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Olympic Flame Arrives in Marseille
The flame will be carried on a 79-day journey across France and its territories, culminating in Paris with the start of the Olympic Games on July 26.
France Says It Built the Olympics Safely. Migrant Workers Don’t Count.
Undocumented workers played a larger and more dangerous role in delivering the Games than the Macron administration acknowledges.
Macron Hosts Xi Jinping, China’s President, in the French Pyrenees
The French president took Xi Jinping to his childhood haunts high in the Pyrenees, hoping to forge a bond. If only the weather had cooperated.
World’s Longest Baguette Is Baked in France
Whoops, we left out this part: It was almost 500 feet long, beating out a loaf baked in Italy in 2019.
World’s Longest Baguette Is Baked in France
Whoops, we left out this part: It was almost 500 feet long, beating out a loaf baked in Italy in 2019.
Just How Dangerous Is Europe’s Rising Far Right?
Anti-immigration parties with fascist roots — and an uncertain commitment to democracy — are now mainstream.
How Does the World See the U.S. Campus Protests?
Abroad, some have praised the demonstrations. Others call the crackdowns evidence of American hypocrisy, or of a nation coming apart.
Gérard Depardieu Ordered to Stand Trial in Sexual Assault Case
The actor, who has become a #MeToo flashpoint in France, will be tried in October over allegations that he sexually assaulted two women during a 2021 film shoot.