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The ongoing terror trial is adding a new dimension to the nation’s collective memory of the attacks of 13 November…

By Katherine Cowles

France’s coercive policy turned one of the least vaccinated countries in Europe into one with the highest coverage.

By Ido Vock and Saywah Mahmood

In countries such as the US, Italy and France, status quo-style politics won't win elections anymore.

By Ben Walker

The Republican party is squeezed between Emmanuel Macron on the economy and Éric Zemmour on identity.

By Ido Vock

The Catholic Church’s defensiveness and culture of secrecy have made it tragically reluctant to admit error and slow to put…

By Michael Coren

The link between Britain and France binds the Anglosphere to Europe – it must not be allowed to fray.

By Adrian Pabst and James Noyes

French aides say the two leaders have agreed to de-escalate tensions. Johnson's spokesman insists there is no such deal.

By Tim Ross

As relations between the two countries continue to disintegrate, it’s worth remembering that France and the UK retain considerable shared…

By Stephen Bush

The French intellectual on culture wars and global crises.

By Freddie Hayward

Éric Zemmour, now polling second, is proving able to appeal to voters that Marine Le Pen could never reach.

By Ido Vock and Ben Walker

The former EU chief Brexit negotiator warns that Europe needs to change before it dies. Will anybody listen?

By Ido Vock

Paris fears that prolonged coalition talks could leave Germany without a designated government for months.

By Ido Vock

Defections by mainstream politicians suggest that backing France’s hard-right National Rally in regional elections is no longer a dramatic leap.

By David Broder

The son of a Hungarian immigrant, the interior minister has taken France by storm. Can he now push C

By David Lawday