Oct 12 How DNA and vehicle-tracking helped French investigators recover stolen Renoirs By Sylvie Corbet, Eva Van Dam, Associated Press Four men were given preliminary charges in the investigation into the Sept. 8 theft from the small Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 4:05 Why French students are leading massive protests across the country By William Denselow Protests are continuing in France, a day after more than 250,000 people took to the streets across the country to demand education reforms. Demonstrations began in mid-September, fueled by frustrations over classroom sizes and poor building conditions. Special correspondent William… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 2:40 French students lead massive protests against education policies By Deema Zein, Eliot Barnhart More than a quarter-million people poured into the streets across France on Tuesday, a dramatic development in a student-led movement that began at a single high school. In some cities, police and protesters clashed. French officials condemned what they called… Continue watching
Oct 06 French police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 protest nationwide for school funding By Nicolas Garriga, Oleg Cetinic, Associated Press More than a quarter of a million people have marched in cities across France in support of school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. Continue reading
Oct 01 Student protests grip France as Prime Minister Lecornu calls crisis meeting By Nicolas Garriga, John Leicester, Associated Press The demonstrations erupted in Paris-region schools last week and have snowballed, with police making hundreds of arrests in clashes with the young protesters. Continue reading
Sep 28 Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt 'desire for domination' driving today's wars By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV is urging Europe to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to confront the thirst for domination driving today's wars. Continue reading
Sep 27 Pope blasts assisted dying as 'false compassion' at French shrine known for miraculous cures By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press On the third day of his visit to France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate unfolding in his native U.S. and countries around the world. Continue reading
Sep 26 Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square By Nicole Winfield, Samuel Petrequin, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press The turnout testified to the church’s lasting influence in France despite declining attendance and secularizing trends that have emptied churches across Europe. Continue reading
Sep 25 Pope opens France trip with warning that a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity By Nicole Winfield, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence, a nuclear arms… Continue reading
Sep 20 Carney and Macron deepen ties as Canada turns toward Europe and away from U.S. dependence By Associated Press Carney said the countries will task their space agencies and defense ministries to develop and share infrastructure, including launch systems and ground-based reception facilities. They also agreed to expand cooperation in energy, telecommunications, climate resilience and economic development. Continue reading