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Fame and celebrity

Kim Kardashian to face ‘grandpa robbers’ at US$11 million jewellery heist trial

The US star, then 35, was bound and gagged at gunpoint by a group of elderly robbers while staying in Paris in 2016.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel cancels visas for French lawmakers 2 days before visit

China trade

French flock to Chinese e-commerce bargains, hunt for ‘agent Taobao’ to deliver

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Emmanuel Macron

‘A more reliable partner’: how France’s Palestine push could isolate the US

France’s president is seizing a global leadership vacuum left by Washington to champion a two-state solution. The effects could be profound.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
United States

French minister warns Trump: firing Powell risks destabilising US economy

The US president has clashed with the Federal Reserve chair over interest rates, threatening ‘termination couldn’t come quickly enough’.

Food and Drinks

Meet the world’s first Michelin-starred woman sushi chef

Chizuko Kimura picked up the reins of her husband’s Paris restaurant Sushi Shunei following his death from cancer and regained his Michelin star.

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Formula One (F1)

Meet F1 driver Pierre Gasly’s girlfriend Francisca ‘Kika’ Gomes

Gomes and Gasly are rumoured to have started dating in 2022 and went Instagram official in 2023; when not working, she attends Gasly’s race weekends and hangs out with their dog Simba.

Francisca ‘Kika’ Gomes, a Portuguese model, is the girlfriend of Formula One Alpine driver Pierre Gasly. Photo: @kikagomes/Instagram
Wellness

Woman brain-dead after Paris cryotherapy session goes wrong

A nitrogen leak in a closed space could lead to oxygen depletion.

Ukraine war

Trump says US will ‘take a pass’ if no Ukraine deal progress

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier said that Washington would ‘move on’ if a truce with Russia did not seem ‘doable’ within days.

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China-EU relations

EU’s ‘trade bazooka’ was meant for China. Could the US be hit instead?

Bloc turns some of the weapons it had trained on Beijing towards Washington for potential use in the erstwhile allies’ worsening trade war.

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US President Donald Trump has threatened untold consequences if Europe dares retaliate against his tariffs, leading some to observe that the bloc’s experiences with China last year may have provided an unlikely dry run for dealing with the two-time American president. Photo: Getty Images
The Philippines

Philippines vows ‘Super Bowl’ of exercises in coming military drills

The exercises will feature ‘an interesting mix of equipment’, including the China-opposed Typhon missile system.

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Philippine Army Brigadier General Michael Logico (left) and US Marine Corps Colonel Doug Krugman during a press briefing for the Balikatan drills at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Style Edit

Style Edit: Purple meets paradox in Chanel’s new Chance Eau Splendide

With foregrounding notes of rose geranium and raspberry, the luminous fragrance from Olivier Polge embodies Coco Chanel’s ‘Luck is my soul’ philosophy, and comes with a playful film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop songs with a ‘French touch’? Korean precision meets French flair

Korean and French music professionals collaborated in Seoul’s first Atelier K-pop songwriting camp, creating K-pop tracks with a French vibe.

Africa

Gabon junta chief Oligui Nguema wins presidential election

President faces litany of problems in oil-rich country, from crumbling infrastructure to widespread poverty, while dealing with heavy debt.

Junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema celebrates victory in Gabon’s presidential election in the capital Libreville on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Sexual harassment and assault

‘Such a shock’: Paris theatre soul-searching after allegations of sexual abuse

Former volunteer at Theatre du Soleil says 39-year-old actor attempted to rape her in front of ‘several witnesses’ at a party at the theatre in 2010.

People stand outside “Le Theatre du Soleil” of the Cartoucherie theatre in the Bois de Vincennes, in Paris. The Theatre du Soleil has launched a wide-ranging internal investigation to shed light on an actress’ allegations of past “sexual misconduct” within the company. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

EU senses more leverage over Beijing as US and China wage superpower trade war

Following small win in brandy probe, Brussels hopes it will be able to push Beijing on industrial overcapacity, sources say.

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China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

No date confirmed with the Chinese side as travel plan indicates serious effort to re-engage amid collapsed relationship with the US.

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Food and Drinks

How legendary French chef Paul Bocuse’s legacy lives on in Lyon

The late ‘pope of gastronomy’, whose Restaurant Paul Bocuse held three Michelin stars for 55 years, can still be felt throughout Lyon.

French chef Paul Bocuse stands in his kitchen at Restaurant Paul Bocuse, in Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or, France, during a culinary workshop on November 9, 2012. Photo: AFP
Art

Biggest David Hockney exhibition ever opens in Paris with around 400 works

The Louis Vuitton Foundation show is a stunning tribute to one of the world’s bestselling living artists, and includes iPad creations.

China-EU relations

EU frets over flood of Chinese imports as Trump stokes tariff war

Advocates for easier trade with Beijing, including Spain, face off against Poland and others backing protections against Chinese imports.

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Israel-Gaza war

French President Macron meets Egyptian leader Sisi in Cairo for Gaza talks

On Monday, Macron, Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II will hold a summit as Israel renews its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (centre left) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, centre, greet people at the Khan al-Khalili market area in Cairo on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Islamic State

Police in Paris arrest 2 over terrorist attack plot

The main suspect, a 19-year-old living in northern France, had ties to Islamic State and planned to attack a public place, French media said.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Police arrested two men in Paris on Sunday in connection with a terrorist undertaking and possession of explosives. Photo: Reuters
Emmanuel Macron

France’s Le Pen slams ‘witch hunt’ as ban dominates rival rallies

Le Pen spoke at rally in Paris days after court found her and other National Rally officials guilty of embezzling European parliament funds.

United States

My Take | Donald Trump’s tariff madness targets not only allies but animals

Penguins, seals and seabirds have not been spared in America’s global trade war, likewise territories with significant US or allied military assets.

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Donald Trump

Trump losing patience with Putin, US’ Marco Rubio tells Nato

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump probably wouldn’t accept the Russian president’s delaying tactics much longer.

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At a Nato foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump probably wouldn’t accept the Russian president’s delaying tactics much longer. Photo: AFP
Crime

French creche worker jailed for 25 years over drain-cleaner killing of baby

Myriam Jaouen, 30, admitted at the court in Lyon to making the infant drink the toxic fluid at the nursery where she worked in 2022.

An officer walks at the entrance of France’s Assizes Court, where Myriam Jaouen, 30, is on trial on a charge of murder of 11-month-old Lisa at the nursery centre in June 2022. Photo: AFP
Emmanuel Macron

France’s Macron urges firms to halt US investments in ‘collective solidarity’

Macron also insisted the EU should not be shy when responding to US tariffs.

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Nato

Marco Rubio says US committed to Nato but tells allies to spend more

Trump has demanded Nato more than double its current spending target to five per cent of GDP – more than any, including the US, spend now.

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