French Parliament to Vote on Making Abortion Constitutional Right Today
Associated Press — A bill enshrining a woman’s right to have an abortion in the French constitution will advance to a historic vote Monday as lawmakers gather in a joint session at the Palace of Versailles. The measure was promised by President Emmanuel Macron following a U.S. court ruling reversing the right to abortion. The […]
French Police Launch Manhunt for Synagogue Attacker in Paris
PARIS (AP) — French authorities are searching for the assailant who attacked a man as he emerged from a synagogue in Paris, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced late Saturday. Darmanin said the alleged attack on a man in his early 60s was “another anti-Semitic attack in Paris” on Friday night. “Everything is being done to […]
Seven Year Old Girl Dies as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off French Coast
On Sunday, a 7-year-old girl drowned when an illegal migrant boat capsized while crossing the English Channel from the coast of France, making it the third fatal accident this year. The Dunkirk public prosecutor’s office said a migrant boat carrying 16 illegal immigrants, including 10 children aged between 7 and 13, capsized in the Ar […]
Body found along English Channel migrant crossing route, French officials say
French maritime authorities say a search is underway for two people feared missing after bodies were discovered on the dangerous route across the English Channel used by migrants seeking to enter the UK from France. . Police arrest suspect in shooting death of Dutch rapper at Paris airport Around 180 people were rescued in four […]
New Orleans hat salesman, 99, honored by French president for WWII service
The 99-year-old New Orleans businessman, best known in the city as the owner of his family’s landmark hat store on St. Charles Street, was honored Tuesday by the French president for his military service during World War II. Awarded. Samuel Meyer, who still works several days a week at Meyer the Hatter, a business his […]
French journalist arrested in Ethiopia accused of âconspiracy to create chaosâ | Global development
Ethiopian authorities have detained a visiting French journalist for taking part in a “conspiracy to cause chaos” in the East African country. Antoine Galindo, a reporter for the Paris-based Africa Intelligence (AI) news website, was arrested by plainclothes security guards at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel on Thursday, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). […]
Angry French farmers with tractors are back on the streets of Paris for another protest
PARIS (AP) – On the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital, angry farmers staged fresh protests Friday demanding more government support and simpler regulations, tearing up tractors. I rode back to Paris. Dozens of tractors peacefully entered Paris carrying the flag of Rural Coordination, the farmers’ union that staged the protest. […]
Alberth Elis placed in coma after scary collision in French pro league
Former MLS winger Albers Ellis suffered a horrific head injury during a match in France over the weekend and was placed in a medically induced coma following surgery. Ellis, who plays for Ligue 2 side Bordeaux, is injured. Collision with Guingamp defender Donatian Gomis Roughly 40 seconds into Saturday night’s match at the Nouveau Stade […]
Awards Season Comes as French Filmmakers Face Slew of Sex Abuse Allegations in New #MeToo Wave
(AFP) — Latest steps in #me too Movement can occur in the following stages french movies Awarded on Friday. French media reports that Judith Godreche is scheduled to give a speech on sexual violence at the Cesar Awards ceremony. FranceThe version of the Oscars broadcast live on television. Godreche has already sent a powerful message […]
French actors accuse directors of abuse during their teens in new #MeToo step
With the French film industry in the spotlight for the Oscars, actors who say they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are speaking out about the horrors of the country’s film industry. The back side is illuminated. The latest step in the #MeToo movement could be announced […]