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February 23, 2026
Tour Montparnasse is One of Paris’s Uglier Landmarks. It’s Getting a Makeover.
The Tour Montparnasse is one of Paris’s least-loved landmarks. After half a century, it’s finally being remodeled.
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February 16, 2026
Ticket Scam Cost the Louvre $12 Million, Investigators Say
The Paris prosecutor’s office said that a network involving museum employees and tour guides had been operating for a decade. Investigators also believe the fraud occurred at Versailles Palace.
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February 15, 2026
French Prosecutors to Investigate Diplomat as Part of Epstein Probe
The Paris prosecutor’s office said it was looking into three new complaints with links to the files and revisiting an earlier investigation into an Epstein associate who died in 2022.
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February 3, 2026
Police Search X’s Premises in France as Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk
The move followed a yearlong investigation into X and escalated a wider standoff between European officials and American tech companies over the regulation of social media.
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January 27, 2026
Former French Senator Convicted of Drugging a Colleague, Intending to Assault Her
The trial took on special resonance in France, a year after a court found Dominique Pelicot and dozens of other men guilty of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was sedated.
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January 21, 2026
French Doctor Listened to Women’s Pain, Then Transformed How It Was Treated
Ghada Hatem-Gantzer, a French doctor, founded a one-stop shop to treat female victims of violence. Now, her revolutionary template is used across France.
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January 12, 2026
Owner of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died Is Ordered to Jail as a Flight Risk
Jacques Moretti has been placed in pretrial detention for at least three months. He and his wife, Jessica Moretti, are under investigation over possible negligence.
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