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French President Emmanuel Macron is continuing his search for a new prime minister, almost two months after inconclusive snap elections. He’s meeting with two of his predecessors, François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as two other senior French politicians who are both tipped as candidates to be the next premier. The latter are Bernard Cazeneuve (pictured), a former member of the Socialist Party, and Xavier Bertrand, a member of the conservative Les Républicains party and president of the northern Hauts-de-France region. For the first in a new series of Perspective we spoke to Renaud Foucart, a senior lecturer in economics at Lancaster University Management School.  http://dlvr.it/TCjSh0

French President Emmanuel Macron met with former prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve amid growing pressure to find a new prime minister following the July 7 polls. The president is also expected to meet with Xavier Bertrand, a leading figure of the centre right, as well as former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande later on Monday.  http://dlvr.it/TCj1rZ

Saturday, August 31, 2024: In our first edition after the summer holidays, Alison Sargent is joined by French politics and history professor Andrew Knapp to discuss France's ongoing political deadlock. Nearly two months after snap parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron has yet to name a new prime minister, with the National Assembly split between the left, centre-right, and far-right blocs. Plus, the Paralympics kick off in the French capital, and events are held to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris.   http://dlvr.it/TCj1bj

Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower will keep the Olympic rings it has been decorated with since June until after the ongoing Paralympic Games, mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday, without specifying for how long.  http://dlvr.it/TCj1QD

The French culture ministry wants to etch the unique zinc-plated rooftops of Paris and their workers in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Though iconic, the roofs are often criticised for their inadaptability to hot temperatures brought on by climate change.  http://dlvr.it/TCfLt8

With thousands of French fans cheering him on, Dorian Foulon defended his C5 4000m individual pursuit title won at at the Tokyo Games in emphatic fashion by beating Ukraine's Yehor Dementyev. http://dlvr.it/TCcVnp

At what point does the French president have to hand over the reins of power? It's business as usual on this last Thursday in August at the Élysée Palace for Emmanuel Macron, meeting the new British prime minister before jetting off to Serbia for an official visit. But it’s been nearly two months since his surprise gamble on snap elections backfired and he’s yet to name a new prime minister.  http://dlvr.it/TCYcyb

France is famous for many things, but one of the first that comes to mind is food. The country boasts hundreds of cheeses, sophisticated dishes and incredible wines, but the cherry on top of French gastronomy is all its delicious desserts. France is a sweet-lover's paradise, with shops full of fabulous pastries at nearly every street corner. Where does this savoir-faire come from? Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot find out more in this episode of French Connections Plus, where they get a class in macaron making from world-famous pastry chef Pierre Hermé. http://dlvr.it/TCX73H

With rain forecast for Paris, concerns about the River Seine's water quality has prompted a change to the schedule of the swimming leg of the Paralympic triathlon, organisers said Thursday. The swimming part of the event will take place on September 1, instead of over two days. http://dlvr.it/TCWlcm

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday kicks off a two-day visit to Serbia that is expected to yield a deal to sell Rafale fighter jets to the Balkan nation that has tried to balance ties with Russia and the West since Moscow’s Ukraine invasion. Serbia has been a candidate for EU membership since 2012 and hopes to strengthen ties with France. http://dlvr.it/TCW54b

With eye-catching venues, inspiring athletes, thrilling sports and a historic curtain-raiser on the Champs-Élysées, the 2024 Paralympic Games promise to be every bit as spectacular as the recent Paris Olympics. Here’s a guide to the 11-day sporting extravaganza that opens Wednesday and runs through September 8.  http://dlvr.it/TCVCtR

After French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the idea of naming a prime minister from the left-wing New Popular Front coalition, saying a leftist government would immediately be ousted by all other parties, many French business leaders gathering at the employer federation Medef's annual conference voiced optimism that the pro-business environment of the past seven years would be maintained. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks to Laurent Saint-Martin, President of Business France, about the current business climate.  http://dlvr.it/TCVCgR

Russian-born Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, will be held in police custody in Paris for a further 48 hours, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The tech titan was arrested in the French capital on Saturday for 12 alleged crimes related to drug trafficking, the sale of child sexual abuse material and fraud. After 48 hours, Durov must either be released from custody or charged.  http://dlvr.it/TCRCjr

Stripped down to their birthday suits, visitors can flock to the Museum of Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean in Marseille and become fully immersed in its exhibition on the history of the naturist lifestyle in Europe.  http://dlvr.it/TCRCRJ

Facing an uphill battle, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday extended talks with party leaders for a third day to try and pin down a new government. But Macron angered many when on Monday evening he ruled out appointing a left-wing prime minister from the New Popular Front (NFP) alliance, which gained the most seats in parliament after July’s snap legislative elections. http://dlvr.it/TCQrht

There is one day to go before the 2024 Paralympics get underway in Paris, but its public transport network is almost impossible for disabled people to use, regional transport chief Valérie Pécresse said on Monday. Only a quarter of all rail services were found to be wheelchair-friendly, though the city's metro system is particularly "weak".  http://dlvr.it/TCQXC3

French President Emmanuel Macron held rare talks with far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Monday as the political deadlock from July’s snap elections intensifies pressure for him to appoint a new prime minister. With no party holding a majority in the National Assembly, Macron has delayed naming a new government, while the deadline to present a draft 2025 budget looms just over a month away. http://dlvr.it/TCNfHr

  Russia has criticised France over the detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who was arrested at a Paris airport on Saturday over accusations of failing to curb criminal activity on the platform. The Russian embassy said it had asked for access to Durov but received no response, saying "the French side is refusing to cooperate".  http://dlvr.it/TCNf42

Paris has chosen the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde to host the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Paralympics on Wednesday. The event will welcome a grand parade with over 180 delegations and 4,400 para-athletes, marking a celebration in two of the city's most renowned landmarks. http://dlvr.it/TCNdj9

The Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan will be one of the hundreds of torchbearers who will carry the Paralympic flame to 50 cities throughout France in the run-up to the 2024 Paralympics, to be held in Paris from August 28 to September 8. http://dlvr.it/TCMhKZ

Paris celebrates the 80th anniversary of its liberation from the Nazis on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by French President Emmanuel Macron and mayor Anne Hidalgo. A military parade will follow the path of the second armoured division, which entered Paris from the south in 1944, and was made up of mostly Spanish Republicans. FRANCE 24's Karim Yahiaoui met some of their family members. http://dlvr.it/TCM29j

French police have arrested a suspect over an arson attack on a synagogue after a shootout in which the man was wounded, investigative sources told French media on Sunday. The blaze in the southern French city of la Grande-Motte slightly injured a policeman when a gas bottle exploded as police secured the site of the attack on Saturday morning.  http://dlvr.it/TCLpkd

Pavel Durov, Franco-Russian billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris, French media reported, citing unidentified sources, and is set to appear in court Sunday. Russian-born Durov, 39, founded Telegram with his brother in 2013, and the encrypted messaging app is influential in Russia, Ukraine and the republics of the former Soviet Union. http://dlvr.it/TCLpXJ

French actor Alain Delon, who died last week aged 88, had requested that his funeral be a private affair. Dozens of fans gathered to pay their respects outside the grounds of his 120-hectare estate in Douchy, southeast of Paris, where he was buried in a ceremony attended by about 50 mourners. http://dlvr.it/TCLpKJ

Four days before the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, the Paralympic flame will be lit on Saturday near a hospital in the English village of Stoke Mandeville, where the idea for the competion was conceived. A group of  British athletes will then embark on the underwater journey through the Channel Tunnel on Sunday, taking it halfway, before handing it over to 24 French torchbearers, who will carry it to the French coastal city of Calais. http://dlvr.it/TCK7cs

An explosion outside a synagogue in the southern French town of La Grande-Motte on Saturday morning injured a policeman and damaged at least two vehicles, according to local officials. http://dlvr.it/TCK7SL

President Emmanuel Macron is meeting French party leaders across the political spectrum on Friday to re-open talks on appointing a new prime minister after parliamentary polls in July that saw no bloc win an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Macron has come under fire from leaders in the left-wing alliance that won the most seats for ignoring their choice for PM. http://dlvr.it/TCH4VM

Paris prosecutors have requested a criminal trial for French actor Gerard Depardieu over allegations he raped and sexually assaulted fellow actress Charlotte Arnould at his Paris home in August 2018. Depardieu is already set to face another trial in October for alleged sexual assaults against two different women during a film shoot in 2021. http://dlvr.it/TCF8YW

A Paris court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by French-Vietnamese former journalist Tran To Nga, who sought to sue Monsanto and other agrochemical companies for their role in producing Agent Orange, used by the US military to devastating effect during the Vietnam War. The court upheld the companies' legal immunity, prompting Nga, who has faced severe health  issues that she has linked to the chemical, to take her case to France's highest appeals court. http://dlvr.it/TCF87P

President Emmanuel Macron launches negotiations with different party leaders this Friday in a latest effort to bring an end to six weeks of political deadlock following snap legislative elections. Macron seems set on forging a broad coalition that would likely include his own defeated centre-right bloc – though whether he can successfully fracture the forces arrayed against him remains far from certain.  http://dlvr.it/TCC9Kn

A man was shot and seriously injured on Wednesday in Angoulême town hall in southwestern France after he set fire to the 19th century building using petrol, police and local authorities said. The fire was rapidly brought under control. http://dlvr.it/TCC961

Alain Delon, the French icon of cinema who died on Sunday aged 88, will be buried in a private ceremony in central France on Saturday. Jean-Michel Di Falco, a former bishop in the southeastern city of Gap, told AFP he had been asked by the actor to hold the funeral service. http://dlvr.it/TCBpC0

Animal rights activists welcomed the news that the family of actor Alain Delon will not have his pet dog Loubo put down and buried with him as the French star, who died Sunday aged 88, had wished. http://dlvr.it/TC969Q

Kylian Mbappé has appealed to the legal committee of the Ligue de Football Professionnelle to settle a financial dispute with his former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). According to Le Monde, Kylian Mbappé is demanding payment of €55 million owed by PSG in unpaid wages. http://dlvr.it/TC8q1F

Alain Delon, the legendary French actor who made hearts throb around the world, was once described as the most beautiful man in the movies. But his love life was tumultuous and often tormented. http://dlvr.it/TC4M0b

French President Emmanuel Macron will host party leaders next Friday for "a series of discussions" aimed a breaking the country's political deadlock, more than a month after legislative elections resulted in defeat for his ruling party and a hung parliament. http://dlvr.it/TC1D71

France bid a reluctant farewell to an “enchanted” fortnight of Olympic sport on Monday as French politics returned to political deadlock, with President Emmanuel Macron still needing to choose a prime minister that will appease all the rival factions that emerged from snap elections he called in June. http://dlvr.it/TBsZ3f

Test flights for flying taxis have been scrapped in Paris during the Olympics due to delays in the certification of the engine, said the venture's promoters. In the meantime, flight demonstrations with a passengerless prototype are being organised.  http://dlvr.it/TBsB0r

Originally scheduled for Tuesday, the men's triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympics has been postponed to Wednesday due to poor water quality levels in the River Seine, Olympic officials announced. The levels of infection-causing bacteria like E.coli are currently too high for athletes to safely compete. http://dlvr.it/TBGxjp

The wider Paris region was put on a severe storm alert Tuesday as the city hosts the Olympic Games, with heavy rain, strong thunderstorms, hail and lightning forecast from 6pm, France's weather service announced.  http://dlvr.it/TBFn0g

In a marked departure from its historic position, France moved on Tuesday to recognise Morocco's sovereignty over the Western Sahara, dealing a blow to the the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which claims it is an independent state.  http://dlvr.it/TBFmbw

Paris's newest tourist attraction and one of the highlights of Friday's Opening Ceremony, the Olympic cauldron tethered to a hot-air balloon in the Tuileries garden has become one of the hottest tickets at the 2024 Games. Free visits to see the environmentally friendly, flame-free ring of fire – 10,000 a day – are now booked up until the end of the Games, with organisers promising to add more slots. Paris authorities are mulling making the cauldron a permanent fixture in the city. http://dlvr.it/TBD7sk

Paris 2024 organisers canceled Monday's swimming training session due to inadequate water quality in the Seine, following a similar cancellation on Sunday. Despite recent heavy rains impacting the river's pollution levels, they remain optimistic that conditions will improve in time for the men's triathlon on Tuesday. http://dlvr.it/TBCLXb

Far-left extremists were likely behind last week's arson attacks on France's high-speed train network, heavily disrupting travel just hours before the Olympic Games opening ceremony, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Monday. All trains are now back up and running after teams worked around the clock over the weekend to fix the damage.  http://dlvr.it/TBC0Jr

French train services will return to normal starting Monday after being disrupted by coordinated acts of sabotage, the SNCF national rail operator said on Sunday.  http://dlvr.it/TB9RZB

The first full day of sporting action at the 2024 Paris Games on Saturday sees 14 golds up for grabs, including swimming, judo and shooting. China won the first gold of the Olympics when Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting defeated South Korea's Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun in the 10 metres air rifle mixed team event. Follow FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the Olympics. http://dlvr.it/TB7m8D

Traffic on France's TGV high-speed trains started to return to normal on Saturday after engineers worked through the night to repair sabotaged signal stations and cables. The attacks, which occurred early Friday, disrupted travel on the opening day of the Paris Olympic Games, affecting connections between Paris and major cities such as Lille, Bordeaux, and Strasbourg. http://dlvr.it/TB7W8G

With its breathtaking location on the Mediterranean, Marseille is one of the French cities hosting the 2024 Olympics. The Games are a perfect opportunity to promote its cultural wealth to the world. Join Eve Jackson for a special show about the French city going for gold when it comes to music, food and the arts. We meet 3-star Michelin chef and former professional basketball player Alexandre Mazzia, who's an Olympic torchbearer and one of the chefs chosen to cook for the athletes. We also visit the photo exhibition where sportswomen are in the spotlight and speak to dancer and social worker Marina Gomes about promoting the cultural richness and talent in Marseille's working-class areas. http://dlvr.it/TB634n

Organisers have promised an Opening Ceremony the likes of which audiences have never seen, to launch the 2024 Paris Games. More than 80 boats bearing nearly 7,000 athletes will set off from Paris's Austerlitz Bridge for a floating parade up the River Seine, sailing past Notre-Dame cathedral to arrive at the feet of the iconic Eiffel Tower. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest developments as the Olympics officially get under way. http://dlvr.it/TB5fqZ

French train operator SNCF on Friday said that the country’s high-speed network had been targeted by "malicious acts" including arson attacks, resulting in a disrupted system just hours before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. http://dlvr.it/TB5HqY