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Winner of France's top literary prize admits using AI for novel

A day after being crowned with France's top literary award, Philippe Jaenada, spoke on France Inter radio about how he used AI to write "The Unknown Woman from Quai de Javel", the novel that won him this year's Goncourt Prize.

4 November 2026

Europe News

Macron vows to hold rioters accountable after French protests

Macron vowed to hold rioters accountable after violent scenes of looting and rioting across France, with unrest deepening political tensions ahead of next year’s presidential election.

18 October 2026

Culture news

The end is nigh: 200kg 'Book of the Apocalypse' stolen in France

Police in central France are searching for an art collector's book worth an estimated €1 million that was stolen from an art centre in Issoire in Puy‑de‑Dôme. The "Book of the Apocalypse", a 210‑kilo volume contains works by Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and Bernard Buffet.

Europe News

Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate

Since last week, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.

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Tech News

Macron confirms school mobile phone ban effective from new term

The ban on mobile phones in secondary schools "could take effect from the start of term next week", government spokesperson Maud Bregeon announced.

Health news

Nearly 40,000 "non-compliant" condoms sold in France: authorities urge testing

Around 30 products sold online and in chemists have been flagged by the consumer watchdog as posing a risk of STIs or unwanted pregnancies.

Earth News

Heatwave in France: 2026 sets record for rockfalls in the Alps

The summer of 2026 saw an unprecedented wave of landslides in the French Alps, especially around Mont Blanc, driven by extreme heat and thawing permafrost.

Earth News

Alsace farmers turn to pulses to cope with drought

Four farmers in Bas-Rhin have turned to growing pulses to launch their own brand, "Graines d'Alsace", a bet on the future as droughts multiply across Europe.

Europe News

Fontainebleau fire still burning as 850 firefighters tackle blaze

The fire in the Fontainebleau forest, around sixty kilometres from Paris, is still spreading. Around 850 firefighters, 200 vehicles and six aircraft have been deployed.

Europe News

French government activates new 'extreme heat' Orsec plan

The Orsec plan is an emergency response and relief mechanism for exceptional events, and has generally been activated in the case of natural disasters such as floods.

Culture news

Bayeux tapestry arrives at British Museum after historic transfer

The nearly 70-metre-long work depicting William the Conqueror's 1066 invasion of England arrived at the British Museum in London at about 3am on Friday.

Climate

Heatwave in Paris: Vet treats pets suffering from the heat

Several days of extreme heat across France are sending large numbers of pets to the vet.

Business

French security service to replace Palantir with domestic firm

The prime minister says he wants to build genuine digital and AI autonomy for France. The DGSI will instead use a different, this time French, company for data analysis.

Europe News

Macron says trust in France institutions 'at stake' after girl's death

The body of the girl, named as Lyhanna, was found last week after she went missing on 29 May in the southwestern town of Fleurance.

Business

Marc Jacobs parts ways with LVMH after nearly 30 years

The American designer, 63, will stay on as creative director as his label changes hands for the first time in three decades, with LVMH pressing ahead with a broader portfolio clear-out.

France

Trump undermining NATO by casting doubt on US commitment, Macron says

The US president has repeatedly railed against Western partners for not responding to his call to assemble a naval force to help reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which has effectively been closed by Tehran.

France

A 101-year-old Auschwitz survivor becomes warrior against hate

People who watch the countless interviews Ginette Kolinka gives cannot say that they didn’t know about the extermination of 6 million European Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators.

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