.
June 21, 2022 - French burkini ban upheld as Grenoble loses legal challenge.
June 21, 2022 - France whale: Lost mammal stuck in River Seine to get vitamin boost.
August 7, 2022 - France whale: Rescue operation begins to save beluga stuck in Seine.
August 10, 2022 - Beluga whale rescued from Seine River euthanized in transit, French authorities say.
August 10, 2022 - Sewage in sea: French appeal to EU over UK discharges of waste.
August 25, 2022 - Jean-Luc Godard: Legendary film director dies at 91 by assisted suicide.
September 13, 2022 - Iranian who made Paris airport home for 18 years dies.
November 13, 2022 - Paris shooting: Three dead and several injured in attack.
December 23, 2022 - Gare du Nord: Six people injured in stabbing attack
January 11, 2023 - World's oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, dies at 118
January 17, 2023 - France strikes bid to halt Macron's rise in retirement age
January 19, 2023 - Paris Olympics: Up to 40 countries could boycott Games, says Poland sports minister
February 3, 2023 - French government sparks fury as it forces through higher retirement age
March 16, 2023 - Paris votes to ban rental e-scooters
April 3, 2023 - Macron arrives in Beijing to discuss Ukraine with Xi; Zelenskiy arrives in Poland
April 5, 2023 - France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions
May 23, 2023 - Paris 2024 Olympics: French police raid organisers' headquarters
June 20, 2023 - At least 150 people are arrested across France in a second night of violence triggered by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver
June 29, 2023 - Looting, fires and violence as 667 people arrested in France riots
June 30, 2023 - British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, who found fame in France, dies age 76. She was the inspiration for the famous Birkin bag by French luxury house Hermes.
July 16, 2023 - French state schools turn away dozens of girls wearing Muslim abaya dress
September 5, 2023 - Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs
February 5, 2024 - Macron refuses to rule out putting troops on ground in Ukraine in call to galvanise Europe
February 27, 2024 - Nato allies reject Emmanuel Macron idea of troops to Ukraine
February 27, 2024 - France makes abortion a constitutional right
March 5, 2024 - Xi Jinping to visit France, Hungary and Serbia amid EU trade tariff row
May 4, 2024 - France prison van attack: Huge manhunt after prison officers killed in ambush
May 14, 2024 - France's support for court's decision to seek arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders marks a split between its position and that of allies including US, UK and Italy
May 21, 2024 - Russia targets Paris Olympics with deepfake Tom Cruise video
June 4, 2024 - French military instructors in Ukraine would be 'legitimate target', Russia says
June 5, 2024 - Iconic French singer Françoise Hardy dies aged 80
June 12, 2024 - River Seine still failing water quality tests one month before Paris Olympics
June 28, 2024 - France heading to the polls in high-stakes snap parliamentary election
June 30, 2024 - Far right leads first round of France's parliamentary election in blow to Macron
July 1, 2024 - Moulin Rouge in Paris celebrates installation of new windmill sails
July 6, 2024 - French far right seeks vote win but deadlock looms
July 7, 2024 - Napoleon's pistols sell for €1.69m at auction
July 8, 2024 - French train network hit by 'malicious' arson attacks hours before Olympics ceremony, rail firm says
July 26, 2024 - French film giant Alain Delon dies aged 88
August 17, 2024 - Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
August 25, 2024 - France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15
August 27, 2024 - Paris mayor sparks row with plan to keep Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower
September 2, 2024 - IDF 'preparing response' to Iran attack as Macron urges halt to arms deliveries to Israel
October 5, 2024 - Keir Starmer to attend Paris Armistice ceremony, the first UK prime minister to do so since World War II
November 10, 2024 - Marine Le Pen: prosecutor recommends jail and 5 year ban from public office in EU embezzlement trial
November 14, 2024 - French PM Michel Barnier ousted in no-confidence vote
December 4, 2024 - Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband jailed for 20 years in mass rape trial
December 19, 2024 - Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial accused of receiving illegal funding from Gaddafi
January 6, 2025 - French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96
January 7, 2025 - France warns Donald Trump against threatening EU 'sovereign borders'
January 8, 2025 - French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon's 'Nazi' salute
February 21, 2025 - Macron suggests Ukraine-Russia truce could be weeks away after talks with Trump
February 25, 2025 - Eurostar trains cancelled at Gare du Nord in Paris after unexploded WW2 bomb found
March 7, 2025 - Marine Le Pen's future to be decided as embezzlement verdict arrives
March 30, 2025 - Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office for five years and given four-year sentence in embezzlement trial
March 31, 2025 - Trump publicly backs France's far-right figurehead Le Pen after her conviction
April 4, 2025 - Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women
May 13, 2025 - UK, France and Canada threaten action against Israel as air strikes on Gaza continue
May 20, 2025 - Jim Morrison's long-lost graveside bust turns up during French police search
May 20, 2025 - Netanyahu accuses leaders of Britain, France and Canada of 'emboldening Hamas'
May 23, 2025 - Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer
May 23, 2025 - Sabotage suspected as power cut hits Cannes Film Festival
May 24, 2025 - France's National Assembly votes in favour of legalising assisted dying
May 27, 2025 - Russian naval ship 'disguised' itself while passing through English Channel
June 24, 2025 - Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave
June 30, 2025 - Paris on red alert as Europe faces extreme heat with weather warnings across the continent
July 1, 2025 - River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban
July 5, 2025 - Marseille airport cancels all flights as wildfire encroaches on city
July 8, 2025 - Police raid headquarters of French far-right National Rally party
July 9, 2025 - Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag sells for $10 million
July 10, 2025 - New Caledonia to be declared a state in 'historic' agreement – but will remain French
July 13, 2025 - French PM looks to scrap two public holidays in bold bid to cut national debt
July 16, 2025 - French president and wife sue rightwing US commentator Candace Owens for defamation
July 23, 2025 - US and Israel condemn French plan to recognise Palestinian state
July 25, 2025 - Tour de France organizers shorten stage to avoid diseased cows
July 25, 2025 - France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row
August 1, 2025 - Plan to reintroduce banned pesticide in France overruled by constitutional council
August 8, 2025 - Call to ban 'intolerant' child-free resorts and hotels in France
August 16, 2025 - Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine
September 5, 2025 - France's credit rating downgraded, with debt forecast to keep rising amid political turmoil
September 13, 2025 - France to join countries recognizing Palestinian state ahead of UN General Assembly
September 22, 2025 - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison in Libya campaign-financing trial
September 25, 2025 - France investigates Russia-linked oil tanker suspected of launching drones
October 1, 2025 - Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister
October 11, 2025 - Human rights groups call for France to suspend 'one in, one out' treaty with UK
October 14, 2025 - French prime minister survives two no-confidence votes
October 16, 2025 - 'Priceless' jewellery stolen from Louvre in raid by 'experienced' thieves
October 19, 2025 - One dead after rare tornado topples construction cranes near Paris
October 21, 2025 - French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
October 21, 2025 - No camera covered Louvre wall where jewel thieves broke in, director says
October 23, 2025 - Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris
October 26, 2025 - Five new suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery theft
October 30, 2025 - Marine Le Pen banned from running for public office for five years and given four-year sentence in embezzlement trial
October 31, 2025 - Louvre heist suspect is social media star and former museum security guard, reports say
November 5, 2025 - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to be released from prison pending appeal
November 10, 2025 - Four more people arrested in connection with Louvre heist
November 26, 2025 - Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re-election bid
November 26, 2025 - France to bring in form of military service, 25 years after conscription was phased out
November 27, 2025 - Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45%
November 28, 2025 - Zelenskyy meets with Macron, as US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Moscow
December 1, 2025 - Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of works, museum says
December 7, 2025 - Thieves snatch eight Matisse artworks from library in Brazil
December 8, 2025 - Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91
December 28, 2025 - George Clooney and wife Amal granted French citizenship
December 30, 2025 - France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year
December 31, 2025 - Ten people convicted for online harassment of France's first lady Brigitte Macron
January 5, 2026 - Marine Le Pen's appeal against embezzlement conviction to begin
January 13, 2026 - More people died in France than were born, for first time since WW2
January 13, 2026 - Trump posts screenshot of message from French president about Greenland
January 20, 2026 - US officials tried to lobby against Marine Le Pen election ban, French judge says
January 21, 2026 - France seizes suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in the Mediterranean
January 22, 2026 - France debates under-15s social media ban endorsed by Macron
January 26, 2026 - French MPs demand explanation over tech firm's contract to help ICE in US
January 31, 2026 - Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X
February 3, 2026 - Canada and France to open Greenland consulates after Trump demands
February 6, 2026 - UK and France asylum deal could violate human rights laws, warns UN
February 6, 2026 - French police arrest nine people over suspected €10m Louvre ticket fraud
February 13, 2026 - France releases suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker after multimillion-euro fine, as Ukraine peace talks begin in Geneva
February 17, 2026 - France blocks US ambassador’s access to ministers after he fails to show for meeting
February 24, 2026 - France to increase its number of nuclear warheads, Macron says
March 2, 2026 - France's Socialists hold on to power in major cities in election boost for mainstream
March 23, 2026 - France's former Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin dies at 88
March 23, 2026 - Skeleton of Three Musketeers hero d’Artagnan may have been found
March 25, 2026 - France's Muslim gathering ban overturned by courts
April 3, 2026 - French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore
April 27, 2026 - France serves up €1 meals to all university students in effort to cut hardship
May 5, 2026 - US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship
May 11, 2026 - Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for 2009 plane crash
May 21, 2026 - France overturns law classing people as property – 178 years after it abolished slavery
May 28, 2026 - French police arrest 780 after violent clashes as PSG fans celebrate Champions League win
May 31, 2026 - French navy seizes Russia-linked oil tanker in Atlantic
June 1, 2026 - Bernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies aged 93
June 7, 2026 - France to ditch Palantir’s AI data tools in favour of domestic provider
June 16, 2026 - France bans alcohol at music festival events under red heatwave alert
June 21, 2026 - France records hottest day ever as 40 people drown across country
June 23, 2026 - Power outages hit France as record heatwave set to peak
June 24, 2026 - Tour de France braced for historic stage cancellations amid 44C European heatwave
July 2, 2026 - Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency and appeal conviction in top court
July 7, 2026 - Bayeux Tapestry delivered to British Museum in dead of night
July 10, 2026 - Mastermind of €88m Louvre heist thought they ‘could have taken more’
July 13, 2026 - French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument
July 15, 2026 - France becomes first EU country to ban social media access for under-15s
July 21, 2026 - Thousands flee wildfires in France as temperatures reach extreme levels in southern Europe
July 23, 2026 - Firefighters struggle to contain Madrid wildfires as more than 130,000 evacuated in France and Spain
July 24, 2026 - Tour de France final stage shortened amid wildfires in country
July 25, 2026 - more than 300,000 flee homes and holiday accommodation in France and Spain as fires rage
July 26, 2026 - US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks
July 28, 2026 - Singapore fines French teen $465 for viral straw-licking stunt
July 30, 2026 - France’s top court blocks bill banning social media for under-15s
August 14, 2026