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Five nominations without a win, then ceremony president : why the 2027 César Awards chose Léa Seydoux in Paris

2026-10-16

Under the lights of La Route du Rock, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay shape Justice's sound in August 2007. The French duo is gathered behind their gear. Credits: Bertrand from Paris / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

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Justice scores GTA 6 as Rockstar unveils a 34-song album, a collaborative single and its in-game radio lineup

2026-10-16

Marine Le Pen, photographed in close-up in May 2024, speaks at Vox's VIVA 24 rally in Spain. The RN leader reunites there with her European allies. Credits: Daniel Gimenez Sabiote / Vox España / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0.

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Ukraine aid, French debt and EU rules : what a Marine Le Pen presidency could really change after six months

2026-10-15

Celine Dion steps into the spotlight during the taping of ‘Vivement Dimanche’ in 2012. The portrait puts the icon back at the center of a Paris comeback being watched fourteen years later. Credits: Georges Biard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Celine Dion ends her 2026 Paris run before returning for 10 concerts at Nanterre’s Plenitude Arena in May 2027

2026-10-15

Natacha Polony, photographed at the Chocolate Fair in 2013, is now a candidate in the 2027 presidential election. This portrait accompanies the analysis of her political priorities and the obstacles to qualifying. Credits: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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French presidential hopeful Natacha Polony bets on domestic industry as she chases 500 endorsements to qualify

2026-10-14

Raphaël Glucksmann in May 2018. His presidential candidacy led his partner, Léa Salamé, to step away from France 2's 8 p.m. newscast. Credits: PetDoherty / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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After Léa Salamé left France 2’s evening news : her contract, new assignments and unanswered salary questions

2026-10-14

Facing the European Parliament’s official backdrop in 2024, Raphaël Glucksmann shows the restraint of a candidate now being judged on his alliances. Credits: European Union 2024 – Source: European Parliament.

Society

After winning the center-left primary, Raphael Glucksmann must unite allies and build a credible campaign

2026-10-13

At the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2017, Raphaël Glucksmann looks reflective, far from the bustle of a presidential campaign. Nine years later, being pied with flour becomes a marker of his split with LFI. Credits: Harald Krichel / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0.

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After a flour attack, Raphael Glucksmann turns his French primary win into a sharper break with the far left

2026-10-12

Illustration photo: a car dashboard on the highway at dusk. Credits: Arkady Lifshits / Unsplash via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

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Profiles, reviews and reporting : what one uneasy ride reveals about safety rules for carpooling in France

2026-10-12

Céline Dion sings to the audience, carried by the blue stage lights. Microphone in hand, she embodies the return to the stage at the heart of her Paris residency. Credits: Anirudh Koul / Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

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In Nanterre, Julia Roberts and Zinédine Zidane Reportedly Spotted at Céline Dion’s Thirteenth Residency Concert

2026-10-12

In a bright portrait taken at the 2013 NRJ Music Awards, Claudia Tagbo wears the smile of an artist joining the Les Enflures adventure. The comedian is among the first names announced. Credits: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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How Jarry’s Les Enflures comedy gala turns a ticket lottery into funding for France’s Restos du Cœur charity

2026-10-09

Microphone in hand, Céline Dion steps back into the spotlight at Paris-Bercy on November 25, 2013. A stage portrait that recalls the closeness she builds with her audience. Credits: Yoyo76300 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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In Nanterre, Celine Dion fights back tears before Beauty and the Beast and reconnects with her French audience

2026-10-09