After a catastrophe, there are three possible paths, says one of the pioneers of the concept of resilience: carry on as before, vote for a dictator who promises security, or evolve and be reborn
The Justice Minister asked for the review of around 70,000 archived complaints after detecting negligence in the rape and murder case of an 11-year-old schoolgirl
The World Cup match takes on new meaning after a column in which the conservative politician said France is a team ‘without Frenchmen’
The score, seven short pieces for flute and harp, will be performed for the first time at Paris’s Fête de la Musique on June 21
The French head of state, who will receive his U.S. counterpart at Versailles on Wednesday, has patiently borne and dodged his attacks so as not to break ties with a key ally: ‘I am pragmatic, not vindictive’
The leader of the far-left party La France Insoumise, who launched his campaign last Sunday in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, is the only clear candidate right now for the 2027 French presidential election
Red Star, in the old working-class suburb of Saint-Ouen, is the capital’s oldest club and a countercultural stronghold in an era of globalized soccer
Bally Bagayoko, the son of a family of Malian origin and a member of La France Insoumise, swept the first round of the municipal elections and unleashed a wave of racism in the French right-wing media
The left fears losing the city after 25 years in power while tension between extremist groups remains high ahead of Sunday’s local elections
France is mobilizing troops to defend its interests in the region, promoting a military coalition to protect the Strait of Hormuz, and has not ruled out an offensive on Iranian soil if attacked
The science communicator, a disciple of Stephen Hawking, believes it will be decades before we colonize Mars. But he says we could soon find extraterrestrial life
For 10 years, her husband drugged her so that more than 80 men could rape her while he filmed it all. In 2022, the case came to light, and two years later, Mr Pelicot and 50 of his attackers were convicted in a trial that Gisèle Pelicot insisted be public. The shame had to change sides. Now she tells her story in a book. We met in Paris with this lucid woman who has become a symbol of the fight against sexual violence
The French president defends a sovereign Europe in the face of Trump’s attacks and a landscape of ‘permanent instability’
Doctors had to operate on the patient with the help of bomb disposal experts. He could yet be charged with possession of ammunition
The French leader warns in a speech to the country’s ambassadors that the United States is ‘breaking international rules’, and asks them not to submit to ‘vassalage’
The French philosopher takes phenomena such as mass consumption, aesthetics, leisure and the kitsch to examine our world and insists that while his field can play a role in understanding it, taking antidepressants might be more effective in dealing with it than reading Socrates
The justice and interior ministers traveled to Marseille after the killing of the brother of an anti-drug politician and activist, comparing the threat of these organizations to terrorism
On the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in French history, the French-Chilean photographer, who spent two and a half hours in a hallway with 11 other people and a suicide bomber, believes it is time to turn the page
In his memoirs, now distributed to the French press, Juan Carlos I admits to being the victim of many ‘weaknesses’ and ‘errors of judgment in matters of love and friendship’
The man who ruled France from 2012 until 2017, still a Socialist Party heavyweight, celebrates the suspension of the pension reform and praises his party’s refusal to remove Prime Minister Lecornu: ‘We are, once again, a governing force’
The renowned consultant, businessman and writer believes that the best way to end the crisis would be for the head of state, whom he considers ‘unworthy’ of the office he holds, to resign
Despite facing multiple legal proceedings, the former French leader — the first to enter prison — kept his political and business clout
The couple has filed a lawsuit against far-right influencer Candace Owens, who claimed that Brigitte Macron is, in fact, her own brother
Some 20 clans divide up the island and exploit its natural and economic resources through intimidation and violence. Civil society has decided to stand up to them
The government is considering building high-security prisons and establishing jails overseas as a solution to a saturated system that is failing to address rising crime
The Interior Minister will meet with figures from the sector to improve security after the latest daylight kidnapping attempt in Paris
The group of transgender women who met the late pontiff on a number of occasions mourn his loss and hope that the Church will continue to welcome them as he did