Tag: France

A Movement to Unify the French Left Might Be Its Last Chance for the Elections

PARIS — The dismal state of the French left before April’s presidential…

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In a France Fearful of Immigrants, Another Candidate Tacks Hard Right

PARIS — As president, the candidate said, she would “eradicate zones of…

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Workers in Europe Are Demanding Higher Pay as Inflation Soars

PARIS — The European Central Bank’s top task is to keep inflation…

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New Caledonia Says ‘Non’ to Independence

NOUMÉA, New Caledonia — New Caledonia, a tiny scattering of islands in…

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‘Our Boat Was Surrounded by Dead Bodies’: Witnessing a Migrant Tragedy

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — The boat packed with migrants was about halfway across…

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Macron and Scholz Meet and Call for More ‘European Sovereignty’

PARIS — On the face of it, President Emmanuel Macron, a showman,…

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As French Election Looms, Candidates Stake Out Tough Positions on Migrants

PARIS — An out-of-control influx of immigrants. A threat to French identity…

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France-U.K. Acrimony Impedes Progress on Channel Crossings

“Migration feeds into this sense that Boris Johnson doesn’t understand his blue-collar…

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Undeterred by Channel’s Perils, Desperate Migrants Still Plan to Cross

CALAIS, France — The lights on the opposite side of the English…

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