Politics Jan 19 French President Macron vows to proceed with pension reform, despite nationwide protests By Sylvie Corbet, Jade le Deley, Associated Press
World Dec 13 International allies meet, pledge more aid to get Ukraine through winter Dozens of countries and international organizations threw their weight and more than 1 billion euros (dollars) in aid pledges behind an urgent new push Tuesday to keep Ukraine powered, fed, warm and moving amid the onset of winter. By Sylvie Corbet, Inna Varenytsia, John Leicester, Associated Press
Nation Dec 01 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Senate votes to prevent railroad strike but rejects granting more paid leave In our news wrap Thursday, a bill to prevent a railroad strike is headed to President Biden after it passed the Senate, but Senators rejected a separate measure to grant seven days of paid sick leave to workers, the Supreme…
World Dec 01 WATCH: Biden, France’s Macron vow unity against Russia, discuss trade issues Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron are celebrating the long-standing U.S.-French relationship, but these are friends with differences. By Sylvie Corbet, Matthew Daly, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Politics Sep 26 White House announces French President Macron’s 1st U.S. visit during Biden tenure The Dec. 1 visit will be the second U.S. state visit for Macron, who was first elected to lead his country in May 2017 and won a second term earlier this year. Macron had a state visit during the Trump… By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Sep 13 Watch 1:49 French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard dies at 91 By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Legendary French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard died Tuesday at his home in Switzerland. Beginning in the late 1950s and into the 60s, he and other young filmmakers became known as the "French New Wave." Jeffrey Brown looks back at the career… Continue watching
Sep 13 Jean-Luc Godard, iconic French director, dead at 91 By Jamey Keaten, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Swiss news agency ATS quoted Godard’s partner, Anne-Marie Mieville, and her producers as saying he died peacefully and surrounded by his loved ones at his home in the Swiss town of Rolle, on Lake Geneva, on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 18 France, United Arab Emirates sign deal on energy cooperation amid potential Russian shutdown By Barbara Surk, Masha Macpherson, Associated Press The deal announced by the French economy ministry Monday comes as Europe prepares for the possibility of a total cutoff of Russian natural gas in retaliation for sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 14 Macron warns France to brace for Russian gas cutoff By Associated Press Macron warned his country's people to prepare for a total cutoff of Russian natural gas by supporting alternatives, having public lights switched off at night and engaging in a period of nationwide energy “sobriety.”… Continue reading
Jul 11 No-confidence vote against Macron’s government fails in France By Jade de Leley, Barbara Surk, Associated Press French lawmakers have failed to pass a no-confidence motion requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron's government and economic policies. Continue reading