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A flight with 81 passengers exploded on the island of Ustica as they crossed into a battle of Libyan and NATO fighters, chasing an apparatus in which they believed that they were travelling Gadafi
More than 5,000 arrests, hundreds of wounded and a week of riots later, Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure stated that student protests are "out of control" and advocates a return to "peaceful forms of action." In the meantime, the protesters call for a large mobilization by October 6, after Friday's negotiations with the Government did not produce the expected results.
With two major-round titles and three podiums on the Tour de France, Nairo Quintana hung the bike on the Giro del Emilia on Saturday. His trajectory opened the way to a generation of Colombian corridors and consolidated him as one of the high mountain's references.
This year, several French monuments pay tribute to Maria Antonieta. More than 230 years after her public execution, the queen continues to fascinate both France and abroad. Our reporters explore the reasons for this enduring interest and analyze how, long before the age of social media, María Antonieta already marked trends and cultivated an image that crossed borders. Is Maria Antonieta the first to influence France?
Some 400 schools in France remained closed on Friday, October 2, in the face of student protests. The demonstrations that began last week at institutes in the Paris region have spread throughout the country and have become increasingly violent. Students are mobilized by various demands, including the lack of teachers and the deterioration of school buildings.
The French Ministry of Education has ordered measures to ensure the safety of students during the youth protests. Hundreds of educational centres remain closed by demonstrations, which require more teachers, better facilities and more funding, while ensuring that, although they do not like the violence of mobilizations, they see no alternative because they have not been heard with peaceful protests.
Students have been protesting since last week about the conditions and lack of resources in secondary schools.
About 2,000 people were arrested on Thursday during riots in several demonstrations. The Minister of Education meets with students and parents to address the lack of resources and poor conditions in educational institutions
The leaders participate in a meeting with entrepreneurs from both countries and a delegation of Argentine governors
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, received his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei, at the Elysée Palace for a bilateral meeting. During the meeting, they addressed key issues such as strengthening economic ties and access to critical minerals, of which Patagonia has great reserves. In addition, Macron stressed the importance of the European Union in the current geopolitical context. Report by our journalist, Natalia Ruiz Giraldo.
Argentine President Javier Milei continues his visit in France. While the president seeks to increase investment in Argentina, French companies have expressed interest in critical metal deposits, which are key elements for the creation of technological elements. Our journalist Natalia Ruiz Giraldo extended the information about the president's agenda.
The French media claims to have verified, with the cooperation of Meta and a judicial agent, the talks of the President of National Regrouping
For a week, Biarritz, in the south-west of France, becomes a meeting point for Latin American cinema and cultures. The 35th edition of the Biarritz Festival unfolds its red carpet for figures such as Mexican actor Diego Luna, Chilean musician Eduardo Carrasco and Cuban writer Leonardo Padura. In this edition of Carrousel de las Artes we made a tour of Latin American cinema, music and literature that reach Biarritz by the hand of its protagonists.
The French Government presented its draft budget for 2027 on Thursday, 1 October, with an adjustment plan of EUR 43 billion through expenditure cuts and higher tax revenues. The administration of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faces a projected deficit of 5.4% of GDP in 2026 and a public debt that could reach 121.7% of GDP in 2027, well above the limits of the European Union.
The movement, which started in Paris a week ago with blockades to denounce the lack of means and personnel, extends to dozens of universities among acts of vandalism
In what was described as a "second act" of the protest, the Student Union claimed on Thursday, October 1, 30 blocks on university campus, in addition to more than 100 schools affected by the demonstrations, which demand better working and infrastructure conditions. The authorities reported dozens of violent incidents around the protests and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting.
At least 170 demonstrations were held on 29 September in various cities of France to pressure the administration of Emmanuel Macron, among other things, for an increase in wages that have fallen behind the increase in inflation. The call for attention is presented two days after the submission of the 2027 budget to the Council of State.
France had a day of mass mobilization in which more than 200 demonstrations of public employees were held throughout the country. Officials, teachers, health personnel and fire workers went to the streets to demand wage increases and more resources for public services. From Paris, our journalist Natalia Ruiz Giraldo gives us more details.
The general director of the company that exploits the Eiffel Tower of Paris, Patrick Branco Ruivo, announced on Tuesday that he will leave office at the end of the year following the controversy raised by the exclusion of female staff during a visit last September by an Indian ultraconservative group.
Philip VI calls on Brussels's responsibility for managing the crisis in the autonomous city and calls it "unacceptable"
