After appointing the same person prime minister for the second time in a week, President Emmanuel Macron is facing calls to explain his stubbornness or resign.
Author: Roger Cohen
With Sébastien Lecornu’s Resignation, France Faces Increasing Turmoil
The record-fast collapse of yet another government confronts President Emmanuel Macron and his country with an intensifying crisis.
Netanyahu and an Israel Without Restraint
With the assault on Gaza City, Israel’s prime minister has piled defiance on defiance, as any check from the Trump administration falls away.
Macron Has No Good Options After Repeat Collapse of French Government
The president, thwarted at home, has become increasingly frustrated and weakened at a critical moment for his country and Europe.
Macron Calls Putin an ‘Ogre at Our Doorstep’
The remarks were a considerable shift for France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who called Moscow a potential threat for many European countries.
Macron Calls Putin an ‘Ogre at Our Doorstep’
The remarks were a considerable shift in sentiment between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who called Moscow a potential threat for many European countries.
Macron Recognizes a Palestinian State. But to What End?
The French president, expressing a moral obligation to address suffering in Gaza, made clear he had lost patience with the United States and Israel. The question is what effect he will have.
France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says
The announcement sets France apart from the United States and most of its close allies, and could cause friction with President Trump.
France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says
The announcement sets France apart from the United States and most of its close allies, and could cause friction with President Trump.
Extra! Extra! Read All About Last Newspaper Hawker in Paris
Ali Akbar started selling papers on the streets in 1974. He is still at it, winning over Parisians and presidents with persistence, humor and his signature catchphrase: “Ça y est!”