A standoff over the president’s plan to simplify a generous retirement system raises doubts about his ability to change France.
Author: ADAM NOSSITER
A Movie Torn From the Pages of His Life
Ladj Ly started with videos of police confrontations with his friends in Paris’s immigrant suburbs. Now, his wrenching film “Les Misérables” is up for an Oscar.
General Strike in France Challenges Macron’s Latest Ambition for Change
The president wants to combine a complex of 42 different generous pension schemes into one state system. It scares fellow citizens. And his personal style grates on many.
Jewish Graves Desecrated in Historic French Cemetery
It was the latest in a series of anti-Semitic incidents in the region.
French Strikes Are a Fresh Test for Macron
The walkout by a broad range of workers threatens to paralyze France for several days, calling into question the president’s apparent quelling of the “Yellow Vest” movement.
Helicopter Crash in Mali Kills 13 French Troops
The midair collision of two helicopters was the deadliest incident in decades for the French military. The troops were part of a French force combating Islamist extremists.
‘Yellow Vest’ Anniversary Brings Fires, Tear Gas and Dwindled Crowds
A protest movement that once brought tens of thousands to the streets of Paris has been confined to marginal sites and outmaneuvered by the president whose program it challenged.
Fear Has Yet to Be Extinguished After Chemical Fire in France
For Rouen, Normandy’s ancient capital, the Lubrizol factory fire has become the disaster that won’t die.
How ISIS Changed France
The Islamic State’s crimes, and the fear they instilled, have long since woven themselves into the fabric of French life.
Yet Another Unsolved Murder Stirs Corsica Against Its ‘Mafia’
On a Mediterranean island of jagged beauty, obscure criminal gangs are blamed for everything from overdevelopment to the drug trade. But those who speak out place themselves at risk.