Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company dropped 3% after sales in May declined in several European markets. Reuters reported that Tesla suffered weaker sales in Sweden, France, Spain, Denmark and the Netherlands, but improved in Norway, boosted by the revamped Model Y. Advertising stocks…
Rafale fighter jet taxis on the tarmac during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 10, 2020. — Reuters India blocks French audit of Rafale fleet. Indonesia launches review of Dassault defence deal. Paris blames pilots, defends Rafale’s reputation. ISLAMABAD: A deepening rift has emerged between France and India over…
Artist Lauren Bon, shown at the Los Angeles River. Bon and her non-profit art and research hub, Metabolic Studio, spent more than a decade on a project called “Bending the River.” The initiative draws water from the L.A. River in downtown L.A., cleans it and uses it to irrigate Los Angeles State Historic Park. Allen…
Hanoi, Vietnam — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office on Monday downplayed an incident in which his wife appeared to push his face away as he arrived in Vietnam to begin a Southeast Asian tour. Video shot by The Associated Press in Hanoi on Sunday evening shows Macron’s plane door opening, revealing him. His wife Brigitte’s arms…
A woman sits at the terrace of a closed ice-cream shop following a major electricity outage, during the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France May 24, 2025 — Reuters French police were investigating a possible arson attack as being the main cause for a power outage which hit the Alpes-Maritimes region in southern France…
Paris — After a monthlong trial, eight of the 10 people accused of robbing billionaire celebrity Kim Kardashian in Paris in 2016 were convicted on Friday. The ringleader and seven other people involved in the heist were found guilty, but will not return to prison. The court acquitted two defendants who were accused of handing out…
