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April 21, 2022 at 4:39 am

Tensions over race, religion in France’s presidential race

France’s presidential campaign has been difficult for voters of immigrant heritage and religious minorities.

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FILE- Entertainer Josephine Baker holds a rhinestone-studded microphone as she performs during her show “Paris, mes Amours” at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris, France, on May 27, 1957. France is inducting Josephine Baker â€“ Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French Resistance fighter and civil rights leader â€“ into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries. (AP Photo, File) XTC103 XTC103

November 29, 2021 at 6:38 am

French honor for Josephine Baker stirs conflict over racism VIEW

A Black woman will, for the first time, join other luminaries interred in France’s Pantheon. But by choosing a U.S.-born figure — entertainer Josephine Baker...

Entertainment

November 28, 2021 at 5:50 am

In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker makes history yet again

France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon.

Nation & World

November 27, 2021 at 11:58 pm

In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker makes history yet again VIEW

France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon.

October 24, 2021 at 3:56 am

French sexual abuse victims denounce police mistreatment VIEW

Thousands of French women have denounced in an online campaign the response of police officers victim-blaming them or mishandling their complaints as they were reporting...

October 18, 2021 at 11:44 pm

Jumping onto trucks to get to Britain: A migrant’s day VIEW

Young Sudanese men who escaped war in their country now spend their days in the French port of Calais, trying to jump onto moving trucks...

October 17, 2021 at 3:16 am

France commemorates the 1961 massacre of Algerians in Paris VIEW

Hundreds of people, including Algerian protesters and their descendants, are commemorating the 60th anniversary of a bloody police crackdown in Paris during the final year...

Vladimir Yavachev, a nephew of late artist Christo, who leads the “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped” project poses near the Arc de Triomphe monument, in Paris, on Thursday. The “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped” project will be on view from Saturday through Oct. 3. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

September 16, 2021 at 3:26 am

Paris goggles at huge Arc de Triomphe wrapped in fabric VIEW

The city of Paris is unveiling a monumental artwork built around an actual monument: the Arc de Triomphe completely wrapped in silver and blue fabric

Entertainment

September 10, 2021 at 9:28 am

UNESCO urges Afghanistan to preserve educational gains

As the Taliban government takes power in Afghanistan, the United Nations' educational organization is warning about risks to access to education, especially for girls and...

September 8, 2021 at 10:19 am

Secure Paris attacks courtroom nestled within storied site VIEW

The November 2015 Paris attacks trial is taking place in the Palais de Justice, a national monument whose walls date back to the 13th century...