Feb 06 French lawmakers debate controversial pension bill as protests continue By Sylvie Corbet, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The French parliament has started debating President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension reform proposals, which prompted strikes and large demonstrations in recent weeks. Continue reading
Jan 31 Strikes and protests continue in France’s pension battle By Jade le Deley, John Leicester, Associated Press Labor unions aimed to mobilize more than 1 million protesters in what one veteran left-wing leader described as a “citizens’ insurrection.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 French President Macron vows to proceed with pension reform, despite nationwide protests By Sylvie Corbet, Jade le Deley, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands protested on the streets of Paris and other French cities Thursday amid nationwide strikes against plans to raise the retirement age. Continue reading
Dec 13 International allies meet, pledge more aid to get Ukraine through winter By Sylvie Corbet, Inna Varenytsia, John Leicester, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
Dec 01 WATCH: Biden, France’s Macron vow unity against Russia, discuss trade issues By Sylvie Corbet, Matthew Daly, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron are celebrating the long-standing U.S.-French relationship, but these are friends with differences. Continue reading
Sep 26 White House announces French President Macron’s 1st U.S. visit during Biden tenure By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
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