Etienne Paponaud

Culture news

Macron hails Edgar Morin as a 'global humanist'

During a national tribute at Les Invalides on Wednesday, the French president honoured philosopher and sociologist Edgar Morin, who has died at 104, praising him as a man who never yielded to “the truth of a single camp, a single dogma”.

3 June 2026

Earth News

Paris veterinary hospital treats wild animal victims of human activity

Over the past year, the Maisons-Alfort Wildlife Veterinary Hospital has cared for more than 10,400 wild animals.

24 April 2026

Europe News

Iran allows two French former detainees to leave country, Macron says

Macron has distanced France from the war in Iran, saying his country wasn't consulted in advance about the US-Israel strikes and didn’t want the war.

7 April 2026

Economy

Macron and Lee say they'll work together to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran warned the UN Security Council against any "provocative action", ahead of a scheduled vote on a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz that ended up being postponed.

3 April 2026

France

Freemason lodge ‘mafia’ on trial in France over murders and hit squads

Twenty-two people, including intelligence and police officers, are on trial in France over an alleged Masonic lodge assassin squad and mafia-style crimes.

30 March 2026

France

France widens Epstein probe with raid on Jack Lang’s former institute

French police raid the Arab World Institute as ex-Culture Minister Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline face a probe into alleged Epstein-linked tax fraud and offshore funds.

16 February 2026