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America Was Once the Country Begging Richer Allies for Help

Even before they declared their independence, it was clear to the American colonies that in their struggle against Great Britain…

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Airdrop by Jordan and France Underscores the Urgency of Gazans’ Need

Jordan and France airdropped food and other humanitarian aid into Gaza on Monday, bringing a modicum of desperately needed assistance…

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Alfred Grosser, Champion of French-German Reconciliation, Dies at 99

A German-born Jew who became a French writer and activist, he devoted his life to healing the divide between two…

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David Bouley, Influential New York Chef, Dies at 70

At restaurants like Montrachet and Bouley, he channeled French nouvelle cuisine to create the New American style.

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Quebec Still Longs for Its Lost Hockey Team, a Nationalist Symbol

Ever since the Quebec Nordiques decamped in 1995, leaving a hole in the Francophone city, vote-seeking officials have vowed to…

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‘The Three Musketeers’ and the Joy of Old-School Blockbusters

With its practical effects and broad-minded approach to story, the French franchise revives the pleasures of earlier movie spectacles, but…

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An Abandoned Cemetery Highlights a Painful Colonial Episode for France

Nestled amid the vineyards in a picturesque region of southwestern France known for its sweet wines and goat cheeses is…

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Michel Ciment, Eminent French Film Critic, Is Dead at 85

He helped define cinema as high art for generations of moviegoers and filmmakers in France and beyond, even if he…

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How Africans Are Changing French — One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time

More than 60 percent of French speakers now live in Africa. Despite growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to…

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France Scoffs at an Englishman’s ‘Napoleon’

French critics considered Ridley Scott’s new biopic lazy, pointless, boring, migraine-inducing, too short and historically inaccurate. And that’s just to…

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