COLUMN. The idea of breaking with the status quo is gaining traction in France, but it is balanced by concerns over the chaos ...

The modern retelling of the classic fairytale was commissioned and then cancelled by the French Ministry of Education.

Initiated by Donald Trump in 2020 without consulting US allies, the American departure from Kabul unfolded the following year ...

The contrast between Macron’s early promise and his current image seems almost theatrical. As the British historian Julian Jackson said in the Times, “the Fifth Republic is teetering,” with Macron’s ...

In 2021, he and a couple of cousins hired the impeccably well-connected lawyer, Jean-Pierre Mignard, a close friend of former French president François Hollande.

Parliament in the small mountainous country between France and Spain voted to legalize same-sex marriage. Voters supported legalizing same-sex marriage 62% to 38% in a nonbinding nationwide referendum ...

Plans, reported in Scotland on Sunday, for the National Library of Scotland to become an “events venue” are to be ...

Previously, Mr. Hollande was involved with Ségolène Royal, a former Socialist presidential candidate who is the mother of his four children. On the same day, Mr. Hollande named Jean-Marc Ayrault ...

Hollande has also kept the promises of aid that he made at the last Africa-France summit in Paris in 2013. France has delivered €11.5 billion of development assistance between 2014 and 2016, and plans ...

Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘The Safekeep’ Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, is the topic of this month’s discussion.

Implementation and awareness matter as the measure is set to go into effect later this year. “Just because a law is on the books doesn’t mean people will necessarily follow it, or be aware of it,” she ...