As red carpet returns, Ukrainian president asks Hollywood to speak out against Russia's invasion, in the mold of films such as 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Great Dictator'

Elisabeth Borne, daughter of a Polish Jewish refugee, is only the second woman in the history of French politics to hold the position

State television report identifies detainees as Cecile Kohler, 37, and Chuck Paris, 69; the pair are accused of creating 'unrest' in Iran

Appeals court confirms earlier ruling that ex-presidential candidate didn't deny crimes against humanity by saying Philippe Pétain sacrificed foreign Jews to save Jewish citizens

Grenoble municipal council plans to scrap bathing suit code that bans the full-body covering critics see as example of creeping Islamism

Day after Iranians said they arrested two Europeans for plotting 'instability,' Paris reveals the pair are its nationals, condemns the detention

Louis-Ferdinand Celine's 'Guerre' to hit bookstores decades following his abandonment of personal papers as the Allies approached Paris during WWII

Nationalists gain over 40% of French votes, coming closer than ever to the Élysée Palace and entrenching racism and xenophobia in the mainstream

Far-right Le Pen concedes defeat, calls results a 'brilliant victory'; incumbent would become the first French president in 20 years to win another five years in office

While incumbent holds lead in polls, far-right is closest it has ever been to power; analysts caution low turnout could sway the result in either direction

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