https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Paris-based cinema club Lost in Frenchlation celebrates Pride Month with 11 screenings of films with LGBTQ themes, from classics to recent releases. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260513/french-films-with-english-subtitles-to-watch-in-june-2026 Wed, 13 May 2026 16:41:55 +0200 french-films-with-english-subtitles-to-watch-in-june-2026 After a very popular launch in 2025, swimming in the River Seine in Paris will return this summer - here's what you need to know about the practicalities. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260511/everything-you-need-to-know-about-swimming-in-the-seine-in-summer-2026 Mon, 11 May 2026 11:25:40 +0200 everything-you-need-to-know-about-swimming-in-the-seine-in-summer-2026 After the success of the swimming spots in the River Seine last year, Paris authorities have confirmed that the open-water swimming areas will return in the summer of 2026. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260511/seine-swimming-to-return-to-paris-this-summer Mon, 11 May 2026 09:46:37 +0200 seine-swimming-to-return-to-paris-this-summer Parisian authorities have remanded in custody 95 people, including nine minors, following unrest in the French capital after Paris Saint-Germain reached the Champions League final, the public prosecutor's office said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260507/scores-arrested-in-paris-after-psg-reach-champions-league-final Thu, 07 May 2026 11:18:27 +0200 scores-arrested-in-paris-after-psg-reach-champions-league-final Pope Leo, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, could journey to France in late September, French bishops said Wednesday, on what would likely be a state visit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260507/pope-leo-could-visit-france-in-september Thu, 07 May 2026 08:17:46 +0200 pope-leo-could-visit-france-in-september Paris has a taste of Nigeria’s film industry with the start of the Nollywood Week festival, with movies exploring love, family and duty, shorts and documentaries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260506/paris-gets-taste-of-nigerias-nollywood Wed, 06 May 2026 16:16:15 +0200 paris-gets-taste-of-nigerias-nollywood A start date has been agreed for the long-awaited direct train linking Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport with the city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260427/start-date-set-for-new-paris-airport-link Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:24:01 +0200 start-date-set-for-new-paris-airport-link Four people were rescued from the River Seine near Paris on Thursday after a bus driven by a trainee driver collided with a parked vehicle before plunging into the water, officials said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260430/four-rescued-after-bus-plunges-into-seine-near-paris Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:37:44 +0200 four-rescued-after-bus-plunges-into-seine-near-paris A marathon, parks, footpaths and cycle lanes - Paris’s famously traffic-snarled périphérique could look very different in the future if the new mayor has his way. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260422/is-the-paris-mayor-really-going-to-turn-the-ring-road-into-a-park Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:26:00 +0200 is-the-paris-mayor-really-going-to-turn-the-ring-road-into-a-park It's the original and - we dare to say - will always remain the best, so here's a few things you might not know about the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260417/11-things-to-know-about-frances-arc-de-triomphe Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:29:50 +0200 11-things-to-know-about-frances-arc-de-triomphe Courts in Paris have handed out a fine of almost €600,000 to the owners of an SCI property that was being illegally rented on Airbnb, part of an ongoing crackdown of an estimated 25,000 illegal tourist rentals in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260420/paris-continues-airbnb-crackdown-with-e600k-fine-for-landlord Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:32 +0200 paris-continues-airbnb-crackdown-with-e600k-fine-for-landlord Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled underground detonation of a World War II explosive near Paris on Sunday, after authorities evacuated over 1,000 residents. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260419/experts-carry-out-controlled-blast-of-wwii-bomb-near-paris Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:18:18 +0200 experts-carry-out-controlled-blast-of-wwii-bomb-near-paris At the start of Sunday’s Paris Marathon, new mayor Emmanuel Grégoire expressed a wish to create a long-distance running race around the French capital’s usually traffic-clogged ring road. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260415/pariss-new-mayor-wants-to-create-a-peripherique-marathon Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:23:11 +0200 pariss-new-mayor-wants-to-create-a-peripherique-marathon A must-see trilogy and a culture-clash comedy to mark Europe Day are the highlights of another big Lost in Frenchlation month for movie-lovers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260415/french-films-with-english-subtitles-to-watch-in-may-2026 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:31:25 +0200 french-films-with-english-subtitles-to-watch-in-may-2026 An art-loving engineer from Paris was the lucky winner of an original Picasso painting worth more than €1million at a charity raffle in Paris on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260415/paris-engineer-wins-picasso-painting-at-charity-auction Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:50:20 +0200 paris-engineer-wins-picasso-painting-at-charity-auction Celine Dion's fans are not the only ones excited about the megastar's new tour in Paris. Hotels, restaurants and shops are hoping for a multimillion-euro boost from concertgoers in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260410/celine-dions-paris-concerts-promise-to-spin-the-money-on-and-on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:08:17 +0200 celine-dions-paris-concerts-promise-to-spin-the-money-on-and-on It’s the 49th Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris this Sunday, when some 60,000 runners will turn a large area of the city into a car-free zone. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260410/where-the-streets-will-have-no-cars-for-the-weekends-paris-marathon Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:49:27 +0200 where-the-streets-will-have-no-cars-for-the-weekends-paris-marathon Up to 60,000 people, including thousands from abroad, will run, jog, even stumble through the streets of Paris on Sunday April 12th for the city's annual marathon. Here's what to expect. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180406/paris-marathon-what-you-needs-to-know Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:49:57 +0200 paris-marathon-what-you-needs-to-know Forget the left bank and the right bank, Paris' real divide - economically, socially and politically - is between the east and the west of the city. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260409/7-maps-that-show-paris-east-west-divide Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:45:02 +0200 7-maps-that-show-paris-east-west-divide Thousands of people marched through the streets of Paris's largest suburb on Saturday to denounce racism after the town's newly elected mayor was subject to disparaging comments on social media and national television shows. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260405/thousands-rally-against-racism-in-paris-suburb-to-defend-mayor Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:06:51 +0200 thousands-rally-against-racism-in-paris-suburb-to-defend-mayor