Brigitte Macron harassment trial opens in Paris

Ten people are on trial in Paris for spreading false rumours about Brigitte Macron’s gender and personal life. The case, involving influencers and online figures, comes as the Macrons also pursue legal action in the US over similar attacks spread by f…

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A German lift, Napolean’s lost bling, and the fake ‘detective’: How Louvre heist became a quintessential French affair

In another century, the French might have written angry pamphlets about Prussian efficiency. In this one, they double-tapped the meme. The lift became a stand-in for everything absurd about the story — the perfect metaphor for modern Europe, where a pi…

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