A human tide swept through Paris last month for the type of event France knows only too well — a protest. Union leaders led the
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French Student to Be Charged With Premeditated Murder in Teacher’s Stabbing
PARIS — After stabbing his Spanish teacher, who was at the blackboard teaching a class, the 16-year-old student walked into a nearby classroom, dropped his
A Hit French Novel Tries to Explain Putin. Too Well, Some Critics Say.
There are “two things that Russians require from the state: internal order and external power.” So says a fictional President Vladimir V. Putin in “Le
A French City Appeals to Madonna for Clues About a Long-Lost Painting
A small city in northern France is turning to an unlikely source in an effort to reclaim a painting that it lost more than a
French Court Convicts 8 of Aiding 2016 Terrorist Attack in Nice
A French court on Tuesday found eight defendants guilty of aiding in the terrorist attack that killed 86 people in the Mediterranean city of Nice
The French Baguette Is Granted UNESCO World Heritage Status
The baguette’s creation is the source of many urban legends: Napoleon’s bakers supposedly created it as a lighter and more portable loaf for the troops;
Pierre Soulages, Leading French Abstract Painter, Dies at 102
Once called “the world’s greatest living artist,” Mr. Soulages was best known for exploring the possibilities of the color black.
Opposition Surge Weakens Macron’s Absolute Majority in French Parliament
PARIS — Voters in France’s legislative elections dealt President Emmanuel Macron a serious blow on Sunday as his centrist coalition lost its absolute majority in
Newly United, French Left Hopes to Counter President in Upcoming Vote
ALLEX, France — With its centuries-old stone villages nestled among lavender fields, cows and goats grazing in the mountains and miles of vineyards, the Drôme