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France imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 22 hours agoPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, his office said Wednesday.
As France reels from the rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to the fore in election campaign
WCMH Columbus· 3 days agoPARIS (AP) — The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has...
The Nation Resurgent, and Borders, Too
New York Times· 1 day agoBased in Paris, Roger Cohen has covered immigration and other issues in Europe for 30 years. At the heart of the rapid rise of the nationalist right,...
French athletes avoided talking politics. The rise of the far right changed that.
The Christian Science Monitor· 5 days agoFrance’s soccer captain and arguably the best player in the world, Kylian Mbappé, is in the news...
What Happens to the Paris Olympics if National Rally Wins?
The Nation· 4 days agoIn a madcap gambit, French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the National Assembly and called...
France's far right is gaining momentum for the first time since World War II
NPR· 2 days ago(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) SERGE KLARSFELD: (Speaking French). BEARDSLEY: He says, "I will vote for the National Rally Party rather than the...an extreme left that's ...
A hard-right 28-year-old could soon be France’s PM
The Economist· 7 days agoToday the 28-year-old leader of the hard-right National Rally may be weeks away...protégé from obscurity to the cusp of high office is one of the more...
Macron’s threat of dictatorship and the treachery of France’s New Popular Front
World Socialist Web Site· 7 days agoOn Wednesday, French media outlets reported that President Emmanuel Macron may invoke Article 16 of...