French documentary-maker Marcel Ophuls, whose 1969 four-and-a-half hour, no-holds-barred masterpiece 'The Sorrow and the Pity' about wartime France was nominated for an Oscar, which he later won with 'Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie', a portrait of the former head of the Gestapo in Lyon, has died at the age of 97.
The French president's office sought to downplay the incident, which happened as he prepared to disembark from his plane after touching down in Vietnam.
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has claimed the Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival for his powerful revenge drama It Was Just an Accident, capping a politically charged celebration of global cinema.
Nine men and a woman were on trial for a heist during the Paris Fashion Week in 2016, when the thieves, dressed as police, forced their way into the glamorous Hôtel de Pourtalès, bound the US star with zip ties and escaped with $6 million in jewels.
Although Macron won’t be heading to China himself – having made a state visit there in April 2023 – his call to Chinese president Xi Jinping signals France’s intent to stay closely engaged with Beijing.
An elderly couple died in the seaside town of Le Lavandou and one other person in the town of Vidauban, with one official describing it as like "war scenes".
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Le journaliste Raphaël Boukandoura a été arrêté par la police turque lundi alors qu’il couvrait une manifestation à Istanbul. Mediapart, comme l’ensemble des médias pour lesquels il travaille, demande sa libération immédiate.
Le tribunal de Paris a relaxé Mediapart du procès en diffamation que lui avait intenté l’ancien élu Renaissance Emmanuel Pellerin. Il a même condamné l’ex-député, avocat de profession, au paiement de dommages et intérêts.
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Le journaliste français est mort vendredi 3 octobre en Ukraine, victime d’un tir de drone. Il couvrait cette guerre depuis le début de l’invasion russe et avait collaboré avec Mediapart à de nombreuses reprises.
