French people like me live in fear because far-right hate speech goes unchecked. The consequences can be deadly Anger at the dilapidated state of schools may have been the starting point for the unrest that has rocked France for over a month, but the protest movement has grown into somethingContinue Reading

France defender Ibrahima Konaté has rallied behind Kylian Mbappé, declaring his international teammate to be in high spirits ahead of his return to national team duty under manager Zinedine Zidane. Mbappé rejoins Les Bleus for their upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against Italy and Turkey after missing the last threeContinue Reading

From Serbia to Bangladesh and India to France, young people are pushing back against authoritarianism and reshaping political landscapes In Brazil, they rallied online by the millions, sharing videos and spreading memes. In Serbia, they cycled across Europe and ran ultramarathons to make their voices heard. Both movements burst intoContinue Reading

Luc Corlouër made ‘deal’ with Prix Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada over his research into model Louise Cansot, murdered in Paris in 1949 For almost eight decades the artists’ model Louise Cansot, the subject of the novel winning France’s most prestigious literary prize this year, was one of Paris’s forgotten murderContinue Reading

Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen has showered praise on Michael Olise, insisting the 24-year-old winger possesses all the quality needed to contend for the Ballon d’Or in the future. The France international has established himself as a vital creative spark in Munich since his arrival, drawing high praise from theContinue Reading

Fox News and others have toed president’s line – seemingly hoping unrest abroad will make people vote Republican Donald Trump sought to capitalize on the scenes of unrest in France, telling a crowd in Kansas on Monday that “migrants” and “communists” were responsible, and that the scenes were “what theContinue Reading

Each country’s protesters have distinct grievances. Listen to them, not the voices telling us Europe is ungovernable Last Saturday night, the town hall of Limoges in west-central France was set ablaze. By Sunday, images of the fire destroying a symbol of the French republic, and other scenes of unrest acrossContinue Reading

Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump are arsonists who play at being firefighters. Nigel Farage is finding that act harder to pull off in Andy Burnham’s Britain An election where one side represents chaos will nearly always be won by the party that promises order instead. Public fatigue after yearsContinue Reading

The far-right leader’s promise to restore order will appeal to many ahead of next year’s presidential elections – the stakes are suddenly much higher There is only one clear winner so far from France’s chaos: Marine Le Pen. The violence and rioting that engulfed towns and cities across the countryContinue Reading