Feb 23 France and Britain's leaders head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia. Continue reading
Feb 18 French lawmakers consider banning headscarves in sport. Amnesty International says it would discriminate against Muslims By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The bill is backed by right-wing senators and will be debated in the upper house of the French parliament. Its aim is to ban "ostensibly religious" clothing and symbols during competitions. Continue reading
Jan 28 Mona Lisa to get dedicated room in the Louvre in museum renovation, Macron says By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Macron did not disclose the cost, estimated to run into hundreds of millions of euros, to modernize the most visited museum in the world. Continue reading
Jan 16 American accused of sexual assault has been extradited from France to the U.S. By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Sylvie Corbet, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 14 New French PM says he'll renegotiate the challenged plan to raise the retirement age By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Continue reading
Jan 07 Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader often accused of racism and antisemitism, dies at 96 By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Elaine Ganley, Associated Press A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. Continue reading
Dec 23 France has a new government. Here's what it needs to do now By Associated Press The new government enters office after months of political deadlock and crisis and pressure from financial markets to reduce France’s colossal debt. Continue reading
Dec 23 France marks day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte territory off Africa By Tom Nouvian, Sam Mednick, Associated Press France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a week ago. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 5:16 Scale and brutality of French rape case sparks nationwide conversation By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara In France, a panel of judges found dozens of men guilty of raping a woman whose then-husband had drugged her unconscious over a decade. The scale and brutality of the abuse prompted thousands to take to the streets and sparked… Continue watching
Dec 19 Mayotte residents plead for water, food and other aid as Macron visits cyclone-devastated island By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The visit took a testy turn when French President Emmanuel Macron was criticized for being out of touch about what was happening on the ground by a man who said they had gone six days without water or a visit… Continue reading