Europe enforces restrictions to avoid ‘millions’ of deathsFrance in national lockdown, and Germany shuts bars and restaurants as Covid cases surgeThu Oct 29 2020 - 02:02
France resumes lockdown in face of ‘harder, more lethal’ second wavePresident Emmanuel Macron hopeful restrictions can be lifted in time for ChristmasWed Oct 28 2020 - 21:09
Was Italian art the major influence on Cézanne?Like all geniuses Cézanne assimilated. Are the similarities one sees in colour, composition and light deliberate, unconscious or mere coincidence?Tue Oct 27 2020 - 05:00
France recalls ambassador to Turkey as tensions flare over beheadingTurkish president tells Macron to ‘go have your mental health examined’Sun Oct 25 2020 - 19:21
Macron says ‘fear will change camps’ in battle with radical IslamFrance begins crackdown against alleged Islamic radicals three days after beheading of teacherMon Oct 19 2020 - 21:26
Tide of outrage in France follows beheading of teacherProtests follow murder of teacher by 18-year-old unconnected to victim or schoolSun Oct 18 2020 - 21:00
Tributes paid to slain teacher at public assemblies around FranceSamuel Paty’s murder draws leaders of political parties to Paris’s Place de la RépubliqueSun Oct 18 2020 - 19:15
Macron says beheading of teacher in Paris was an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’Knife-wielding suspect shot dead by police after pursuit following attack in Conflans-Sainte-HonorineSat Oct 17 2020 - 11:01
France imposes 9pm-6am coronavirus curfew in big cities‘We do not understand the virus fully,’ says Macron as state of medical emergency reinstatedWed Oct 14 2020 - 21:05
Christian Louboutin: ‘If you love it, it’s never too much’The shoemaker to the rich and famous, finds inspiration in childhood, conversation and collectingSun Oct 11 2020 - 06:05
Monsieur Right: Meet Eric Zemmour, cheerleader of the ‘French Fox News’A recent outburst by the right-wing commentator was shocking even by his standardsSun Oct 11 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: Six large French cities on maximum alertToulouse and Montpellier poised for alert escalation as country seeks to limit infectionThu Oct 08 2020 - 19:26
Macron urges ideological ‘attack’ on separatist Islam ahead of draft law‘Neutrality of public service’ and training of ‘citizens, not believers’ part of French planFri Oct 02 2020 - 19:15
Ghost of Juliette Gréco lingers over Saint-Germain-des-PrésParis Letter: Performer sang of her beloved city, of amour, rebellion and fleeting pleasuresTue Sept 29 2020 - 20:00
‘To die of love’: The 1968 sex scandal that still fascinates FranceA 1968 student-teacher scandal continues to resonate in France five decades onSat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19 crisis appears to strengthen French resolve for EU fiscal harmonisationIreland appears on lists of countries which French paper links to harmful tax competitionFri Sept 25 2020 - 06:30
Petition to move ‘French Oscar Wildes’ to Panthéon sparks debateCall for 19th-century poets who had tumultuous relationship to be reinterred in ParisMon Sept 21 2020 - 19:30
One woman’s experience of domestic violence and seeking help in ParisFrance sees spike in calls to domestic abuse helpline during Covid-19 lockdownTue Sept 15 2020 - 01:00
Conor McGregor questioned over alleged sexual aggression in bar in CorsicaFormer UFC champion held overnight following complaint and later releasedSun Sept 13 2020 - 18:54
Macron calls for shared strategy to deal with Turkish ‘aggression’French president attends Med7 summit in Corsica as tensions in Mediterranean escalateThu Sept 10 2020 - 20:06
Charlie Hebdo staff uphold ‘fight for liberty’ at trial over massacreWounded survivors testify in Paris detailing massacre which killed 12 of their colleaguesWed Sept 09 2020 - 12:16
Paris court relives horror of Charlie Hebdo massacreCourt rows over Covid-19 rules jar with graphic images and high emotions amid trialMon Sept 07 2020 - 20:30
Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman’s Ruthless Quest for Global PowerBradley Hope and Justin Scheck’s riveting page-turner chillingly profiles Saudi’s MBSSat Sept 05 2020 - 06:00
Historian-in-chief Macron commemorates 150 years of French republicPresident promises new law to tackle ‘separatism’Fri Sept 04 2020 - 20:00
France reveals €100bn Covid recovery planThe EU’s recovery fund will finance 40% of the ambitious French programmeThu Sept 03 2020 - 20:05
Macron channels Lawrence of Arabia on Lebanon-Iraq visitFrench president has promised citizens their sovereignty, but can he do it alone?Thu Sept 03 2020 - 01:00
Charlie Hebdo trial opens in Paris, evoking three days of terrorTrial of 14 alleged accomplices in 2015 attack on satirical weekly scheduled to last for 10 weeksTue Sept 01 2020 - 20:00
Gruesome mystery in France as dozens of horses and ponies are mutilatedThe animals are of all ages, and range from ponies worth a few hundred euro to a racehorse valued at €200,000Mon Aug 31 2020 - 12:36
Macron draws on ‘unique bond’ to assist reform of BeirutCentury after France created Lebanon, president intervention appears to bypass EUMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:00
Macron aims to avoid new lockdown despite ‘exponential’ virus spreadRecord 7,379 new cases of Covid-19 reported in FranceFri Aug 28 2020 - 21:12
‘We were on a powder keg’: Lebanese writer still dealing with sounds of explosionParis Letter: Echo has come to encapsulate sense of foreboding on return to BeirutTue Aug 25 2020 - 20:00
Macron and Merkel sing off same policy hymn sheetLeaders project image of European unity in an increasingly troubled world beset by crisesThu Aug 20 2020 - 21:03
Coronavirus: France orders masks be worn in all workplacesBetween a fifth and a quarter of infections are occurring in workplacesTue Aug 18 2020 - 19:16
Divided Lebanon prepares for verdict in Hariri assassinationFour low-ranking members of the Shia Muslim Hezbollah political party are accused of killing the former prime minister and 21 others in a massive bombing in 2005Mon Aug 17 2020 - 20:00
War in the Age of Trump: Four years of fighting in Iraq and SyriaPatrick Cockburn’s section summaries help a poorly edited book of reprinted articlesSat Aug 15 2020 - 06:00
Lebanon: Corruption which led to blast must be punished or at least removed from officeLebanese must vote for leaders on the basis of merit and probity, not religious affiliationSat Aug 08 2020 - 01:00
Van Gogh and the postcard that shed light on one painting’s rootsLinked to rue Daubigny in Auvers-sur-Oise, Tree Roots is last canvas the artist paintedSat Aug 01 2020 - 01:00
Lara Marlowe: Farewell Spike, the cat who shared my joys and sorrows for 20 yearsParis Letter: Ordinary grief, including pet grief, continues through the pandemicThu Jul 30 2020 - 18:00
French women pledge to fight ‘misogyny’ of Catholic ChurchA group of Catholic women is demanding an end to discrimination in the churchSat Jul 25 2020 - 05:01
Macron and supporters greet EU recovery fund agreement as historic turning pointPrinciple of mutualised debt, not the amount, is thing ‘that mattered’ for FranceTue Jul 21 2020 - 16:45
Coronavirus: France’s ‘lost’ school year highlights issues with its education systemThe Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities among French studentsMon Jul 20 2020 - 01:58
Macron intensifies efforts to win support for €750bn EU recovery fundPush needed to overcome opposition of ‘Frugal Four’Thu Jul 16 2020 - 15:06
France faces ‘economic and social crisis’ due to Covid-19Macron asks all citizens to wear face masks and says country prepared for a second waveTue Jul 14 2020 - 18:29
James Tissot: Painter who held a mirror up to France’s ruling classThe artist's paintings delighted and scandalised in equal measureSat Jul 11 2020 - 05:00
Sarkozy’s fingerprints smudge Macron’s new government line-upFrench president seeks political advice from a man dogged by scandalsFri Jul 10 2020 - 17:00
Right-wing French cabinet to hold first meetingMacron reshuffled team to drive unity while fragmenting opposition in run to 2022Mon Jul 06 2020 - 21:26
Civil servant appointed as French PM after Philippe stands downJean Castex, ‘perfect clone’ of predecessor, tasked with helping Macron change directionFri Jul 03 2020 - 19:13
Former French PM François Fillon sentenced to jail over fake jobs scandalCourt hands down five years and €375,000 fine to politician who almost won presidencyMon Jun 29 2020 - 18:13
Environmentalists win big in ‘green wave’ of French municipal electionsEurope Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and StrasbourgSun Jun 28 2020 - 21:34
The Last President of Europe: Triumph and tragedy of Emmanuel MacronBook review: William Drozdiak’s text is an essential guide to the first half of Macron’s termSat Jun 27 2020 - 06:10
