US plans to reopen embassy in Kyiv after threat of Russian attack
Ukraine reportedly launches first strike on Russia with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles
France
Gisèle Pelicot lambasts cowardice of men accused of her mass rape
Dominique Pelicot drugged wife (71) and invited strangers to rape her while she was unconscious
In Paris it’s always about your next meal - here are my favourite restaurants in the City of Light
Dublin woman Patricia Killeen always enjoys an excellent experience with her meal in Paris - but only if she goes go out
Nine things we learned about state of the planet and turbulent climate geopolitics from first week of Cop29
A chasm remains between countries who believe carbon pollution is the source of our collective ills and those who believe oil and gas are to be used to drive their economies
What will €350,000 buy in Greece, Italy, France, Portugal and Galway?
One price, home and away: A three-storey maisonette in Attica, a bungalow in Connemara and more
Fans clash at Nations League match between France and Israel
Skirmish quickly quashed by security guards at stadium as riot police deployed at ‘high-risk’ game
France deploys thousands of police for Israel football match in Paris after Amsterdam violence
Fixture designated ‘high risk’ following recent hooliganism and anti-Semitism in Dutch capital surrounding Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
A chef’s Parisian picks: Kevin Burke of Library Street’s recommendations for eating and drinking in Paris
Visiting the French capital and wondering about bars and restaurants? Forget Google, this is the only list you will need
Women walking Camino de Santiago speak of ‘terrifying’ sexual harassment
Sexual aggression ‘endemic’ on route through Spain, Portugal and France with solo female pilgrims at risk
What will €200,000 buy in Spain, France, Italy, the US or Tipperary?
A rustic home with shared pool in the Umbrian hills, a farmhouse in Brittany and more
Marseilles is having a moment: The best places to eat and drink around the French city
An influx of young chefs is putting the edgy Mediterranean city on the culinary map with smart restaurants and trendy wine bars
‘We’re in uncharted territory’: Why the forgotten threat of nuclear war presents real and present danger
With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, the US and Russia’s Cold War stand-off seems quaint in retrospect
Ireland has most expensive net electricity prices in the EU
Eurostat figures show State is second only to Germany in high price of electricity
What did the Romans ever do in Narbonne? A magnificent new museum sheds light on 500 years of history
The site of the first colony founded by Rome beyond Italian soil had few reminders of its former prestige - but that has changed with the completion of the stunning Narbo Via Museum in southern France
A Dubliner returning to France after 15 years away: ‘Here are some of the many changes I noticed’
A Dubliner returning to France finds smoky bars replaced by bubblegum clouds from vapes, that you no longer risk going tealess, and you can even ask directions in English
World powers raise $1bn for Lebanon, but ceasefire elusive
US secretary of state Antony Blinken skips Paris conference but appears to make little peace progress on Middle East tour
Lights, camera, deal? Irish production companies drop in on Cannes
Enterprise Ireland this week led a delegation at the Mipcom television trade event in France
‘Slow travel? I like travelling using fastest modes. But I’m persuaded to go on a 16-day trip designed around trains’
Tipperary woman Phoebe Moore and Moneer Seify headed on a journey from London-Paris-Marseille-Hyères-Genova-Bologna-Venice
‘I’m a woman who’s totally destroyed’: French mass rape victim Gisèle Pelicot gives evidence in court
Pelicot’s former husband invited strangers over 10 years to rape her after drugging her
Two migrants die after boat sinks in English Channel, French coastguard says
So far this year, 47 deaths have been reported by coastguard, including a baby
Twenty-minute red card undermines World Rugby’s campaign to make the game safer
At a time when rugby was starting to win the battle it is in danger of losing the war
‘We imagined it could happen elsewhere, but not here’: Rape trial revelations shake a French town
Mazan is now infamous as infamous as the place where Gisèle Pelicot was regularly drugged by her husband of 50 years and offered up to strange men for sex
The trials of Stephen Roche: ‘There are things I’ve done the last few years I’m not proud of’
The Irish former world champion cyclist has lost his holiday business, his villa in the south of France, pension, investments and many of his closest associates. Does he have any regrets?
What will €325,000 buy in Cyprus, Canada, France, Italy and Connemara?
Period homes in Aosta and Camburat, a rural hideaway near Quebec or a lakeshore house in Carraroe
John Wilson: Rich and warming wines for colder evenings
Wines for the Weekend: These two wines from the south of France are made from the Grenache grape variety
What will €260,000 buy in France, Spain, Sweden, Mexico and Kilkenny?
One price, home and away: seaside apartments in Torrevieja and Quintana Roo, traditional homes in Brittany and Vastra Gotaland or a detached cottage near Kilmoganny village
Visiting Normandy: a crossroads of history, from the Bayeaux Tapestry to D-Day
History, nostalgia and the lure of the Gallic way of life are all brought into sharp focus on a visit to friends in Normandy
Boy, two, among four deaths in two ‘tragedies’ involving small boats off France
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau says the boy had been ‘trampled to death’ after the vessel suffered engine failure
What will €199,000 buy in France, Italy, Sweden, Romania and Leitrim?
One price, home and away: Old cut-stone houses in Limousin and Umbria, rural retreats in Vastra Gotaland and Hunedoara or a lakeside cabin near Ballinamore
Marine Le Pen stands trial over alleged misuse of EU funds
French far-right leader accused of paying party staff for work they were doing in France
Slow travel allows you to escape the busy world: Here’s how to do it
Get away from it all by road, rail, ramble or sail in Ireland and farther afield
As French bond rates near Greece, Macron is indebted to an old foe that things are not worse
France now finds itself the sick child of Europe, so what would the French president give for a François Hollande figure to step forward?
What will €295,000 buy in Norway, France, South Africa, Mexico and Roscommon?
One price, home and away: a ski cabin in Aseral, a one-bed apartment in Jalisco, and more
World Cup winner Raphaël Varane announces retirement due to injury
Former France, Real Madrid and Manchester United defender won Champions League four times
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