DIEN BIEN PHU, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Tuesday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops, marking the end of the French occupation of Indochina. At Dien Bien Phu, Vietnamese troops led by General Vo Nguyen Giap, surprised French forces […]
SAINT-DENIS, France — Just like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event. They have turned to friendly hackers to probe their cyberdefenses, like boxers who use sparring partners to ready them for a championship fight. They have studied […]
PARIS (AP) — French media are reporting that actor Gérard Depardieu is in police custody for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien reported that the 75-year-old actor was summoned Monday morning by Paris police and placed in custody. The […]
SYDNEY (AP) — French construction worker Damien Guerot was made an Australian permanent resident on Thursday as a reward for his heroism during a knife attack in a Sydney shopping mall that left six victims dead and a dozen wounded. Guerot was nicknamed “Bollard Man” on social media after security camera footage showed the 31-year-old […]
There’s a big story in France right now about a high school principal who decided to retire after being sent multiple death threats online by angry Islamists. The principal in question recently had some sort of altercation with a group of female students wearing head scarves in school. Since 2004, France has banned the headscarf […]
French Senators from the center-right party Les Républicains have issued a new report which recommends a ban on gender affirming medical care for those under the age of 18. The 340-page report comes in advance of a recommendation by France’s High Authority of Health which is expected sometime soon. A lengthy investigation initiated by centre-right […]
PARIS (AP) — France’s competition watchdog hit Google on Wednesday with another big fine tied to a long-running dispute over payments to French publishers for their news. The French Competition Authority said it issued the 250 million euro ($272 million) penalty because of Google‘s failure to comply with some commitments it made in a negotiating […]
There are a lot of people who were given platforms by center-right media outlets whose popularity I’ve never understood. That’s not unusual, given the fact that I’m rather arrogant and judgmental. I’m also right a lot, which helps with the other two things. New York Times columnist David French […]
A bill to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution goes to a historic vote on Monday, as lawmakers gather for a joint session of parliament at the Palace of Versailles. The measure was promised by President Emmanuel Macron following a rollback of abortion rights in court rulings in the United […]
Outgoing New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden will assume the same role with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France starting with the 2026-27 season. The French orchestra said Tuesday that van Zweden will work with the orchestra for four weeks during the 2025-26 season, when he will be music director designate. He will succeed […]
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