Politics Podcast: Why A Once-Fringe Candidate Is Now A Serious Contender For The French Presidency

Politics Podcast: Why A Once-Fringe Candidate Is Now A Serious Contender For The French Presidency

On Sunday, French voters will go to the polls again to elect their president for the next five years. After narrowing down the list of candidates in the first round on April 10, voters will choose between incumbent, centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. This runoff will serve as a repeat of … Read more

Modeling agent close to Epstein found dead in French jail

Modeling agent close to Epstein found dead in French jail

Brunel, who was in his 70s, was detained at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2020 as part of a broad French probe unleashed by the US sex-trafficking charges against Epstein. A frequent companion of Epstein, Brunel was considered central to the French investigation into alleged sexual exploitation of women and girls by the US … Read more

French military to quit Mali in possible boost to jihadists

French military to quit Mali in possible boost to jihadists

France and military allies said on Thursday they would leave Mali after almost a decade based there fighting Islamist insurgents around West Africa, moving instead to Niger despite public disenchantment with Paris’ role in the region. Coups in Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso have weakened France’s alliances in its former colonies, emboldened jihadists who control … Read more

French police fine hundreds in an attempt to fend off 'freedom convoys'

French police fine hundreds in an attempt to fend off 'freedom convoys'

French police intercepted hundreds of vehicles and issued almost 300 fines as self-declared “freedom convoys” attempted to enter Paris to protest COVID-19 restrictions Saturday. Convoys are trying to enter the French capital from different directions to protest the vaccine pass, which the French government requires people to have in order to access many public spaces. … Read more

French convoy protesting Covid restrictions heads toward Paris

French convoy protesting Covid restrictions heads toward Paris

PARIS — Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions drove toward Paris in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks Friday in an effort to blockade the French capital, despite a police ban. The protesters organized online, galvanized in part by truckers who have blocked Canada’s capital and blocked border crossings. But the French action has … Read more