French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen traded insults in a heated TV debate Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s runoff. In bruising opening exchanges, Macron accused Le Pen of telling lies, while she branded the 39-year-old former investment banker “the candidate of the elite” ...
Three officers were hurt in clashes between riot police and masked youths during a May 1 march in Paris on Monday that carried extra significance six days before the presidential election run-off. “Masked individuals threw objects and Molotov cocktails at police” who responded by firing teargas, authorities said. The violence ...
