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Follow Michele Barbero: On X Articles by Michele Barbero Jean-Marie Le Pen, a man in his 90s wearing a pinstriped suit, adjusts how he sits in a chair in front of a black wall. He is looking down and to the side, showing his face in partial profile. Jean-Marie Le Pen Embodied France’s Dark Side Obituary | Michele Barbero January 7, 2025, 9:15 AM French President Emmanuel Macron holds an Olympic gold medal as he delivers a speech to representatives of stakeholders who helped organize and host the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, seen at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Aug. 12. France’s Quest for Olympic Glory Analysis | Michele Barbero August 23, 2024, 11:20 AM French President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wear hard hats and orange construction vests as they stand against a clear blue sky. Macron looks to the left and gestures with one hand while Hidalgo looks in the same direction, smiling. 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Giorgia Meloni Gets a Reality Check on Immigration Report | Michele Barbero October 24, 2023, 5:23 PM Protesters hold torches as they take part in a banned demonstration against the government's pension reforms and a water basin project near Sainte-Soline, in Poitiers, western France. France’s Water War Has No End in Sight Report | Michele Barbero September 25, 2023, 2:31 PM Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo runs across the grass on a pitch as he celebrates a goal. Ronaldo's arms are outstretched, and he sticks out his tongue as he looks up at the crowd in the stands. The Gulf Is Playing Hardball With European Soccer Report | Michele Barbero September 2, 2023, 7:00 AM Smoke rises from a bonfire near graffiti reading "The police kills" during clashes with police in the streets of Lyon, France. Why France Is Burning Dispatch | Michele Barbero July 3, 2023, 2:00 PM Members of Greece’s Hellenic Coast Guard collect the bodies of victims who lost their lives after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank in the Ionian Sea in Kalamata, Greece. The EU Is Building the Wall—at Least in Law Report | Michele Barbero June 23, 2023, 5:30 PM French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Mont-de-Marsan Air Base in southwestern France to deliver his New Year address to the French Army. Can France’s Big Bucks Fill the Defense Gaps? Report | Michele Barbero June 8, 2023, 7:00 AM Sunbathers under umbrellas line the beach with sailboats dotting the sea behind them in Cannes, France, on Sept. 1, 1948. How the French Riviera Got Its Glitz Review | Michele Barbero May 14, 2023, 7:00 AM French police and members of the black bloc clash during a protest against pension reform in Toulouse, France. Liberty, Equality, Police Brutality Report | Michele Barbero April 25, 2023, 9:54 AM Italy's Benito Mussolini salutes during a public address circa 1938. Italian Fascists Traded Their Black Shirts for Armani Suits Review | Michele Barbero April 2, 2023, 7:00 AM French President Emmanuel Macron reacts as he delivers a speech. 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