Marine Le Pen

Police fire tear gas as French high school protests escalate nationwide over school conditions

The protests began in September in the deprived suburbs of Paris, before spreading nationwide, presenting a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's cash-strapped government.

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A masked student attempts to kick a tear gas canister, amid clashes with French riot police during a protest by French high school and university students near Lycee Paul Eluard high-school.
Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) political party, listens to the speech of Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and member of parliament, in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, September 13, 2026.

French far-right leader Bardella denies media claim he made antisemitic remarks

Mediapart, in a report published on Monday, reviewed dozens of private messages from 2013-2015 that it said showed a pattern of antisemitic and conspiratorial rhetoric.

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Pope Leo visits France Saturday, 26th September 2026

Nearly one million people attend Pope Leo's open-air mass in Paris

Pope Leo XIV drew an estimated 800,000 people to Paris's Champs-Élysées on Saturday, urging Catholics to seek happiness in faith rather than material goods during an outdoor Mass.

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Candidates for the 2027 French presidential election attend a debate at la REF in Paris, August 27, 2026.

US grant for MAGA-aligned groups in Europe excludes French applicants over election fears

The decision reflects a recognition in Washington that funding MAGA-aligned organizations in France could jeopardize extensive economic ties between the two countries.

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Holocaust museum: No special treatment for Le Pen

Museum will treat French party leader Marine Le Pen, daughter of Holocaust-denying politician Jean Marie Le Pen, as regular visitor.

NOVEMBER 2, 2011ByJTA
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