France, Ireland voice concerns as Israel raids Gaza aid flotilla

France and Ireland expressed serious concern Wednesday after Israeli naval forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot urged Israel to ensure the safety of French nationals on board and...

Johnny Depp attends Paris Fashion Week first time in 30 years

Johnny Depp is stepping back into the fashion spotlight, making a long-awaited return to Paris Fashion Week more than 30 years after his last appearance. The Pirates of the Caribbean star took a front-row seat at Dior’s Spring/Summer 2025 runway...

Kendall Jenner Goes Incognito Mode in Paris

Nowadays, celebrities hide from the paparazzi in a baseball cap, sunglasses, and even a Covid-era face mask. Today in Paris, Kendall Jenner took a page from Old Hollywood for her incognito look. While it’s no secret that Jenner loves a fabulous...

Refugees stripped of right to have wives, husbands and children join them

Government announces clamp down to reduce 'pull factors' for small boat crossings Migrants given asylum in the UK will no longer automatically get long-term settlement and family reunion rights under government plans to reduce “pull factors” for...

Severyn Ashkenazy on Anti-Judaism, Tzedakah, and Church Power

Holocaust survivor and hotelier Severyn Ashkenazy recounts his family’s prewar comfort in Tarnopol (now Ternopil, western Ukraine), their survival while hiding for roughly twenty months in a rural cellar, and a lifelong commitment to art and...

Automatic settlement and family reunion rights for asylum seekers to end in landmark immigration reforms

Migrants who are granted asylum in the UK will no longer have automatic settlement and family reunion rights under landmark new immigration rules. Announcing the move, Sir Keir Starmer said it would help “address the pull factors driving dangerous...

What’s on Our Cultural Calendar This October

With autumn's alleged arrival comes more time inside and less out. We encourage that time previously spent at the beach now be spent consuming culture, preferably at a museum or gallery. We've pulled together a short list to help you on your way....

St. Thérèse’s relics begin tour of U.S. with stop at Royal Oak parish named for beloved French nun

Royal Oak – The sacred bones of a much-loved French Carmelite nun began a tour of the U.S. on Wednesday at a suburban Detroit parish named in her honor. Nicole Scheier was among those who arrived hours ahead of the first opportunity to catch a...

Paris Peace Forum announces first high-level participants for 8th edition

© Iconica Media Global challenges are at levels not seen since the Second World War. Conflicts are widespread, extreme climate events such as droughts and wildfires are increasing, artificial intelligence is developing faster than understanding or...

Geothermal drilling starts for heating in Plessis-Robinson and Chatenay-Malabry, France

Drilling rig at the geothermal heating project for Chatenay-Malabry and Plessis-Robinson, France (source: Groupe Coriance) Groupe Coriance has started drilling for a geothermal heating project to serve Chatenay-Malabry and Plessis-Robinson...

JK Rowling slams Emma Watson for 'trashing' women's rights in favor of gender-confused men: 'She's ignorant'

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, October 01, 2025 J.K. Rowling arrives at the "Fantastic Beasts: The Secret of Dumbledore" world premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on March 29, 2022, in London, England. | Stuart C....

Lacoste Ladies Open de France: A Tournament in Transformation

The Lacoste Ladies Open de France has carved out a singular place in golf since redefining its image. Now in its fourth year of transformation, the tournament returns to Deauville, a seaside town known for its belle époque architecture and annual...

Beautiful Staircases You Have to See (and Climb!) in France

From château showstoppers to vertigo-inducing climbs, France’s staircases are full of drama, beauty and ingenuity. Here are some of the most striking steps in the country. From breathtaking flights of steps up to iconic Parisian landmarks to...

How Paris shaped, and then forgot, John Singer Sargent

Madame X was both the zenith for John Singer Sargent and the beginning of the end of his life in France. The painter knew his portrait of fellow American Virginie Gautreau, a socialite said to be one of the three most beautiful women in 1880s...

Offaly celebrations mark bicentenary of founding of French order of nuns

THE La Sainte Union des Sacré-Coeurs order of nuns was founded in 1826 by Jean Baptiste Debrabant in Douai in France. As part of a year of bicentenary celebrations a series of events will be held in France, Britain and Ireland. Last Sunday, the...

Chimp expert, legendary activist Jane Goodall dies aged 91

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist's death in an Instagram post....

TotalEnergies, RWE secure 1.5 GW French offshore wind project

TotalEnergies reaches historic milestone for France The initial consortium partner for this project, RWE, had an unexpected exit, but the initiative remains strong. The project represents a billion-dollar undertaking and a strategic milestone for...

My essentials: Jamie Vella’s cultural picks

About A lifelong passion for film and history. My formal education in architecture further enriched these passions, giving me a clearer understanding on visual literacy and the creative conception of things. This background continues to inform and...

Deadly tremor in central Philippines prompts church inspections

The newly-installed Archbishop of Cebu has ordered all churches to conduct structural assessments following the deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippines on September 30. By Mark Saludes, LiCAS News In a statement,...

France: RSF files complaint with broadcast regulator over smear campaign against journalists

One book review, twenty‑seven programmes In parallel, the vitriol escalated online. That evening, RSF recorded at least 486 hostile X posts against the authors, compared with just two posts that seemed unrelated to one another in the previous five...