Thomas Adamson

Thomas Adamson, Associate Press

  • A crowd of people taking pictures of the Mona LisaLifestyle

    The Louvre is shutting its doors after staffers spontaneously go on strike in protest of seismic crowds and ‘untenable’ working conditions

    By Thomas Adamson and The Associated Press
  • JD Vance waves as he arrives at the global AI Summit in ParisPolitics

    JD Vance says AI is ‘on par with the invention of the steam engine,’ and excessive regulation could kill it: ‘We have to cut red tape and we will’

    By Thomas Adamson, Aamer Madhani, and others
  • JD Vance turns his head during a news conferencePolitics

    JD Vance says the main reason he’s attending the global AI summit is to have private conversations with world leaders ‘to help us diplomatically’ end the Russia-Ukraine conflict

    By Sylvie Corbet, Aamer Madhani, and others
  • France’s far-right Front National (FN) party founder and former leader Jean-Marie Le Pen delivers a speech at the Place des Pyramides in Paris during a rally in honour of Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc) on May 1, 2019. (Photo by JACQUES DEMARTHON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, who railed against immigration and set the stage for today’s politics, dies at 96

    By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, and others
  • French President Emmanuel MacronPolitics

    Macron unveils new French government dominated by centrists and conservatives

    By Thomas Adamson and The Associated Press
  • Ann-Caroline PrazanLifestyle

    Bernard Arnault crown jewel opens its archives to reveal the world’s first lipstick, first perfume—and Queen Elizabeth II’s private stash

    By Thomas Adamson and The Associated Press
  • A visitor takes a picture of the painting “The Payment of the Tithes” (also known as The Village Lawyer) by Belgian Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel on the eve of its auction sale, at the Drouot auction house in Paris on March 27, 2023. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION – TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Painting by famed Flemish artist Brueghel that was assumed to be a fake and hung behind a door sells for $845,000

    By Thomas Adamson and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall welcome French president Emmanuel Macron to Clarence House in London, Thursday June 18, 2020. Unrest in France is tarnishing the sheen of King Charles III’s first overseas trip as monarch. Striking workers have refused to provide red carpets and critics are calling for the British king’s visit to be canceled altogether amid pension reform protests. (Jonathan Brady/Pool via AP, File)Politics

    Striking French workers are literally refusing to roll out the red carpet for Britain’s King Charles as he visits Macron during mass protests

    By Thomas Adamson and The Associated Press
  • Street Style - Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 : Day FiveRetail

    Paris Fashion Week showcases the latest in clothing—and face masks

    By Thomas Adamson and The Associated Press