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Kim Kardashian arrives to testify at a Paris court regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016 on Tuesday. Photo: AP
France

‘I thought I was going to die’: tearful Kardashian says at Paris robbery trial

Kim Kardashian tearfully recounted a 2016 Paris heist, where robbers stole jewels worth millions, including her US$4 million engagement ring.

Art

Watching art restorers the new lure for visitors to Paris museum

Germany

Germany’s Merz stresses European unity, defence on first Paris trip as chancellor

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Hong Kong tourism

Letters | How Hong Kong travel agents can raise their game

Readers discuss the competition from mainland tour agencies, accommodating cyclists on Hong Kong roads, and pets in malls and on trains.

Chinese tourists in Barcelona, Spain, on April 28. Some Hongkongers are now going on overseas trips via mainland China, and one reason is the much lower prices. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Philippines-US anti-drone drill signals rising threat of unmanned weapons

The drill involving two counter-drone systems comes after China’s reported use of drones in the disputed South China Sea in recent months.

Luxury travel

2 iPhones, 3 pillows, Air France: hotel designer Kelly Wearstler’s travel tips

Commercial interior designer Wearstler, who logs 150,000 air miles a year, shares her top travel hacks for the well-heeled.

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French Ligue 1

PSG may soon have genuine city rival, thanks to Europe’s richest family

Owners of luxury goods firm LVMH now control Ligue 2 team Paris FC and hope to turn them into a new force – with help from Jurgen Klopp.

Paris FC president Pierre Ferracci (left) with Antoine Arnault at the club’s youth academy in Orly, after the Arnault family takeover last November. Photo: AFP
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.

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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Art

Major contemporary art on show – Hockney in Paris and Sherald in New York

More than 400 of Hockney’s works from the past 70 years are at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, while Sherald’s pieces at the Whitney Museum of American Art include her iconic portrait of Michelle Obama.

Amy Sherald’s portraits of Black Americans are on display at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. Photo: Handout
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.

A visitor looks at a painting named Portrait Of An Artist ‘Pool with two Figures’ during the exhibition by British painter David Hockney entitled “David Hockney 25” prior to its opening at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, on April 7, 2025. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
Crime

Brazil footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction annulled

Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

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Art

Fashion designers adore Snoopy. An exhibition reflects on 75 years of love

A Paris exhibition shows how designers embraced the comic-strip beagle. The rules to collaboration? Nothing X-rated, no smoking or drinking.

Climate change

My Take | China steps up charge on climate change fight as the US turns away

While it remains to be seen how effective Beijing’s policies will be, having the largest emitter fill the leadership void can hardly be bad for the planet.

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Burned trees from the Palisades Fire are seen from Will Rogers State Park, with the US city of Los Angeles in the background. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
France

Paris police evict migrants from theatre after months-long occupation

The evacuation came as French authorities seek to tighten immigration policies, in a move reflecting the rightward shift in French politics.

People gather in front of the Gaite Lyrique theatre against the police eviction of hundreds of migrants from the theatre, in Paris. Photo: Reuters
Tourism

Explore Paris through its art, from the Louvre’s Mona Lisa to Salvador Dali

An art critic shares her guide to exploring the art treasures of Paris, from some of the most well-known to places you may have overlooked.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Natalie Portman’s new boyfriend, French music producer Tanguy Destable

Apart from music, French-born Destable has an interest in museum art and is the father of 2 sons from a previous relationship – but where and when he met Portman is a tantalising mystery.

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France

France’s ex-spy chief gets 4 years’ jail in influence-peddling trial

He was charged for using his security contacts for private gain including by obtaining confidential information for luxury giant LVMH.

Former French intelligence head Bernard Squarcini (right) with lawyer Dominique Mattei for a hearing of his Paris trial in November 2024 in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH. Photo: AFP
France

Paris transportation chaos ending after unexploded WWII bomb disposal operation

The unexploded bomb dating back to World War II was discovered near tracks serving Paris’ busy Gare du Nord station.

Artificial intelligence

China’s iFlyTek eyes Europe expansion as US trade war heats up

iFlyTek plans to expand in Europe, diversifying its supply chain amid rising US-China trade tensions and aiming for new markets.

Science

Prize-winning computer scientist Quan Guocong picks China post after years in US

The former Meta researcher joins Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou where he will focus on optimising network efficiencies.

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Quan Guocong, an expert in caching technology and network optimisation, is now an associate professor at Sun Yat-sen University in southern China. Photo: Handout
China-EU relations

EU trade chief plans China visit amid soaring tensions with Trump

Bilateral grievances sure to be on the agenda, although problems between Europe and US could provide space for positive discussions.

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In recent years trade ties between the EU and China have frayed, with Europe frustrated by Beijing’s unwillingness to acknowledge and address the industrial overcapacity in its system. Photo: Shutterstock
DeepSeek

DeepSeek founder provides clue on start-up’s AI priorities in new study

The technical study was published the day before DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng took part in a symposium hosted by President Xi Jinping.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Julianne Nicholson, who stars as Sinatra in Hulu TV series Paradise

Massachusetts-born Nicholson moved to New York at 18 to chase her dreams, but ended up working in a coffee shop, then modelling in Paris, before making her mark in Hollywood.

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI keen ‘to work with China’, CEO Sam Altman says, amid DeepSeek’s advances

Altman’s about-face from OpenAI’s tough stance on China reflects how Hangzhou-based start-up DeepSeek upended the global AI industry.

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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman says it is important for the company to collaborate with China. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek founder skips Paris summit as China champions its AI

China’s academics tout the country’s contribution to global AI development, while its hottest start-up avoids the limelight.

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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
European Union

Transatlantic trade war nears as Trump, EU clash on metals tariffs, digital laws

In Paris, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US Vice-President J.D. Vance discuss the ‘challenge of non-market overcapacity’.

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Artificial intelligence

US declines to sign international declaration on artificial intelligence

Statement by more than 60 nations including China aims to erect guardrails to ensure AI is ‘inclusive, transparent, secure and trustworthy’.

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