President Emmanuel Macron of France said that he would not sign any Group of 20 joint statement unless it dealt with climate change, in a barb at President Trump’s rejection of the Paris accord.
Author: ADAM NOSSITER
‘The Rooster Must Be Defended’: France’s Culture Clash Reaches a Coop
A dispute between residents of a small island off France’s western coast and summer vacationers taps into France’s still unbroken connection to its agricultural past.
Worshiping in Hard Hats: Notre-Dame Offers First Mass Since Blaze
A small group celebrated their faith and a fragile cathedral, which remains closed amid rebuilding.
‘Archaeology of D-Day’ Aims to Preserve What the Soldiers Left Behind
For the past 10 years, a cadre of field researchers in France has been digging up, documenting and cataloging the physical remains of the Normandy invasion.
European Vote Reveals an Ever More Divided France
The party of Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader who lost decisively to President Emmanuel Macron two years ago, defeated his party in the European Parliament voting.
Emmanuel Macron’s Grand Ambitions Are at Stake in European Elections
For the French president, who is bitterly opposed by the rising populist forces on the Continent, the vote is a critical test of his vision of deeper integration.
Algiers Dispatch: Algeria’s Turmoil Adds New Obstacle to Saving the Historic Casbah
A plan to restore the Ottoman-era district offended some for inviting help from the French, former colonizers. But the famed warren continues to decay.
Times Insider: In Paris, an Age-Old Spell of Invulnerability Has Been Broken
The fire at Notre-Dame was a negation of the miraculous survival of the city through the centuries, our Paris bureau chief writes.
Violence Flares at May Day Rally in Paris, and Police Arrest About 200
The police in France fired tear gas after violence broke out at the labor rally, with masked vandals mixing with demonstrators, smashing vehicles and throwing rocks.
Macron, Chastened by Yellow Vest Protests, Says ‘I Can Do Better’
President Emmanuel Macron, at the first news conference of his presidency, showed the wear of the economic and social protests that have torn France.