October 5, 2021 French report: 330,000 children victims of church sex abuse An estimated 330,000 children were victims of sex abuse within France’s Catholic Church over the past 70 years, according to a report released Tuesday that represents the country’s first major accounting of the worldwide phenomenon.
October 2, 2021 Retired French police officer identified as cold-case serial killer, takes own life A French police officer took his own life after authorities linked him to a series of killings and rapes from 1986 to 1994.
October 1, 2021 France rejects American 'woke' culture that is 'racializing' country Some prominent French figures, including President Emmanuel Macron, are rejecting "woke" ideology that has been imported from the United States amid a breakdown in relations between the two nations.
September 30, 2021 Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was convicted Thursday and sentenced to a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid, will appeal the ruling,
September 22, 2021 Biden, Macron speak by phone, plan October meeting after diplomatic blow-up President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke over the phone Wednesday amid diplomatic tensions following the United States’ new trilateral agreement with the United Kingdom and Australia.
September 21, 2021 EU official says growing feeling in Europe that U.S.-trans Atlantic partnership is 'broken' A top EU official warned that there is a growing feeling among Europeans that the U.S.-trans Atlantic relationship is “broken.”
September 21, 2021 Biden in UN speech says US 'not seeking' new Cold War with China, military must be 'tool of last resort' President Biden on Tuesday delivers his first address at the U.N. General Assembly since taking office, facing his international peers following the United States' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
September 21, 2021 French submarine deal snub reflects Australia's need for better technology to counter China The widening diplomatic spat over Australia’s canceled submarine deal with France highlighted a key strategic shift in the West, with the United States and its allies willing to snub a key European partner to counteract China’s aggression in the Pacific Ocean.
September 20, 2021 AUKUS: Former French ambassador offers sarcastic response to Blinken tweet Gérard Araud, the former French ambassador, joined leaders in Paris who expressed outrage over last week's nuclear submarine deal between the US, UK and Australia.
September 19, 2021 NBC's Chuck Todd says Biden has 'a pretty big credibility crisis' after weekend setbacks NBC host Chuck Todd had some scathing criticism for President Joe Biden after a series of repeated setbacks over the weekend.