French authorities will be "uncompromising" in their enforcement of a new ban on abayas in schools, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday, following the decision to ban the robe-like garment in the upcoming academic year.

In many ways, San Francisco's downtown is in dire straits. The city's once bustling Union Square neighborhood, once teeming with shoppers, diners, and tourists, has suffered declining foot traffic and closing stores.

Ahead of the launch of the event on 25 September, the Paris Fashion Week calendar has been announced.

France will ban schoolchildren from wearing abayas ahead of the upcoming academic year, the government has said, the latest in a series of contentious restrictions in the country on clothing associated with Muslims.

The education minister says female Muslim students will not be allowed to wear the loose-fitting robe.

The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country's wine producers, who are struggling to cope with falling prices and waning demand.

A cocktail of problems hit the industry, including demand for wine falling as more people drink craft beer.

Lisa Vanderpump is skeptical about the prospect of a reality star union as members of SAG-AFTRA continue their strike against the studios and streamers for fair wages, streaming residuals and protection against AI.

This year's Women's World Cup is very much reaching the business end of things, with two more quarterfinals to be played.

PARIS French wine production in 2023 is expected to be near the average of the last five years,

Six of the quarterfinal spots at the Women's World Cup have been decided meaning there are just two left up for grabs.

Two men in suits and a woman wearing a dress target a store in a street full of luxury jewellery shops.