Long-forbidden French anti-riot force sent to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests
The French government has sent a special anti-riot police unit that’s been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island of Martinique ...
France names a new government, seeking to end turmoil from July’s election
The cabinet named by Prime Minister Michel Barnier marks a tilt to the right and will need to avoid being dissolved with a no ...
France unveils a more right-wing government after deadlock
French President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff announced the formation of a new government on Saturday, hoping to put an ...
Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
Trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman, Dominique Pelicot, whose husband repeatedly drugged her has ...
20% of French teens have never tasted alcohol—now wineries are making fuel for cars instead of boozy nights out
The decline in wine consumption in France since the 1970s is causing vineyards to search for different ways to use the ...
Mayor of French town apologizes for his comments downplaying mass rape case
The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there for almost a ...
A French Fair as Workers’ Paradise, Feting Cuisine, Music and Communism
The Fête de l’Humanité, a blend of Burning Man, Woodstock and a political convention, attracts the masses with bands, lectures and food, but here K.F.C. is C.F.K.: Communist Fried Kitchen.
Watch: Defence lawyer in France rape trial dances to Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
A lawyer defending two of the 50 men accused of raping French woman Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged unconscious by her ...