France is slowly moving forward with its plans to restore the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, which was devastated in a fire that collapsed the roof this past April.
Nearly three months after a fire devastated Paris’s famed Notre Dame Cathedral, France’s National Assembly moved closer to enacting legislation to approve the restoration...
Today is the 75th anniversary of the historic D-Day invasion.
Trump delivered his remarks from Normandy, France.
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After celebrating the win of the “Australia First” Liberal Party, and cheering on the milkshake-covered Brexit candidates in Great Britain, it pleases me greatly to report that anti-EU parties made significant gains in Sunday’s European election.
After processing the results, I have several essential takeaways. Perhaps the most significant that the win...
France has been taken to the EU human rights court for refusing entry to children of Islamic State jihadists. The grandparents of two children who, along with their Islamist mother, are currently being held in detention by Syria’s Kurdish fighters have filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights...
As investigators continue to study the fire of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, preliminary findings indicate that a ‘computer glitch’ or something associated with the temporary elevator being used during renovation of the spire might have sparked the blaze.
As a practicing Catholic who visited the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in 2015, watching the news reports covering the conflagration, the destruction of its roof, and the collapse of its iconic spire was gut-wrenching.
A fire has broken out at the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
People have posted videos and pictures on Twitter of the horrific fire, which people can see from miles away. It seems like the fire continues to grow with every new posted picture.
Troll level EXPERT. Nathalie Loiseau, France’s European Affairs Minister, named her cat Brexit because he appears to exhibit the same behavior that has roared through the UK parliament these past two years. From
The last time we reported on the “Yellow Vest” protests in France, the demonstrators were directing their anger at both the #FakeNews media and French bureaucrats.
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Earlier this week, Mary wrote about the chaos in Venezuela as Juan Guaido Proclaims Himself Interim President, [and the] Military Backs Maduro. At that point, the U.S. and Canada recognized Guaido as Venezuela’s leader.
Since then, Britain, Germany, France, and Spain said that Venezuela must agree to hold elections or they will...
Perhaps the most undercovered major news story today is the continuing ‘Yellow Vest’ protests in France.
They continued for the 11th week, and protesters clashed with security forces in Paris and several other cities.
While the American press has been focused on President Trump and hamburgers, there have been serious developments related to the Yellow Vest protests in France.
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The “Yellow Vest” citizen demonstrations are continuing in Paris, a French ministry building was broken into, and a government spokesman was evacuated from his office.
Before the Christmas break, Legal Insurrection readers may recall that fuel tax rises that led to weeks of citizen protests in France were postponed for six months.
Now, several green justice organizations are suing France in the name of “climate change”.
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The French authorities have identified the Strasbourg Christmas Market shooter as 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt. Witnesses claimed he screamed “Allahu Akbar!” as he opened fire.
He killed four and injured several others in Strasbourg on Tuesday evening.
A 66 year-old Irish lecturer was stabbed to death in Paris this week, outside the Leonardo de Vinci private university by a Pakistani student who believed he had insulted Mohammed. The suspect was arrested at the scene.
Rioting has been taking place recently in France, but trying to get a clear idea of what’s behind the demonstrations isn’t easy.
The first thing to say is that the riots certainly seem to be anti-Macron. But there are plenty of reasons to be anti-Macron, some emanating from the left and some...
