JOHN LEICESTER | The Seattle Times

Protestors walk through flares smoke at the end of the demonstration against plans to push back France’s retirement age, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Paris. Labor unions aimed to mobilize more than 1 million demonstrators in what one veteran left-wing leader described as a “citizens’ insurrection.” The nationwide strikes and protests were a crucial test both for President Emmanuel Macron’s government and its opponents. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) PAR173 PAR173

January 31, 2023 at 1:09 am

Unions buoyant as 1.27 million French protest pension reform VIEW

French authorities say an estimated 1.27 million people have joined in nationwide protests against the government’s planned pension reforms.

Business

January 30, 2023 at 4:13 am

France buys new masterpiece for Orsay museum with LVMH gift

France has acquired a stunning Impressionist masterpiece for its national collection of art treasures.".

Entertainment

January 25, 2023 at 6:52 am

Scandal hits another Olympic sport in France — handball

The head of France’s professional handball league has resigned after pleading guilty to child corruption and child pornography charges.

Sports

January 24, 2023 at 12:44 am

France: More women, children returned from IS camps in Syria

France has repatriated another group of women and children from former Islamic State group-controlled areas of Syria.

January 8, 2023 at 5:48 am

France’s Macron opens up about love to autistic interviewers

A group of “atypical journalists” on the autism spectrum got France’s 45-year-old president to talk about himself with unusual and illuminating candor in a televised...

Business

January 2, 2023 at 12:32 pm

Alpine slopes face snow shortage in unseasonably warm winter

Much of the Alps just don’t look right for this time of year.

Nation & World

December 17, 2022 at 12:57 pm

In footsteps of France’s Mbappé, kids and parents dream big VIEW

In the World Cup final, France's Kylian Mbappé can emulate Brazilian great Pelé by winning his first two World Cups and demonstrate how his success...

Sports

December 13, 2022 at 12:13 am

Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter, bombs VIEW

Dozens of countries and organizations have pledged more than 1 billion euros (dollars) in fresh aid pledges to keep Ukrainians powered, fed and warm during...

Nation & World

A man crosses the river on the debris of a damaged bridge in Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko) XEL103 XEL103

December 12, 2022 at 7:23 am

Ukraine president again presses West for advanced weapons VIEW

Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other high-tech air defense systems as more Russian shelling was reported Monday.

Nation & World

Witalij Miskow, 45, speaks about his mental trauma at a clinic which treats veterans for PTSD, post-combat stress and post-concussion trauma, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. When peace returns to Ukraine, many thousands of its combatants will likely return with psychological scars from the battlefields. A mental health rehabilitation center for soldiers on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, treats post-traumatic disorders with acupuncture, soothing sounds and other therapies. (AP Photo/John Leicester) LBL501 LBL501

November 30, 2022 at 11:36 pm

‘Do something:’ Ukraine works to heal soldiers’ mental scars VIEW

Psychologists, veterans officers and ex-combatants seek to head off mental health crises among soldiers and families from the gruesome and grinding war.