•Bernard Arnault The Arnault family, owners of the LVMH luxury goods conglomerate, are in “exclusive negotiations” to buy a controlling stake in French football club Paris FC in a deal that will see energy drinks giant Red Bull secure a minority shareholding. The Agache group, which is controlled by LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, said in […]...
•French gendarmes inspect the scene of attack France’s high-speed rail network was hit by “malicious acts” including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said today, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. A source close to the investigation told our correspondent the attacks were coordin...
French leader Emmanuel Macron today picked Gabriel Attal as prime minister to give new momentum to his presidency, with the 34-year-old becoming France’s youngest and first openly gay head of government. Following days of speculation, Macron late yesterday accepted the resignation of Elisabeth Borne, 62, who stepped down along with the rest of...

