Paris

Union-led protests against Macron’s increase in retirement age take place in various cities on Labour Day

Alliance of main French unions says it will continue to mobilise to try force a U-turn on the changes

A new exhibition in Paris reveals the extraordinary originality and influence of Venetian artist

Strikes to continue in transport and energy sectors with power cuts and petrol shortages possible

Spring-summer collection features rich earth colours, curvy shapes and the French brand's sophisticated playfulness

The musician grew up in the totalitarian state of dictator Enver Hoxha before getting a scholarship in Paris

After making his name using metals and plastics for clothing, Rabanne found a new career when he went into business with the Puig family perfume company

In 2015, Dina Amer reported - inaccurately - on ‘Europe’s first female suicide bomber’. A biopic aims to make amends

The Maison & Objet show is a key source of interior trends

Joyce’s friend Paul Léon, who was killed at Auschwitz-Birkenau, is remembered in a new book that includes moving letters he wrote to his wife while in captivity

Mayor calls citizens’ referendum on use of machines which have swarmed the French capital and become a public nuisance

Schools shut as union leaders say Thursday’s strikes are ‘just the beginning’

A debate in Paris revealed the attitudes of a certain French elite in search of lost influence

Plan to raise French retirement age to 64 brings fear of sectoral strikes as well as public demonstrations