Protesters at Place de la République in Paris on Tuesday were among thousands who took to the streets across France to demonstrate against the pension reform plans © Getty Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers marched through Paris and other French…

The Champs-Élysées, often called the “most beautiful avenue in the world”, is not what it was. The pavements are cracked, the trees that line the cobbled, traffic-clogged road struggle to survive in one of Paris’s most polluted areas, and Parisians stay away….

The Champs-Élysées, often called the “most beautiful avenue in the world”, is not what it was. The pavements are cracked, the trees that line the cobbled, traffic-clogged road struggle to survive in one of Paris’s most polluted areas, and Parisians stay away….

A journalist is wounded while covering the one-year anniversary of the gilets jaunes movement, in Paris, France, 16 November 2019, Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto The latest wave of protests in France, this time against a proposed pension reform, have seen reporters injured by police…

Emmanuel Macron is the first French president in a decade who isn’t a baby boomer, and it shows.The 41-year-old’s battle to reform France’s high-tax, high-spend economy is often fought in the name of generational equality — largely by tilting the balance away…

Emmanuel Macron is the first French president in a decade who isn’t a baby boomer, and it shows.The 41-year-old’s battle to reform France’s high-tax, high-spend economy is often fought in the name of generational equality — largely by tilting the balance away…

French President Emmanuel Macron. (Andrew Wheeler/ OECD) Emmanuel Macron was born nearly a decade after the 1968 protests and strikes that shook France more than a half-century ago, threatening the presidency of Charles de Gaulle and bringing the country to a halt,…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s ambition to lead a ‘geopolitical commission’ has faced its first big test. European heads of state met last week to discuss her proposed European Green Deal , a sweeping project that could either unite the…

Karina Orlova The controversial film captures the reality of our peer-to-peer age: From Hong Kong to Paris, mass movements are increasingly flaring up without formal leadership or organization. The award-winning film Joker has captivated and outraged audiences and critics around the world….

Do you know how to say ‘prorogue’? (Picture: Getty Images/fStop) If you stumbled through 2019 trying to avoid discussions of current events, you’re not alone. Loads of us feel the fear of sounding like a massive idiot, whether it’s admitting you don’t…