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South African ambassador to France and former sport, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa is found dead outside his hotel in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. The ambassador had previously been reported missing by his wife.
2025-09-30

The opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Paralympics is held at Place de la Concorde in Paris, France.
2024-08-28

The 2024 Summer Olympics conclude with the closing ceremony taking place at the Stade de France in Paris, France.
2024-08-11

Kurds riot near the Place de la République in Paris, France, damaging shops and setting fires. The Paris Police Prefecture reports 11 arrests and at least 30 minor injuries in relation to the violence. The riot followed a peaceful protest in response to yesterday's mass shooting at a Kurdish cultural center that killed three people.
2022-12-24

The regional government in Brussels declares that bars and cafes in the city will be forced to close for a month effective tomorrow, even if they only sell tea or coffee, after the Belgian capital overtook Paris in terms of infections per inhabitant.
2020-10-7

French security forces shoot suspect Ziyed Ben Belgacem dead in Paris' Orly Airport after he put the pellet gun to her head and took away an assault rifle from one of three soldiers from "Sentinelle" operation patrolling the airport. Belgacem had earlier shot a police officer with a pellet gun. Later, he had threatened a bar and then carjacked another vehicle to the airport.
2017-03-18

A court in Paris finds International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence in a 404 million euro "misuse of public funds" case. The court ruled that Lagarde won't be fined, won't serve any jail time, or receive a criminal record. The IMF Executive Board "looks forward to continuing to work with" her.
2016-12-19

A man linked to the Paris attacks is arrested in Mohammedia, Morocco.
2016-01-18

The governors of the U.S. states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin say they will not accept Syrian refugees in response to the Islamic terror attacks in Paris. Twenty-three of the 24 governors are Republican with the other being Democrat (New Hampshire).
2015-11-16

The retired French electrician who recently revealed he had hundreds of Picassos in his possession announces another trove of his art is also in his possession.
2010-12-8