I moved to Paris from the United Kingdom in 2017, and while I expected some challenges along the way, I was surprised to discover that many of the things I’d been worrying about turned out not to be issues at all. However, in their place were several other unforeseen obstacles that I wished I’d been
Two people in France have been convicted of aggravated violence, following an investigation into the death of a French streamer known for extreme challenges. Raphaël Graven, 46, died in a village near Nice in August 2025. His death was live broadcast on the streaming platform Kick. The internet personality was routinely subjected to humiliation and
New Nordic Films, the Norwegian International Film Festival’s industry confab in Haugesund, has announced the program for its first ever French Focus, set up to foster partnerships and co-productions between France and the Nordic countries. The event, due to run Aug. 25-28, is organised by New Nordic Films in partnership with the Institut Francais de Norvège, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France’s National Center for
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A Singapore court has fined a French student S$600 ($465; £348) for licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and replacing it in its dispenser. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct. Maximilien, who studies in Singapore, posted the video of himself licking the straw on Instagram
“If it’s too late, at least we try,” Hugo, 26, said defiantly as he filled his water tank. “Fifty thousand hectares have already been destroyed, what will we tell our children?” Hugo grew up in the area and returned from his home in Bali to keep an eye on his mother’s house in the village