20 July 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: President Trump was the guest of President Macron at the military parade on Bastille Day in Paris. The parade had a US theme to commemorate the centenary of US intervention in World War I. President Macron acknowledged French responsibility for sending thousands of Jews to Nazi… Continue reading Issue 114:2017 07 20:Week in Brief International
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Issue 68: 2016 08 25: Week in Brief: International
25 August 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: More Mediterranean and Channel resorts have banned the burkini. In Nice, four women have already been fined for being insufficiently naked in public, and six others have left the beach after being warned to show more flesh. Prime minister Manuel Valls has supported the bylaws. Mr… Continue reading Issue 68: 2016 08 25: Week in Brief: International