But the French West Indies — Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Guadeloupe’s six dependencies — seem as placid as the emerald waters that lap their pearl-white beaches.

In French politics, the passionate leader of the Green Party is known as “the other Marine” for her opposition to Marine Le Pen, and she’s now stealing a march on her far-right namesake.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrives to face questions from a parliamentary inquiry into alleged abuse at a Catholic school amid accusations he has hidden what he knows about the scandal ...

A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty on Monday in an embezzlement case and barred her from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect. Le Pen's lawyer said she would appeal.