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POLITICSSep 28France's presidentialism crisisThe exercise of power under the 1958 Constitution has steadily eroded over the past two decades. The system has become increasingly centered on the president, to the point exhaustion, writes Le Monde's Solenn de Royer in her column.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSSep 27France's far right gains ground in indirect Senate electionsMarine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party's history Sunday, securing 14 seats out of 348. Half the upper house is elected through indirect voting every three years, with senators serving for six years.France 24 [en]
WORLDSep 27Abuses in the Catholic Church: Pope Leo XIV listened to victims in France and asked to maintain 'maximum vigilance'• The Holy Father listened to seven survivors of assaults in the city of Lourdes during five-minute personal interviews and a collective meeting.• Through a statement, the convoked clarified that the opening to dialogue does not represent an abandonment of their historical demands.Clarín
WORLDSep 27Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sex abuse survivors in FranceFirst US pope tells crowd of 150,000: ‘We must humbly place ourselves under the Lord’s purifying gaze’Irish Times World
WORLDSep 27Pope decries 'scourge' of sexual abuse during France visitFrench bishops took "courageous" steps when faced with "the painful scourge of abuse of minors," Pope Leo XIV told the high-ranking clerics before his scheduled meeting with survivors at the Catholic shrine of Lourdes.DW News [en]
WORLDSep 27Pope Leo continues his visit to France in LourdesPope Leo XIV continued his visit to France in Lourdes, at the major Catholic pilgrimage site in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where he celebrated mass before around 150,000 people. Hendro Munstermann, a Vatican correspondent for the Dutch newspaper Nederland Dagblad, joins us from Lourdes to share his impressions and tell us more about the Pope’s visit.France 24 [en]
WORLDSep 27The week in pictures: Trump hosts Xi, the pope visits France and floods ravage ThailandFrom Pope Leo XIV's historic first visit to France to US President Donald Trump meeting China's President Xi Jinping to flooded streets in Bangkok, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures.France 24 [en]
WORLDSep 27Watch live: Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes as visit to France continuesThe pontiff is due to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse in Lourdes before travelling on to Metz in northeastern France on Monday.EuroNews [en]
BUSINESSSep 27Javier Timerman: "In France they are going to ask Milei why the economy stopped"El financista y titular de AdCap Grupo Financiero estuvo la semana que pasó en Nueva York y viaja ahora a Francia a participar de la Semana Argentina en París. Qué ven los mercados y qué le preguntarán a Javier Milei en Europa.Clarín
POLITICSSep 27Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'From Bordeaux to Paris, organizers say 120,000 people took part in 260 demonstrations 'for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.Le Monde [en]
WORLDSep 27Pope Leo XIV draws 800 , 000 to Paris Mass amid France secularismPope Leo XIV attracted 800,000 people to a Mass in Paris, occurring amidst France's secularism. This highlights a significant religious gathering with cultural and political context.foxnews.com · United States
POLITICSSep 26How France helps lower incomes get an electric carMet een steunplan voor tweedehands elektrische auto's wil Nederland elektrisch rijden toegankelijker maken. In Frankrijk bestaat al iets vergelijkbaars: mensen met een lager inkomen kunnen aanspraak maken op 'leasing social', een sociaal leaseplan voor elektrische auto's. Voor wie aan de voorwaarden voldoet, kan het een uitkomst zijn. Maar de Franse aanpak is nog niet toereikend, zeggen kenners tegen de NOS. Voor het derde jaar op rij stelt de Franse regering 50.000 elektrische auto's voor het sociale lease-programma beschikbaar. Voor zo'n 140 à 200 euro per maand kunnen mensen een elektrischeNOS Buitenland
WORLDSep 26Pope Leo arrives in Lourdes for Second Leg of France visit after historic Paris crowdsPope Leo opened his pilgrimage in Lourdes with a prayer at the Grotto of the Apparitions, the site where Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 and one of the faith's most-visited shrines.EuroNews [en]
WORLDSep 26Mbappé will be able to play with Real Madrid again after the break following his injury with FranceTests reveal that the attacker suffered a hyperextension of the posterior capsule of the left knee in the Turkey-France match, from which he will recover in less than two weeks.El País
POLITICSSep 26Pope Leo XIV calls to protect migrants during his official visit to FranceFather Philip Larrey and Father Michael Baggott are on France 24.France 24 [en]
WORLDSep 26France's baptism boom as more young people seek catholic communityCharlotte Lam has more.France 24 [en]
WORLDSep 26Leo XIV in France: 700,000 crowd attend Pope mass in central ParisLuke Shrago talks to Father Grégoire Catta.France 24 [en]
WORLDSep 26Leo XIV visits France: Pope blesses babies on way to giant Paris Mass🇫🇷 🇻🇦 While #PopeLeo XIV rode down #Paris's iconic Champs-Élysées avenue to hold Mass, he took the opportunity to bless babies from the "popemobileFrance 24 [en]
WORLDSep 26Pope Leo attracts 700,000 worshipers to Paris Mass in historic France visitThe Vatican estimated that 800,000 people came out for the Mass.CBS News
WORLDSep 26Pope Leo visits France, Notre-Dame CathedralPope Leo XIV traveled to France, the first papal visit in nearly 20 years. Chris Livesay reports.CBS News
MILITARYSep 26France sending military resources to Saudi Arabia brings discreet defense ties into spotlightBy announcing the deployment of soldiers, radars, and defense systems to protect Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure, which has been targeted by the pro-Iranian Houthi forces from Yemen, President Macron is taking a geopolitical shift at a time when Riyadh is seeking to diversify its partnerships.Le Monde [en]
WORLDSep 26Hundreds of thousands line Champs-Élysées for Pope Leo parade in FranceThe American pope greeted the crowds from his popemobile during a mile-long parade along the grand boulevardThe Independent World
WORLDSep 26Historic visit of Pope Leo XIV to France: one million people defied the rain in Paris to rediscover CatholicismEl Sumo Pontífice brindó este sábado una multitudinaria misa en la Plaza de la Concorde, donde no solo hubo fieles cristianos sino de todas las religiones.Clarín
WORLDSep 26Leo XIV will be meeting French sexual abuse survivors during his visit in FranceThe Pope is making the first official papal visit to France in 18 years, during which he is expected to meet survivors of sexual abuse.France 24 [en]