February 24, 2020 French ex-prime minister and wife to go on trial for fraud Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will begin trial Wednesday to face charges that he used public money to pay his family for work they supposedly never performed.
February 21, 2020 KFC in Paris honors Kim Kardashian, Kanye West visit with plaque on kiosk they ordered from A video of the power couple ordering chicken at the fast-food chain has gone viral.
February 20, 2020 Lawyers for Julian Assange seeking French asylum A defense team for Julian Assange said Thursday they will seek asylum in France for the WikiLeaks founder, who is facing extradition to the United States and 175 years in prison for espionage charges.
February 18, 2020 France investigating Russian artist who claimed leak of Paris mayoral candidate’s sex videos French police have opened investigations into the man who claimed responsibility for releasing sex videos that led to the ouster of President Emmanuel Macron’s preferred candidate in Paris’ upcoming mayoral elections, the city prosecutor’s office announced Tuesday.
February 17, 2020 Ski resort in France uses helicopters to deliver snow, angering environmental groups This was a different kind of air delivery.
February 16, 2020 Russian artist who posted sex video that brought down Macron ally arrested French authorities on Saturday detained a Russian artist who has claimed responsibility for releasing a sex tape that brought down Emmanuel Macron’s preferred candidate in the Paris mayoral race.
February 15, 2020 France reports Europe’s first coronavirus death An 80-year-old man in France has become the first person in Europe to die from the coronavirus.
February 14, 2020 Macron ally quits Paris mayoral race after sexually explicit images surface French President Emmanuel Macron’s preferred candidate in the Paris mayoral race dropped out Friday amid allegations that he sent sexual images to a woman who isn’t his wife.
February 13, 2020 French ski resort closes over 'no snow' for second year in a row A French ski resort, for the second year in a row, is in the midst of a meltdown.
February 10, 2020 Anti-Putin blogger has throat slit in a hotel room after vocally opposing the Russian President A Putin critic has been found with his throat slit in what police are calling a "politically motivated" assassination in a French hotel.
