Pavel Durov was arrested near Paris over the weekend as part of a broad investigation into criminal activity on the platform.

Pavel Durov has been detained in France, as part of wide-ranging investigation into criminal activities on the messaging platform he runs.

Organizers avoided disruption by agreeing to give performers on temporary contracts a greater cut of broadcast royalties.

Mr. Jacquot, 77, was accused of assaulting two actresses and barred from working with minors. He has denied any wrongdoing.

Unions accuse the company that manages the monument of pursuing financial policies that risk its well-being and worry that a fee paid to the city…

The call from two main farmers’ unions came after President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced new financial aid and plans to loosen regulations to end the…

Hélène Darras, a French actress, had accused Gérard Depardieu of groping her in 2007 on a movie set. A separate investigation of the actor is…

Emmanuel Macron broke with his culture minister, who had called comments made by Depardieu in a documentary a “disgrace.” The actor is facing renewed scrutiny…

French prosecutors are looking at a 2018 real estate deal between the head of the LVMH luxury empire and Nikolai Sarkisov, a Russian insurance magnate.

Over 230 pieces went under the hammer, including sculptures by Rodin. The French actor — now dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct — once played…