Catherine Porter and Constant Meheut

Calls to overhaul the police go back decades. But violent episodes of police enforcement continue. So do violent outpourings on the street.

Parties from the left and right erupted in anger after learning of the government’s plans to adopt the measure without a vote.

More than six billion baguettes are sold every year in France. But the bread is under threat, with bakeries vanishing in rural areas.

For the first time, the National Rally is the main opposition party in Parliament. But can it use its new perch to convince voters it...

Bitten by inflation, workers are demanding a greater share of the surging profits of energy giants. It’s the kind of unrest leaders fear as they...