Nation Jan 16 American accused of sexual assault has been extradited from France to the U.S. An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” was extradited Thursday from France to the United States.
World Jan 14 New French PM says he’ll renegotiate the challenged plan to raise the retirement age France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.
World Jan 07 Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader often accused of racism and antisemitism, dies at 96 A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence.
World Dec 18 Families scramble to help in French territory of Mayotte after deadly cyclone rips through island Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France's president and another 180 tons of aid were expected to arrive.
World Dec 15 Cyclone Chido causes hundreds of deaths on Mayotte islands in Indian Ocean, officials say The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may be close to 1,000, the island’s top government official told the local broadcaster Sunday.
World Dec 13 France’s Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as country’s next prime minister French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week.
Politics Dec 07 Trump meets with France’s Macron and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy during visit to Paris The president-elect's visit to France, ahead of a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire, comes as Macron and other European leaders are trying to win Trump’s favor and persuade him to maintain…
World Dec 05 French president Macron vows to stay in office after prime minister resigns In his address to the nation on Thursday, Macron came out fighting, laying blame at the door of his opponents on the far right for bringing down the government of Michel Barnier.
World Dec 04 French lawmakers oust prime minister in first successful no-confidence vote since 1962 France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together Wednesday in a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet members to resign, a first since 1962.
World Oct 24 Lebanon aid conference raised $1 billion in pledges, French foreign minister says The Paris conference also aimed at coordinating international support to strengthen Lebanon’s armed forces so they can deploy in the country’s south as part of a potential deal to end the war. Such a deal could see Hezbollah withdraw its…