Unexploded World War II Bomb Found at Gare du Nord in Paris Halts Trains

Unexploded World War II Bomb Found at Gare du Nord in Paris Halts Trains

Traffic ground to a halt at one of France’s busiest train stations on Friday after an unexploded World War II bomb was uncovered just north of Paris, the authorities said. The bomb was discovered overnight in the Saint-Denis suburb near tracks that lead into the Gare du Nord, a major Parisian transit hub that serves … Read more

Europe Is Left with Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine

Europe Is Left with Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine

European leaders have dealt with President Trump’s return to office by trying to keep him cooperating on Ukraine while pushing to ramp up their own defense spending so they are less reliant on an increasingly fickle America. But Friday’s meeting in the Oval Office, in which Mr. Trump berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, underscored … Read more

PM Modi departs for U.S. after wrapping up France visit

PM Modi departs for U.S. after wrapping up France visit

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the latter emplanes for Washington | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) departed for the U.S. to meet President Donald Trump after wrapping his two-day visit to France where he co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action … Read more

Opinion | France Is in a Deep, Deep Hole

Opinion | France Is in a Deep, Deep Hole

François Bayrou, France’s fourth prime minister in a year, knew he had trouble ahead. In his inaugural speech in December, he acknowledged “all kinds of difficulties”: a debt mountain, political strife and, alarmingly, “the splintering of society itself.” So far, he’s at least succeeded in holding a government together. Tasked with reducing a deficit currently … Read more

India, France discuss high-tech cooperation, civil nuclear issues ahead of Modi visit in February

India, France discuss high-tech cooperation, civil nuclear issues ahead of Modi visit in February

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri with Secretary-General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Anne-Marie Descôtes during the India-France Foreign Office Consultations in Paris on January 21, 2025. Photo: X/@MEAIndia via PTI India and France have agreed to boost cooperation in “high-end technology sectors”, as senior officials held Foreign Office Consultations in Paris, and … Read more

Opinion | Europe Wasn’t Built to Be Like This

Opinion | Europe Wasn’t Built to Be Like This

When I crossed a bridge spanning the Rhine last year, a checkpoint blocked the route between France and Germany, on the Pont de l’Europe. Borders are closing in Europe, for reasons ranging from “ongoing crises in Eastern Europe and the Middle East” to “increasing migratory pressures and the risk of terrorist infiltration.” France cites “threats … Read more

In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to New Territory: Small Towns

In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to New Territory: Small Towns

For centuries in Morlaix, a city of cobblestones and creperies on the Breton coast of France, the best-known dealers were the ones who traded in linen during the Renaissance and built a number of unique half-timbered houses in the middle of town. The new dealers are another story. France, long a major European market for … Read more

European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government

European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government

Syria’s new leaders are set to meet the French and German foreign ministers in the capital, Damascus, on Friday in one of the highest-level Western diplomatic visits since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad last month. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s top diplomat, and Jean-Noël Barrot, the French foreign minister, arrived in Damascus for the first such … Read more

France and the U.S. are working on a plan for a 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah

France and the U.S. are working on a plan for a 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah

Smoke billows over Khiam, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS France’s Foreign Minister said on Wednesday (September 25, 2024) that his country and the United States are working on a proposal for a 21-day cease-fire “to … Read more

Eight men drown trying to cross English Channel off Northern France

Eight men drown trying to cross English Channel off Northern France

Nice: At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday just before midnight when authorities spotted a boat, carrying dozens, in distress near a beach in the northern town of Ambleteuse. A French rescue ship was deployed to … Read more