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It feels urgent to revisit the events of early 20th century Europe right now. Reading about that era feels like watching someone draw back the slingshot whose energy still propels much of modern politics, including the conflict in Gaza and Israel. “Paris 1919,” by Margaret MacMillan, traces the negotiations of the Paris peace conference, which …
With nearly 10 million people expected to throng the streets of Paris during the Olympics this summer, visitors already knew getting around the city would be a challenge. But now it will probably be a lot more expensive, too. The price of a single ride on the Metro between July 20 and Sept. 8, roughly …
Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, announced Monday on X, formerly Twitter, that she was quitting the social media site because it had devolved into a “gigantic global sewer” for disinformation, hatred, anti-Semitism and racism, and a “tool for destroying our democracies.” Without naming Elon Musk directly, she added: “This platform and its owner intentionally …