France
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World
A Divided France Splits Over a National Hero
Robert Badinter, the former minister who abolished the death penalty, was honored in Paris after his death on Friday, but…
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World
An Abandoned Cemetery Highlights a Painful Colonial Episode for France
Nestled amid the vineyards in a picturesque region of southwestern France known for its sweet wines and goat cheeses is…
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World
France’s President Condemns ‘Manhunt’ Against Gérard Depardieu
Emmanuel Macron broke with his culture minister, who had called comments made by Depardieu in a documentary a “disgrace.” The…
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World
Fractious Immigration Vote Exposes Cracks in Macron’s Alliance
Nearly a quarter of lower-house lawmakers in President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition abstained or voted against a proposed overhaul. Government leaders…
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World
Macron Compromises With Right to Pass Immigration Overhaul
The French leader was elected twice on a vow to keep populism at bay. But his bill received rare support…
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Sports
To Lure FIFA, France Floats the Promise of a Tax-Free Home
A plan to persuade sports federations to move to the country could save them millions. Supporters and critics of the…
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World
France to Ban Smoking in Forests, on Beaches and Near Schools
A government anti-smoking plan also includes costlier cigarettes and a ban on disposable vapes. Smoking is the leading cause of…
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News
Who Was the Real ‘Shaved Woman of Chartres’?
In August 1944, in a city near Paris, Robert Capa took a photograph of a woman cradling a baby in…
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World
A French Politician Refuses to Be Silent in the Face of Antisemitism
Yaël Braun-Pivet, a secular Jew, cherishes the French ideal of a national identity that subsumes ethnic division — and speaks…
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World
Tens of Thousands March in France Against Antisemitism
The demonstrations in Paris and other cities came amid a rise in tensions in France over the Gaza war and…