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In Grand Duchy borderlands, the far right is gaining ground
Tens of thousands of people in eastern France cross the border to Luxembourg every day for work — yet Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is winning support in the area.
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French PM Attal unleashes Sarkozy-style politics to tackle far-right surge
Gabriel Attal returns to the themes that led to his meteoric rise in French politics, portraying himself as a man of law and order and a staunch defender of French secularism.
France invites Russia to D-Day ceremony — just not Vladimir Putin
Normandy event organizers give Kremlin chief the cold shoulder over Ukraine war.
Macron salutes French ‘heroes’ who intervened in Sydney stabbings
Attacker fatally stabbed six people before he was shot dead by police.
Europe argues — and prays — for a measured response from Israel
The U.K. and France are joining forces to call on Israel to show restraint.
Macron floats moving Olympics opening ceremony away from the Seine
“We have fallback scenarios, plan Bs and plan Cs,” said French president.
France, Germany ask their citizens to quit Iran amid growing risk of military escalation in Mideast
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres asked for “an immediate cessation” of the hostilities, adding that “neither the region nor the world can afford another war.”
Social media is a threat to the French language, says France’s PM
Gabriel Attal said he was open to legislating and working with other francophone countries in a bid to defend their common language.