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This week, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris will unveil The Desperate Man, the renowned self-portrait by French painter Gustave Courbet, marking its first display in France in nearly twenty years. The painting has been loaned to the museum for a minimum of five years by Qatar Museums.

Their sentencing comes just days after Tehran suggested the pair could be released in a prisoner swap

The pair were named as Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran in 2022 on charges France called "unjustified and unfounded".

An Iranian lower court has handed heavy prison sentences to two French citizens charged with spying for France and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday. The announcement comes a week after Paris and Tehran indicated progress in talks to release them.

Sébastien Lecornu hopes delaying changes until after 2027 election will win him enough support to survive

With his government hanging by a thread, France's newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to avoid a no-confidence vote this week.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plans to suspend a controversial retirement age increase from 62 to 64

Embattled French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was to give a high-stakes speech to a deeply divided parliament on Tuesday, with opponents already trying to topple his government.

More than 50 pros are hanging up their bikes this year, chapeau to them all