The man is reportedly armed and holding at least two people.

Hostage crisis in Paris; man demands to be put in touch with Iran embassy

The 16.2 million euros ($19.11 million) sale price included 2 million euros in auction costs and commissions

Watch: Chinese vase found in shoebox sells for $19 million

Trump's announcement on Twitter, after he left the G7 summit in Canada early, that he was backing out of the joint communique torpedoed what appeared to be a fragile consensus on a trade dispute between Washington and its top allies

Germany, France blast Trump over Group of Seven U-turn

World number one Rafael Nadal said it was beyond a dream to win his 11th Roland Garros title after defeating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets

It's beyond a dream to win French Open title 11 times: Rafael Nadal

The 2018 French Open women's singles final is set, world number one Simona Halep will face US Open champion Sloane Stephens

French Open: Sloane Stephens, Simona Halep to meet in women's singles final

The 2018 French Open men's singles final is set, world number one Rafael Nadal will face Austrian Dominic Thiem at Philippe-Chatrier

French Open: Dominic Thiem or Rafael Nadal? Who will win the men's singles final

France have appeared at 14 World Cups, claiming their best result when they won the title on home soil in 1998

FIFA World Cup 2018: A complete profile of France

Sloane Stephens defeated Madison Keys 6-4, 6-4 to enter the finals of this years's French Open

French Open: Sloane Stephens beats fellow American Madison Keys to reach final

Simona Halep reached her third French Open final with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over former champion Garbine Muguruza

World number 1 Simona Halep into third French Open final

'As allies, we expect that the United States will refrain from taking action to harm Europe's security interests,' said the letter to US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

France, Germany, Britain, EU formally request US exemptions from Iran sanctions

A row over Galileo, a rival of the US-owned GPS, became a flashpoint in Brexit talks after London accused the EU of shutting British companies out of the project

France doubts UK would develop own satnav rival to Galileo

Madison Keys will either play Russian Daria Kasatkina or 10th seed Sloane Stephens in the semi-final

French Open: Madison Keys reaches her first semi-final on Parisian clay

President Donald Trump announced a year ago he was ditching the deal agreed upon by nearly 200 countries over opposition from businesses and US allies

Despite climate pledges, rich nations spend $100 billion on fossil fuels

Rafael Nadal will meet Diego Schwartzman in the quarter-final of this year's French Open

French Open: Rafael Nadal, Diego Schwartzman set-up quarter-final clash

The contract extension to 2023 that France defender Samuel Umtiti signed with Barcelona on Monday contains 500m euro ($586m) buyout clause said club president Josep Maria Bartomeu

Samuel Umtiti's new Barcelona contract has 500m euro buyout

Madison Keys has not lost a single set in this year's French Open

French Open: Madison Keys beats Mihaela Buzarnescu to enter quarter-finals for the first time

Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Zverev, Kei Nishikori have entered the third round at French Open on Wednesday

Dimitrov, Zverev, Nishikori reach round 3rd at Roland-Garros

Garbine Muguruza cruised past French wildcard player Fiona Ferro 6-4 6-3 on Thursday, booking her place in the French Open third round

French Open: Garbine Muguruza defeat Fiona Ferro 6-4 6-3 to enter 3rd round

Bhambri and Sharan will now meet second seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic in the second round

French Open: Yuki Bhambri, Divij Sharan advance to 2nd round

Novak Djokovic defeated the Jaume Munar of Spain 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 6-4 on Court Suzanne Lenglen to enter the third round of French Open

French Open: Novak Djokovic defeats Rogerio Silva to enter 3rd round

Mamoudou Gassama, the Malian migrant "Spiderman" received French residency Tuesday, a first step towards citizenship promised by President Emmanuel Macron

Father of rescued Paris child was on street to play Pokemon Go: Officials

Europe has long been seen as a laggard in developing new technologies compared with the United States

France and Germany push for EU funding for technology start-ups

The French leader said he had a duty to keep working with the US president, describing his relationship with Trump as strong even if there are also 'issues on which we have differences'

Macron hopes Trump will return to Iran nuke talks

Philippe had been expected to visit Jerusalem on June 1 for an event promoting ties between France and Israel

French PM Philippe cancels Israel trip over 'domestic agenda'

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