80 years since the first Cannes Film Festival opened
On 20 September 1946 Cannes opened the first fully held edition of its international film festival. An edition had been prepared in 1939 as an alterna...
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37 years since the bombing of UTA Flight 772, commemorated in the Ténéré Desert
On 19 September 1989 a UTA DC-10 bound for Paris broke up over the Ténéré Desert in Niger. The aircraft had left Brazzaville, with a stop in N'Djamena...
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45 years since the decisive vote to abolish the death penalty in France
18 September 2026 marks 45 years since the French National Assembly voted to approve the bill abolishing the death penalty. François Mitterrand had p...
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France Prepares €54 Billion in Budget Savings for 2027
French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu said in an interview with Le Figaro that the draft 2027 budget will contain an “effort” of about €54 billion....
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Macron Announces G7 Meeting Focused on the Energy Crisis
President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, after a meeting at the Élysée with party leaders, that G7 countries would hold a gathering in the coming wee...
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Gold, jewellery and Renoirs: French museums grapple with a wave of rapid thefts
The Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera, was broken into on the morning of 8 September 2026. France’s Culture Ministry says two peo...
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Paris opens normally hidden spaces to the public for European Heritage Days
Paris takes part in European Heritage Days on 19–20 September, giving the public access to numerous buildings, institutions and cultural spaces. A de...
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Techno Parade returns to the streets of Paris after a two-year absence
Techno Parade returns to Paris on Saturday, 19 September after a two-year absence. The event is scheduled from 12:00 to 18:00 local time and begins a...
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214 years since Napoleon's army occupied Moscow: the victory that turned into one of his greatest disasters
On 14 September 1812, after months of advancing through the Russian Empire and only a week after the bloody Battle of Borodino, Napoleon's army reache...
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267 years since the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, the clash that changed Quebec's future
On the morning of 13 September 1759 two European armies met near Quebec City in a battle that would decisively influence the future of North America....
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49 Years Since France's Last Guillotine Execution: The Case That Brought an Era Dating Back to the French Revolution to an End
September 10, 2026 marks 49 years since the last execution carried out by guillotine in France and, at the same time, the country's final use of capit...
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