France

Niger’s Coup Threatens to Spark Wider Violence
The junta consolidates power while its neighbors weigh their next steps.

France on Fire
Plus: Western leaders struggle to figure out how to make Russia pay for its invasion of Ukraine.

France Rages Over Pension Reforms
‘It’s perhaps not the moment to take a trip to Paris.’

Emmanuel Macron Likely to Lurch Left
Following parliamentary elections, the French president's new political coalition gives him only one option for getting work done.