President Emmanuel Macron’s sudden call for new parliamentary elections has created chaos on the right and fostered rare unity on the left.
Author: AURELIEN BREEDEN
France in Shock as Conservative Leader Embraces Far Right
The announcement by the head of the Republicans was a historic break with his party’s policy as dismay spread over a snap election.
France’s Bold Election Gamble: Here Is What’s at Stake
President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a risky gamble.
No Arrest in Prisoner Manhunt in France, Weeks After Deadly Ambush
The aftermath of a brazen attack on a prison convoy has raised uncomfortable questions for France’s justice system.
Sunak Apologizes After Damning Report on U.K. Infected-Blood Scandal
A nearly six-year inquiry found that the deaths of about 3,000 people and the infection of more than 30,000 others could have mostly been avoided.
Police in France Shoot Dead Man Who Tried to Set Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue, in Rouen, northern France, sustained “significant damage,” but nobody other than the assailant was harmed, the authorities said.
French Police Kill Man Who Tried to Set Rouen Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue, in Rouen, northern France, sustained “significant damage,” but nobody other than the assailant was harmed, the authorities said.
Interpol Issues Alert for French Inmate on the Run After Deadly Ambush
Hundreds of police officers in France were engaged in a manhunt for the escaped prisoner and the armed assailants who freed him.
Manhunt Underway in France After Prisoner Escapes in Ambush
The French authorities said that armed assailants had attacked a prison convoy, killed two guards and freed an inmate.
Roman Polanski Did Not Defame British Actress, French Court Rules
Charlotte Lewis, who says the director raped her in the 1980s, brought the lawsuit against him over an interview in which he called the accusations an “odious lie.”