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 8 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 2 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 15 2020 - 01:00
Conor McGregor questioned over alleged sexual aggression in bar in CorsicaFormer UFC champion held overnight following complaint and later releasedSun Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 9 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 Sep 7 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 Sep 5 2020 - 06:00
Historian-in-chief Macron commemorates 150 years of French republicPresident promises new law to tackle ‘separatism’Fri Sep 4 2020 - 20:00
France reveals €100bn Covid recovery planThe EU’s recovery fund will finance 40% of the ambitious French programmeThu Sep 3 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 Sep 3 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 Sep 1 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 8 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 1 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 6 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 3 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