Senegalese immigrants leave home, brave boats to get to Europe.

In Senegal, poverty makes young people embark on dangerous boats to reach Europe. Parents and local leaders seek solutions to encourage them to stay.

Beach erosion and rising sea levels threaten Senegalese communities.

Rising sea levels are eroding Senegal’s shorelines, leaving communities and the country’s government scrambling to cope with the implications.

How the Pelicot trial reshaped consent in French rape laws

For many years, women’s advocates in France have been frustrated by the absence of consideration of consent within the country’s rape and sexual assault l…

“Une question de dignité” : vingt ans après, Clichy-sous-Bois n’a pas oublié Zyed et Bouna

Le 27 octobre 2005, à Clichy-sous-Bois, les adolescents Zyed Benna et Bouna Traoré mouraient électrocutés après une poursuite avec la police. Vingt ans après ce...

Paris captivated by Louvre’s real-life jewel robbery drama

The daylight robbery of jewelry from the Louvre has shocked residents and tourists in Paris. But it has stirred up their imaginations as well.

Two boys died after they ran from police. 20 years later, this Paris suburb is still healing.

Two boys in Clichy-sous-Bois, France, died 20 years ago while fleeing from police, leading to weeks of riots. Their memory still inspires immigrant youth…

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Minnesota sees brazen gun violence. Citizens wonder why.

The tragic shooting of children at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota comes after a political assassination of a state legislator rocked the state…

The US used to be a haven for research. Under Trump, scientists are packing their bags.

A recent survey of U.S. professors found that 75% were looking for work outside the country. The result is an exodus that has not been seen since European…

Swimming in the Seine is safe again, but Parisians need convincing.

It has been illegal to swim in the Seine in Paris for a century. Now, it's clean enough to allow bathing in three pools. Our correspondent takes a dip.

In France, extreme heat wave tests everyone’s chill

Europe is not built for the heat. It’s all that residents like the Monitor’s Paris correspondent can do to find ways to keep just a little bit cooler.

South Africa’s ‘soccer grannies’ take the field for kicks and camaraderie

Off the field, many of these older women have extraordinarily challenging lives. On the field, they are simply athletes.