Teaching unions also planned demonstrations nationwide that are expected to pose a serious challenge for the government of President Emmanuel Macron.
Author: CONSTANT MEHEUT
Paris Reimposes Outdoor Mask Mandate as Omicron Soars
With more than 2,000 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, the capital has become the center of France’s spreading Omicron outbreak.
France Refused to Repatriate a Sick Woman Who Joined the Islamic State. She Died.
A Frenchwoman died of health complications in a detention camp in Syria on Tuesday, her lawyer said. She had repeatedly asked to be repatriated to treat severe diabetes.
Echoes of Trump at Zemmour’s Rally in France
Éric Zemmour, the polarizing far-right polemicist, launched his presidential campaign last week with a frenzied rally that was disrupted by a violent brawl.
Modernization of Notre-Dame Interior Gets Green Light
A commission of heritage experts approved proposals to bring in contemporary art and move some furniture to make more space for visitors. Critics say it will debase the centuries-old church.
Modernization of Notre-Dame Interior Gets Green Light
A commission of heritage experts approved proposals to bring in contemporary art and move some furniture to make more space for visitors. Critics say it will debase the centuries-old church.
French Court Convicts Man in the Murder of a Holocaust Survivor
The man, Yacine Mihoub, was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Mireille Knoll, 85, in 2018, which judges said was a hate crime motivated by the fact that she was Jewish.
France Detains British Boat as a Fight Over Fishing Rights Escalates
The British government summoned France’s ambassador for talks over the incident, the latest sign of cross-Channel tension between the two countries.
Trial in Holocaust Survivor’s Killing Begins in France
Mireille Knoll, 85, was killed in 2018 in what prosecutors and the authorities called a hate crime. Decades earlier, she had escaped a notorious roundup of Jews.
Macron Commemorates 1961 Paris Police Killing of Algerian Protesters
President Emmanuel Macron of France is the country’s first head of state to attend an event marking the deaths, which officials ignored for decades.