Author: John Leicester
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Like Banksy, France’s mystery ‘Invader’ marks cities with art. He could surprise the Paris Olympics
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The millions of visitors who’ll flock to Paris for the Olympic Games will be crowding onto the turf of a mystery artist who calls himself “Invader.”
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As the Olympics loom, Parisians ask: Should we skip town? Games organizers work to win their hearts
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Holding the Olympic Games in bustling, compact Paris is riling and worrying some residents
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The Paris Olympics medals are made with pieces of the Eiffel Tower
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When they make history at the Paris Games, Olympic medalists will take a bit of France and its history home, too
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Ukraine expects EU-wide support for candidacy to join bloc
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KYIV, Ukraine • A Ukrainian official overseeing the country’s push to join the European Union said Wednesday that she’s “100%” certain all 27 EU nations will approve Ukraine’s EU candidacy during a summit this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed similar optimism, calling it a “crucial moment” for Ukraine. Ukraine’s membership bid is the top…
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Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid fierce fighting
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KYIV, Ukraine • Russia on Tuesday claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up Ukraine’s Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow’s forces hold nearly all of…
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Ukraine facing grinding campaign as it waits for weapons
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KYIV, Ukraine • Ukrainian forces locked in a grinding battle for control of the country’s east struggled to hold off Russian troops and buy themselves some time Thursday while they await the arrival of the advanced rockets and anti-aircraft weapons promised by the West. With the arms deliveries possibly weeks away, Ukraine is looking at…
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Fishing tensions flare between France, UK over Brexit rules
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LONDON • British Royal Navy vessels and French police boats patrolled Thursday near the English Channel island of Jersey, where French fishermen angry about losing access to its waters gathered for a maritime protest. The irate mariners set off flares and entered the island’s main harbor in the first major dispute between France and Britain…
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Angry herders secure bear ban from France’s Macron
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PARIS • The bears have cute names — Bubble, Feather, Snowflake and the like — and look so soft and huggable when caught on video by remote cameras that study their habits. But to herders high in the Pyrenees mountains of southwest France, the animals are stone-cold killers, ravaging flocks and undermining farming livelihoods. Pyrenean…
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Riot in Paris: 135 hurt in protests; 1,000 detained
PARIS — The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as French riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against the government in a movement that has grown more violent by the week. A ring of steel surrounded the president’s Elysee…
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This is heavy: The kilogram is getting an update
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SEVRES, France • The kilogram is getting an update. No, your bathroom scales won’t suddenly become kinder and a kilo of fruit will still weigh a kilo. But the way scientists define the exact mass of a kilogram is about to change. Until now, its mass has been defined by the granddaddy of all kilos:…