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Former Colonies Want France Out. This African Nation Says, Bienvenue!
France is facing deep anticolonial resentment across Africa, but has found a partner in Rwanda, which is embracing French influence…
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Geneviève de Galard, French ‘Angel’ of Dien Bien Phu, Dies at 99
A nurse, she tended to the wounded as the French were under fateful attack by Viet Minh forces in 1954.…
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France’s Conservative Leader Calls for Alliance With Far Right
The announcement by the head of the Republicans was a historic break with his party’s policy. Top politicians on the…
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French-American Friendship in Four Courses
Under Emmanuel Macron, “culinary diplomacy” is back on the menu, with a lavish dinner fortifying an old alliance at a…
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The D-Day Battle France Chose to Forget. Until Now.
Some 170 miles southwest of the celebrated landing beaches in Normandy, the remains of a D-Day site few visit peek…
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Deadly Clashes in a French Pacific Territory Raise Fears of Civil War
France has sent troops to quell violence in New Caledonia, where Paris is seen as backtracking on promises of self-determination.
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Macron Moves to Declare State of Emergency in New Caledonia
The French authorities have undertaken a “massive” mobilization of security forces since violent protests broke out over a constitutional amendment…
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Can You Lose Your Native Tongue?
It happened the first time over dinner. I was saying something to my husband, who grew up in Paris where…
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A Baguette Is Baked in France
Whoops, we left out this part: It was almost 500 feet long, beating out a loaf baked in Italy in…
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Laurent Cantet, Whose Films Explored France’s Undersides, Dies at 63
His acclaimed “The Class” walked a provocative line between documentary and fiction. In that film and others, he explored the…