“France Unveils De Grasse”: Fourth Barracuda Nuclear Submarine Extends Patrols To 270 Days, Armed To Strike Land Targets Over 620 Miles Away

IN A NUTSHELL 🇫🇷 France unveils the De Grasse, enhancing its naval modernization with advanced nuclear-powered technology. 🔋 The Barracuda submarines boast a hybrid propulsion system for extended patrols over 270 days. 🚀 Armed with...

French air traffic controllers call off strike - sparing disruption for thousands of travellers

4 October 2025, 13:09 | Updated: 4 October 2025, 16:25 French air traffic controllers have called off their upcoming strikes, sparing travellers across Europe from disruption. The SNCTA (syndicat majoritaire des controleurs aeriens) union said it...

Dozens of French police sent to Nice after deadly shooting

French authorities on Saturday deployed dozens of police officers to the southern French city of Nice after two people were killed and another five received injuries in an apparent drug-related shooting. The assault took place late Friday in the...

Americans in France: Medical tourism for French healthcare and the launch of EES

From the introduction of EES at French airports to the surprising ease of healthcare in France and avoiding a poor restaurant experience, here's our latest newsletter for Americans who either live in France, visit frequently or plan to move here...

I Asked French Fashion Designers What to Wear in Paris in the Fall—Here Are the 12 Styles They Recommend

After the slow, quiet, hot month of August, when many Parisians leave the city and go on holiday, the arrival of fall fills the city with life again as temperatures cool and everyone gets back to their routine. In French, this return to school and...

Typhoon Matmo disrupts travel, forces closures in China

Agence France-Presse . Beijing, China 04 October, 2025, 22:54 Chinese authorities will cancel flights and close businesses on Saturday as Typhoon Matmo hurtles towards the country’s southern Hainan and Guangdong provinces during the busy National...

Fun Interview: Tony Shalhoub’s Travel Show ‘Breaking Bread’ Uplifts You

Heart-warming, smile-filled, eye-opening and appetite-arousing, Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread is a new six-episode CNN Original Series that delves into delectable travel-and-food adventures, hosted by Tony Shalhoub — the Golden Globe, Tony and Emmy...

Travel and Tour agent in trouble over GHC388,621 visa fraud 

By Joyce Danso, GNA Accra, Oct. 4, GNA – A Travel and Tour operator, who allegedly collected GHC388,621 from an entrepreneur under the pretext of providing him and four others with Schengen visas, has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court....

Georgia and France vow to boost economic partnership

Photo: Georgia Economy Ministry Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Mariam Kvrivishvili, held a meeting with the newly appointed French Ambassador, Olivier Courto, to explore opportunities for strengthening economic...

Paige Spiranac shares unseen Europe vacation pictures from Paris to Rome in stunning new Instagram travel diary

Paige Spiranac shares unseen Europe vacation pictures from Paris to Rome in stunning new Instagram travel diary (Image via IG/Paige) Paige Spiranac shared new pictures from her holiday in Europe. She has more than four million Instagram followers....

Week Ahead: U.S. Government Remains Closed, China Is On Extended Holiday, And Markets Hardly Notice

Image Source: Unsplash The US federal government was forced to close by the inability of Congress to pass a single appropriations bill for the new fiscal year that began October 1. Despite the disruption for government workers and their families,...

Maison Kitsuné Readies for a Brand Reset, With Paris Fashion Week in Its Sights

PARIS — After more than two decades of quietly building a cult following across music, fashion, and cafés, Maison Kitsuné is preparing for what founder and chief executive officer Gildas Loaëc calls a “reset.” It follows the hiring of Abigail...

Feature: From West Lake to Loire Valley, China meets France in cultural dialogue

HANGZHOU/PARIS, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Along France's Loire River, the morning mist has yet to lift. In the woods of Chaumont Castle -- "Chateau de Chaumont" in French -- a 25-meter-long white serpent begins to stir. Its body glitters with 3,500...

French App Jow Makes Meal Prep and Shopping Easier  

Could this French app help you not only shop better, but also cook and eat healthier? The beginning of the school year changes lots of things, including the easy style of summer cooking. Kids are back in school and parents are back to focusing on...

Why Benidorm embraces Spain's Franco-era mass tourism model

Fifty years after General Francisco Franco's death, Benidorm still clings to the mass tourism model it pioneered under his dictatorship, even as protests against overtourism sweep other Spanish holiday hotspots. Built on bikinis, skyscrapers and...

Noctourism: The New Travel Trend For Your Next Trip

Typically when you plan a trip, you're packing your day with activities. But what if instead of focusing on the a.m. hours, you centered your vacation around the p.m.? That's exactly what people who are interested in the new travel trend of...

European vacation turns tragic for Nagpur family; parents dead, children injured after taxi collision

An Indian family’s European trip turned tragic on Thursday when a Nagpur businessman and his wife died in a road accident in Italy, leaving their children injured, one critically. Javed Akhtar (57), and his wife, Nadra, died in a road accident on...

Everything we know so far about the Tour de France coming to Edinburgh in 2027

One of the world’s biggest annual sporting events -broadcast live in 150 countries - it is expected to draw huge crowds and leave a lasting legacy in Edinburgh and across the UK, where other stages of the race will be held. Organisers say the...

French air traffic controllers cancel three-day strike

French air traffic controllers have called off a three-day strike that threatened to disrupt European skies next week, a top union said on Saturday. The main union in the sector, the SNCTA, announced the suspension of its "strike notice for...

Discover the ultimate cycling holiday in Spain

Costa Blanca is a world-class cycling destination, with routes that attract both professionals training for the Tour de France and amateur riders. Credit: Blanca Bikes Facebook If you are a cycling enthusiast looking for the perfect blend of...