World Jun 06 WATCH: World leaders and veterans mark 80th anniversary of D-Day in France On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those same…
Politics Jun 05 D-Day anniversary shines a spotlight on ‘Rosie the Riveter’ women who built the weapons of WWII In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.
World May 27 France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia Macron's office said the move is meant to allow political dialogue following the unrest that left seven people dead and a trail of destruction.
World May 09 Olympic flame’s journey across France kicks off with torchbearers in Marseille The will be carried by about 10,000 bearers as it passes through more than 450 towns until the Games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26. Former soccer player Basile Boli, who played with the Marseille team in the 1990s,…
World May 08 Olympic torch makes a grand entrance in Marseille The ship sailed into Marseille’s old port with the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, echoing from the embankment and a French Air force flyover with planes first drawing the five Olympic rings and then the red-blue-white colors of the nation’s…
World Mar 22 French President Macron regrets the Senate’s vote to reject the EU-Canada trade deal criticized by farmers The so-called CETA deal has been criticized by farmers as bringing unfair competition from abroad. It provisionally went into effect in September 2017 after all EU governments agreed to it, but its full implementation requires approval by each national parliament.
World Mar 21 EU leaders mulls ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency New plans are on the table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help rearm Ukraine and give its defense industry a boost.
World Feb 28 French Senate approves a bill to make abortion a constitutional right, triggered by abortion restrictions in U.S. and some European countries The measure to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French constitution was promised by President Emmanuel Macron following a rollback of abortion rights in in the United States.
World Feb 24 Protesting French farmers blame Macron for not doing enough to support agriculture Farmers have been protesting for months across France, including Paris, to demand better living conditions, simpler regulations and better protection against foreign competition they see as unfair.
World Feb 23 Angry French farmers protest with their tractors again in the streets of Paris Angry farmers are back in Paris on their tractors on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital, in a new protest demanding more government support and simpler regulations.