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Denis Podalydès at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for the film ‘The Conquest’. The actor represents a profession now facing AI voice cloning. Credits: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Culture

Denis Podalydès voice clone case : a French court orders Google to help identify the YouTube channel owner

2026-08-03

Mohamed Al-Fayed poses beside a woman at an event at Fulham Football Club on April 7, 2011. Behind them, staff bustle along the edge of the stadium. Credits: Abi Skipp / CC BY 2.0.

Society

Mohamed Al-Fayed case : trafficking rulings put recruitment and alleged facilitators around Harrods in focus

2026-08-03

At the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Gérard Darmon appears in close-up, tinted glasses and silver hair. A luminous portrait of the actor, fifteen years before the Paris cancellation. Credit: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Culture

Why Gérard Darmon’s play “Un château de cartes” vanished from the Paris theater schedule before September

2026-07-31

Kavinsky, whose real name is Vincent Belorgey, at the turntables. Credits: Based on Delrem, recropping by MRCLD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) — restoration and upscaling by DALL·E / Ecostylia.

Culture

French DJ Kavinsky dies at 50 : how ‘Nightcall’ traveled from ‘Drive’ to the Paris Olympics and beyond in 2024

2026-07-29

In Kiev, Zinedine Zidane smiles after Real Madrid’s third consecutive European title in 2018. The future national team coach holds the trophy that crowned his first managerial reign. Credits: Oleg Dubyna / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sport

Zidane succeeds Didier Deschamps : four years to build a new France staff and prepare for the 2030 World Cup

2026-07-28

David Jonsson, with an open smile and microphone in hand, at San Diego Comic-Con in 2025. At 32, the British actor is set to carry T’Challa’s legacy in ‘Black Panther 3’. Credits: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Culture

Marvel passes the Black Panther mantle to T’Challa’s son as David Jonsson leads Ryan Coogler’s 2028 sequel

2026-07-28

Tadej Pogačar smiles after his victory at Celje Castle during the third stage of the 2022 Tour of Slovenia. The Slovenian savors a win that already hints at his appetite for conquest. Credits: Petar Milošević / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sport

At 27, Tadej Pogacar joins the Tour’s five-time club, then weighs Roubaix, the Vuelta and a record sixth win

2026-07-28

With a genuine smile, Rosalía poses at the Cultura Inquieta Festival in 2018. This tight portrait shows the singer before the global rise of her career and her ‘LUX’ tour. Credits: Cultura Inquieta / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Culture

Rosalía apologizes to Argentine fans as online anger leaves four sold-out Buenos Aires concerts untouched

2026-07-24

In 1993, Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein pose side by side during a reception at the White House. This official image comes several years before the proceedings that exposed their closeness. Credits: Ralph Alswang / White House, public domain.

Society

What Daniel Siad’s death changes—and leaves unresolved—in France’s investigation of the Epstein network now

2026-07-23

Focused on the touchline, Zinédine Zidane follows the 2018 Champions League final in Kyiv. The French coach experiences the match as close to the action as possible. Credits: Антон Зайцев / soccer.ru, CC BY-SA 3.0 (also available under GFDL 1.2 or later).

Sport

France awaits Zinedine Zidane : the contract, staff and timeline the FFF must still confirm on July 28 in Paris

2026-07-23

On the red carpet at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift poses in a shimmering iridescent jumpsuit on March 14, 2019. The star is already showing global pop-star stature. Credits: Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Culture

From Nashville to stadiums : what CSTAR’s 2023 film explains, simplifies and misses about Taylor Swift today

2026-07-20

Culture

Inside Japan Expo 2026 near Paris : Yoshiki in concert, huge cosplay, Ankama turning 25 and a heatwave backlash

2026-07-19