
The Abandonment of Samuel Paty
A film in memory of the beheaded teacher opens the Cannes Film Festival. In France, the battle to preserve his memory is still far from won.

A film in memory of the beheaded teacher opens the Cannes Film Festival. In France, the battle to preserve his memory is still far from won.

After Marine Le Pen, her right-hand man is now in Brussels’ crosshairs as he rides high in the polls.

The French president is promising billions in investment, even though he is unable to revive the French economy.

These popular banquets are becoming the sign of a clash of civilisations.

There is little doubt that Sarkozy benefited from a system of corruption, with dramatic international consequences.

Careers ruined, research projects scuppered: the thought police are indiscriminately targeting non-conforming academics.

Although the scheme affects fewer and fewer people, it remains extremely unpopular in France.

The parliamentary probe into French public broadcasting is a symbolic victory, finally exposing the Left’s long-held ideological monopoly over the public media sphere.

Pope Leo breaks with his predecessor’s rhetoric of unconditional welcome for migrants.

The French president, who is known for playing favourites, is treated with incredible leniency.