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 The Pizzeria du Sud was selling record amounts of beer to England fans when a group of Russians in near-military formation burst into square near the Marseille seafront. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160619/football-beer-batons-and-lessons-from-battle-of-marseille Sun, 19 Jun 2016 11:58:36 +0200 football-beer-batons-and-lessons-from-battle-of-marseille France on Saturday expelled Russian far-right football fan leader Alexander Shprygin over violence at Euro 2016 as UEFA opened an inquiry into new chaos caused by Croatian supporters. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160618/twenty-russian-fans-expelled-from-france Sat, 18 Jun 2016 15:01:25 +0200 twenty-russian-fans-expelled-from-france As if it wasn’t beautiful enough already, Paris has just added a new impressive sight to its skyline: a huge golden dome crowning the Russian orthodox cathedral being built near the Eiffel Tower. And there are more domes to come. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160324/paris-adds-giant-golden-dome-to-skyline Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:12:18 +0100 paris-adds-giant-golden-dome-to-skyline French actor Gérard Depardieu, who famously quit France in a huff over high taxes, has risked the wrath of the French president again by featuring in a luxury Swiss watch advertising campaign, which bears the slogan "Proud to be Russian". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140325/depardieu-proud-to-be-russian-in-ad-campaign Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:51:00 +0100 depardieu-proud-to-be-russian-in-ad-campaign