The French film star, the fake Irish aristocrat and the missing €7m Trial to open in Nice of Thierry Fialek-Birles, accused of an ‘elaborate fraud’ against the actor and director Dany Boon The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025
Raphael Grave: Investigation launched into 'horrifying' death of French online streamer Raphael Graven, who went by Jean Pormanove, was found dead in Contes, near Nice, on Sunday night, prosecutors said Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025
French streamer dies live online after months of apparent mistreatment Jean Pormanove featured regularly in videos in which he appeared to be assaulted or humiliated as viewers watched The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025
Paris, Barcelona, Venice overwhelmed as tourism increases over prepandemic levels International travel reached 99% of its prepandemic levels in 2024 and is already on the rise in 2025. Fortune · Jul 20, 2025
Tour de France director hints that race will finish outside of Paris in future: ‘The 2024 finish in Nice won’t be unique’ Christian Prudhomme appears open to breaking a century-old tradition. Cycling Weekly · Jul 20, 2025
French court blocks Nice’s ban on cruise ships to fight pollution, overtourism A French court has suspended a measure made by the mayor of Nice to limit the number of large cruise ships from docking in its port, aiming to tackle pollution and overtourism. Radio France Internationale · Jul 15, 2025
Venice, Dubrovnik, the Balearic Islands: How to cruise responsibly in overtouristed destinations Travellers looking to cruise responsibly don’t have to avoid destinations with restrictions or taxes. Euronews · Jul 3, 2025
Another European city issues cruise ship ban as overtourism anger grows Nice also announced limits on cruise ships earlier this year The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025
Cannes becomes the latest famous destination to crack down on mass tourism Nice, Venice, Barcelona and Amsterdam are other European cities that have also imposed limits on cruise ships. Al Jazeera · Jun 29, 2025
UN Summit advances ocean protection, vows to defend seabed A global oceans summit wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown when nations meet to negotiate rules for deep-sea mining next month. Radio France Internationale · Jun 14, 2025
Is the ocean ‘having a moment’? This was the UN summit where the world woke up to the decline of the seas A slew of global leaders met in the south of France to discuss the future of the oceans. There was ‘momentum’ and ‘enthusiasm’, but there were critical voices too The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2025
UN Summit Celebrates Ocean Protections, But Drops Fossil Fuels A global oceans summit concludes Friday with nations taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown over deep-sea mining, but criticised for leaving fossil fuels off the agenda. International Business Times · Jun 13, 2025
NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean For the past fortnight, the city of Nice in France has been the global epicentre of ocean science and politics. The Conversation · Jun 12, 2025
Oceans have absorbed heat of 1.7 billion atomic bombs, scientists warn as UN summit opens in Nice Scientists warn ocean is absorbing heat equivalent to five atomic bomb explosions every second, driving record temperatures, sea ice loss and mass coral bleaching The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025
Radio France Internationale · Jun 12, 2025 ‘Survival’ at stake as Vanuatu uses ocean summit to press ICJ climate case Vanuatu is using this week's UN Ocean Conference in Nice to demand climate justice ahead of a landmark legal opinion from the world's top court – with climate minister Ralph Regenvanu telling RFI that faster action to hold big polluters accountable is "a matter of survival" for his people.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 11, 2025 At UN ocean summit, 95 countries back ‘wake-up call’ to cap plastic production Ministers from 95 countries – including France – on Tuesday backed calls for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, on the sidelines of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
Euronews · Jun 11, 2025 Nearly 100 countries call for ambitious global treaty to end plastic pollution at UN ocean summit Countries have shown a united front for ambition after talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty collapsed last year.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 11, 2025 Plastic Odyssey and Unesco sign deal to restore marine World Heritage sites At the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, Unesco and the Plastic Odyssey expedition have announced a partnership aimed at restoring the world’s most endangered marine World Heritage sites, increasingly under threat from plastic pollution.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 11, 2025 Niue, the tiny island selling the sea to save it from destruction On a remote raised coral atoll in the South Pacific, the tiny island nation of Niue is quietly protecting one of the world’s most ambitious marine reserves. While global leaders at the UN oceans gathering in Nice debate how to scale up efforts to safeguard the seas, Niue – population…
Radio France Internationale · Jun 10, 2025 Moratorium on deep-sea mining a 'necessity' says Macron at UN summit World leaders gathered for the UN Ocean Conference in Nice on Monday called for strict rules to govern deep-sea mining and warned against racing to exploit the ocean floor. This comes amid growing anxiety over US President Donald Trump's unilateral push to fast-track the practice in international waters.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 10, 2025 French Polynesia unveils world's largest marine protected zone French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson on Monday announced that his country is on track to create the world's largest marine protected area (MPA). The ambitious objective, spanning nearly 23 percent of the archipelago's waters, came on the first day of the UN Oceans Conference in Nice.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2025 Scientists launch Ocean health barometer Starfish at UN summit A new initiative to monitor the health of the world’s oceans was unveiled Sunday at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice. The Starfish barometer provides an annual snapshot of ocean conditions — from biodiversity loss and sea level rise to human impact and emerging solutions.
Euronews · Jun 9, 2025 ‘A golden opportunity’: UK unveils plan to ban bottom trawling in more marine protected areas It comes as pressure ramps up at UNOC in Nice, including with a satirical film featuring Stephen Fry and Theo James.
Euronews · Jun 9, 2025 Macron slams US withdrawal of climate funding ahead of UN Ocean Conference Emmanuel Macron criticised the US for withdrawing climate funding and urged nations to agree on protecting the planet at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2025 Consultation to consider extending ban on destructive bottom trawling fishing Governments, business leaders, scientists and campaigners are gathering for the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice on Monday.