Society is increasingly divided between a law-and-order faction and those who see racism in a pattern of police killings or mistreatment of minorities.
Author: Roger Cohen
France Police Shooting Presents New Challenge for Macron
Protests over the fatal police shooting of a teenager come as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to restore a sense of calm after his pension overhaul ignited turbulence in the streets.
Prigozhin, Putin’s Beast, Turned on Him Before Apparently Reversing Course
Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the paramilitary Wagner Group, has been driven to fury by a mismanaged war in Ukraine. He turned on his creator, before apparently reversing course.
Russian Judge Agrees to Extend Evan Gershkovich’s Detention for Three Months
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been held at the notoriously harsh Lefortovo jail since his arrest on March 29 during a reporting trip to the central Russian city of Yekaterinburg.
Macron Returns From China to Allied Dismay
Criticism of the French president’s performance in Beijing has been scathing among some allies, who saw him as cozying up to Beijing.
French Visit Undercuts U.S. Efforts to Control China
Allies don’t always see things the same way, as Emmanuel Macron’s cozy visit to Xi Jinping made abundantly clear.
Xi and Macron Call for Ukraine Peace Talks, but the Path Is Murky
It is not clear that the Chinese and French leaders — much less Russia and Ukraine — have compatible terms for talks or peace, and Mr. Xi has not publicly agreed to pressure Moscow to negotiate.
Macron, in China, Says He’ll Urge Xi to Work for Peace in Ukraine
President Emmanuel Macron of France spoke of the need for a “shared responsibility for peace and international stability.”
Can China Make Peace in Ukraine? Macron Isn’t Saying No.
The French president hopes Beijing can be useful in pressing Russia to end the war in Ukraine. How exactly is not clear.
Macron Appears Ready to Tough Out France’s Pension Crisis
Amid protests in the streets and in Parliament, the French leader shows no sign of scrapping a law that raises the retirement age.