The precise nature of the device was not immediately clear, but President Emmanuel Macron said the explosion in Lyon, in central France, was an “attack.”
Author: AURELIEN BREEDEN
Hours After French Patient Is Taken Off Life Support, a Court Orders It Be Restored
Vincent Lambert was left in a vegetative state after a 2008 car accident. His family is split over removing life support, and his case has attracted intense attention from the media and politicians.
Marine Le Pen Denies Making White Power Gesture in Selfie
The French far-right leader said she was unaware the hand signal meant anything other than O.K. when she posed for a selfie with an Estonian politician.
France Debates How to Rebuild Notre-Dame, Weighing History and Modernity
The discussions gained strength as President Emmanuel Macron and other leaders paid tribute to the firefighters who saved the cathedral from complete destruction this week.
Millions in Notre-Dame Donations Pour In as France Focuses on Rebuilding
Days after a fire coursed through the Paris cathedral and donors pledged about $950 million, the French government announced measures to restore the monument.
Macron Wants France to Commemorate Rwanda Genocide
The French president said he wanted April 7 to become an annual day of commemoration for the massacres, which remain a source of tension between France and Rwanda.
Child Abduction Rumors Lead to Violence Against Roma in France
The outburst of attacks was the latest result of social media being used to fan prejudice, with dangerous, or even deadly, consequences.
Police Beef Up and Violence Dips in Week 19 of ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests
The number of protesters has dwindled over the past months. But a surge of violence last weekend had renewed scrutiny of the government’s handling of the demonstrations.
French Cardinal Offers to Resign After Conviction for Covering Up Priest’s Sexual Abuse
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the archbishop of Lyon, received a six-month suspended prison sentence for failing to report the clergyman’s abuse of Boy Scouts.
Vatican Envoy to France Under Investigation for Sexual Assault
Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the pope’s representative in Paris, is accused of molesting a City Hall staffer there last month.