Michel del Castillo, 91, Dies; Child’s-Eye Chronicler of Concentration Camps

His first novel, “Tanguy,” published when he was 24, was a fact-based Holocaust story that one reviewer said “begins where Anne Frank’s diary ended.”

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Jacques Roubaud, Poetic Master of Form and Whimsy, Dies at 92

He was trained as a mathematician, but he gained fame in France, and won major prizes, for his modern verse.

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French Court Finds Author Charles Onana Guilty of Denying Rwandan Genocide

Charles Onana and his publisher were fined for passages in a book that were found to have violated a French law making it illegal to deny an officially recognized genocide.

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France’s Marine Le Pen Takes Aim at the Top

After helping to oust the prime minister last week, the far-right leader has made clear her next target is President Emmanuel Macron.

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France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier Loses No-Confidence Vote

Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could create a wider opening for the far right.

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France’s Prime Minister Could Be Forced to Resign This Week. Here’s What Could Happen Next.

A vote by Parliament could force the prime minister to resign, leaving his budget legislation in limbo.

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France’s Looming Dilemma: No Confidence, No Government, No Budget

A vote by Parliament could force the prime minister to resign, leaving his budget legislation in limbo.

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France’s Government Under Prime Minister Michel Barnier Faces Week of Reckoning

The end of Michel Barnier’s government looks inevitable, even imminent, and would add to the country’s political malaise. The only question seems to be: How long he can last?

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Chad Ends Longtime Military Partnership With France

The decision by Chad is another blow to what remained of France’s military influence in the troubled stretch of countries below the Sahara, where Russia’s influence has been growing.

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