Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In February 1960, France became the fourth nation after the United States, the USSR, and the United Kingdom to become a nuclear power. They did this by detonating a 70- kiloton atomic bomb at Reggane ...

One of the most striking images of the French Revolution is the guillotine, its angled blade beheading King Louis XVI in 1793. After the following year’s Reign of ...

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As Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen continue their quest to secure the French presidency, it’s time to ask what they think about France’s troubled past. French colonialism and related wars of ...

French Guiana’s January carnival is normally a fun and festive occasion. But this year, a young man was severely beaten by ten other teenagers during the procession, marring the celebrations. The ...

The Tour de France, writes Graham Robb, is more than a bike race — it’s a quasi-religious phenomenon. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images) Review by Elaine Sciolino To the French intellectual elite, moving ...