July 2020
- Opinion
- Technology & democracy
China’s tech juggernaut can scale great wall of opposition
A bipolar world is starting to take shape around countries that welcome Chinese technology and investments versus the US-led West that is closing its door.
- James Kynge
Macron promises to rebuild Notre Dame as was
Plans to modernise the iconic cathedral have been dropped.
- Aurelien Breeden
January 2020
The battle to drive Notre Dame's restoration
As the Paris cathedral rises from the ashes, a tug-of-war is being waged over the cultural icon's transformation.
- Philip Kennicott
July 2019
Notre-Dame came far closer to collapsing than anybody knew
What happened over four hours that night changed Paris.
- Elian Peltier, Adam Nossiter and Liz Alderman
June 2019
Billionaires who pledged to rebuild Notre-Dame haven't paid 'a cent'
It's mainly American and French individuals who are behind the first donations to restore the famed cathedral that was destroyed by fire.
- Thomas Adamson
April 2019
Why Gucci and Dior want to rebuild Notre Dame
The titans of luxury have plenty of business reasons to ensure Notre Dame recovers.
- Andrea Felsted
Yellow vest protesters march on in Paris
French leaders had called for solidarity in the wake of the Notre-Dame blaze, which destroyed the roof and spire of the 850-year-old church.
- Palko Karasz
- Opinion
- Federal election
Be warned: the Notre Bill edifice could collapse at any minute
A popular cultural monument, Notre Bill is also a fine example of classic Gothic horror politics, propped up entirely by its famous lying buttresses.
- Rowan Dean
- Analysis
- France
Macron uses Notre Dame fire to urge unity in fragmented nation
The French President has sought to place the national tragedy of Notre Dame's near destruction in the context of the great sweep of French history, a move intended to reassure citizens of his long-term vision for the nation.
- Adam Nossiter
Notre Dame's stability assessed as world grieves for icon
Authorities are assessing the stability of Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire ripped through the iconic monument in central Paris and seriously damaged large parts of the structure.
- Gregory Viscusi, Rudy Ruitenberg and Helene Fouquet
- Opinion
- France
Pinnacle of civilisation in flames
Notre Dame was a pinnacle of the expression of what it means to be human. We built this. It is us at our best.
- Steve Howard
- Opinion
- Catholic church
Paris needs another Hugo to champion its gothic survivor
Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame was written to draw attention to the sorry state of the cathedral.
- Jonathan Glancey
- Opinion
- Opinion
The eternal backdrop to life in Paris is no more
Notre Dame - the literal and figurative heart of Paris, the point from which all distances in the city are measured and the seemingly eternal backdrop to life in the French capital - is essentially no more.
Huge blaze devastates Notre-Dame Cathedral
French firefighters said they had saved the shell of the Notre-Dame Cathedral from collapse on Monday after fire gutted and destroyed the roof of the landmark.
- Sybille de la Hamaide, Simon Carraud and Sudip Kar-Gupta