David Lisnard Breaks Into Top Five as Macron Plummets to Record Low in French Political Rankings
David Lisnard, the mayor of Cannes and leader of Nouvelle Énergie, has emerged as one of the fastest-rising figures on the French right, according to…
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Macrons Escalate Legal Battle Against Candace Owens With New US Defamation Suit
Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron have launched a fresh defamation lawsuit against American influencer Candace Owens in the United States, accusing her of orchestrating an “international…
Skier Found Alive 24 Hours After Avalanche Buries Him in Alpine Crevasse
A 39-year-old man was found injured but alive on Monday, November 9, roughly 24 hours after being swept away by an avalanche and falling into…
Caught on Camera: Marseille Protester Beaten by CRS Officers as IGPN Opens Investigation
A video obtained and reviewed by France Inter shows a 39-year-old man being struck by a group of CRS riot police officers during a demonstration…
Ukraine and Russia Resume Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi After Eight-Month Freeze
Ukrainian and Russian delegations sat down in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for the first direct negotiations in more than eight months, reopening a diplomatic track…
COP31 Kicks Off in Antalya as Nearly 200 Nations Confront a Warming World
The 31st Conference of the Parties opened Monday, November 9, in the Turkish resort city of Antalya, launching ten days of negotiations in which close…
Pope Leo XIV: The Unexpected Political Voice Filling a Global Void
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in Buenos Aires on Monday, 9 November, drawing a congregation of two million faithful. Since departing on Friday, the 71-year-old…
Bukele’s Haiti Gamble: 2,000 Salvadoran Troops Take On Entrenched Gangs
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has promised Haitians he will rid their country of the criminal gangs strangling daily life, launching an unprecedented military operation with…
Trump’s Approval Rating Stuck at 32% as Voter Anger Over Rising Costs Fuels Republican Midterm Collapse
President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains pinned near the lowest level of his political career, dragged down by widespread public anxiety over rising prices that…
Jeffries Presses for Full Nvidia Briefing as China Intelligence Fears Mount
US House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Monday that Congress needs more answers after reports emerged that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had…
Nvidia Board Launches Probe Into Jensen Huang’s Alleged China Intelligence Ties as Trump Alliance Faces Scrutiny
Nvidia’s board of directors is investigating whether CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort, the company confirmed, thrusting one of…
Trump Pauses New Iran Strikes After Gulf Appeals, Keeps Hormuz Blockade in Place
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will hold off on further military strikes against Iran for now, citing appeals from regional countries, while…
France Opens Probe Into Iran-Linked Cyberattack on Retail
The cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office has formally opened a judicial investigation into the October cyberattack that disrupted refrigeration systems at hundreds of…
French MP Farida Amrani Injured as Firework Mortar Fired Into Hair Salon
Farida Amrani, a member of parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI), was wounded on Saturday, November 7, when a firework mortar was fired into a…
Rapper Soprano Defends Artists’ Right to Speak Out as National Rally Rises in France
The Marseille-born rapper Soprano has pushed back against critics who argue that musicians should stay out of politics, insisting that his success and fame do…
Lecornu Bets on Wage Talks to Quell French Anger, but Room to Maneuver Is Thin
Some initiatives begin under brighter stars. On Monday, November 9, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu gathers unions and employers at Matignon with the stated aim of…
Glucksmann Says He Turned Down Matignon, but the Élysée Denies a Formal Offer
Raphaël Glucksmann has found an argument to counter those who consider him too close to Emmanuel Macron: he says he refused the post of prime…
French Sailor Kevin Escoffier Goes on Trial for Sexual Assault in Case Dubbed Sailing’s #MeToo
More than three years after the first accusations were made against him, French offshore sailor Kevin Escoffier appeared before the criminal court in Lorient on…
Michel Zecler Confronts His Attackers as Paris Trial Opens Six Years After Police Beating
Six years after surveillance footage of his beating sparked national outrage, music producer Michel Zecler finally had his day in court on Monday, as three…
French Bus Driver Charged With Involuntary Homicide After Falling Asleep at the Wheel Kills Two
BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France — The driver of a coach bus that veered off the road in eastern France, killing two people and injuring dozens of others,…