As France marks the half-century anniversary of May 1968, a profound period of social upheaval, protesters are back on the streets, venting their anger against reforms being pushed through by the year-old centrist government of President Emmanuel Macron. But from Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the spirit today is very different from that watershed year that left an indelible mark on French politics and society.
Vincent Bollore has holdings spanning ports, railway and media interests in West Africa
More than 70 nations at Paris meeting to cut off terror financing spigot
Salah Abdeslam was tried in a separate shootout with Belgian police
Trump affords Macron his first foreign head-of-state visit, but can Europe's "go-to" leader deliver the goods?
France’s Emmanuel Macron heads to Washington April 23-25 for talks with President Donald Trump at a time fraught with trans-Atlantic differences … ranging from Iran, to trade, to the status of Jerusalem. Macron’s is the first full head-of-state visit by a foreign leader during Trump’s presidency — testament to the surprisingly close relationship forged between the two. But can it deliver tangible results? For VOA, Lisa Bryant reports from Paris.
France's President Emmanuel Macron wants to engage with key stakeholders, including Iran
France’s Macron insists the US-UK-French strikes were legitimate
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian described the joint military action as justified, limited and proportionate and said it's objectives had been realized
Launched by Epicureans with a mission, La Residence restaurant is part of broader refugee culinary movement
As Europe hardens laws and attitudes toward asylum seekers, a new restaurant has opened in Paris that gives refugee chefs a platform to display their culinary talents and cultural backgrounds and — its founders hope — help them better integrate into their adopted countries. For VOA, Lisa Bryant has the story from Paris.
New government initiatives include alternatives to 24/7 incarceration, but not when it comes to radicalized inmates
The French government is overhauling the country’s prisons, which are among the most overcrowded in Europe. The plans - announced after a prison guard strike earlier this year - include scrapping jail sentences for short-term offenders and broadening alternatives to 24/7 incarceration. Lisa Bryant recently visited the Eysses prison, in southwestern France, and has this report for VOA.
Far-right and far-left politicians are booed as they join Paris march
Macron government rejects demands for harsher crackdown, saying terrorism needs to be fought with laws
Suspect was reportedly under surveillance by the government, but was not considered a security threat
France's ties with Libya have faced a roller coaster ride over the decades, moving from oil and arms interests to concerns about illegal immigration
Some believe formal investigation of former president Nicolas Sarkozy marks new judicial chapter in France
In a keynote speech, French president stresses inclusiveness in response to critics
North Korea also on agenda of EU foreign ministers' meeting
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