Umbrage In The U.K.: French Firm Will Make British Medals
In Britain, it's being called an outrage. In France, one story about the new contract starts with the sentence, "Admiral Nelson must be turning in his grave."
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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Is Stepping Down
Fabius presided over December's landmark climate agreement and helped to negotiate the nuclear deal with Iran.
American Musicals Are So Popular In Paris, They're Coming Back To The U.S.
French audiences have flocked to Paris productions of American musicals like Kiss Me, Kate, which closes this week. France's versions of some of these plays are also being exported back to the U.S.
In France, A Quiet Hero Belatedly Comes To Light
A security guard risked his life to save hundreds in November's Paris attacks. "We saw the worst things that night, the worst human beings ever. And then we saw the best," says one survivor he helped.
Gone Mot: The French Uproar Over Removing Some Circumflex Accents
Publishers in France are altering the spellings of around 2,400 words in textbooks and will drop the hat-shaped circumflex accent in some cases. That's causing outrage.
With Sanctions Gone, Iran Goes On A Shopping Spree In Europe
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has received a warm welcome in Europe amid a series of business deals worth billions of dollars with the likes of Peugeot. A megadeal with Airbus is in the works.
France's Justice Minister Resigns Following Controversial Anti-Terrorism Proposal
Christiane Taubira opposed a push to strip dual nationals convicted of terrorism of their French citizenship.
After Attack, An Uproar Over A Call For French Jews To Quit Wearing Yarmulkes
A Jewish community leader in the southern city of Marseille has sparked controversy by calling on Jews to stop wearing skullcaps after a teacher was the victim of an anti-Semitic attack.
Mother Of Slain French Soldier Fights Against Radicalization
After her son was killed in a 2012 Islamist attack, Latifa Ibn Ziaten vowed to prevent radicalization among her fellow Muslims. "I'm going to save others so they won't suffer like me," she says.
France's Le Pen Acquitted Of Inciting Hatred In Muslim Comments
Marine Le Pen, the head of the far-right National Front party, has been cleared of charges that she incited hatred when she compared Muslim street prayers to the Nazi occupation.