Eleanor Beardsley
Stories
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Europe
How Europe is bracing for Trump's second term as threat of tariffs looms
European nations are bracing for new tariffs and less security support from the incoming Trump administration.
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Europe
The public gets a peek inside the reconstructed Notre Dame Cathedral
On Friday, people in France had a glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral for the first time since the fire nearly six years ago.
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World
A restored Notre Dame cathedral is unveiled days before its official reopening
Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019.
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Europe
Notre Dame Cathedral is almost ready to reopen nearly 6 years after fire
Some six years after a devastating fire, work is nearing completion at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Almost every part of the cathedral has undergone restoration and rebuilding.
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Europe
How the European Union is preparing for the second Trump presidency
Members of the European Union Are Preparing With Caution and, At Times, Keenness for the Second Trump Presidency.
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Europe
Gisele Pelicot, victim in mass rape trial in France, gives last day of testimony
The victim at the center of a mass rape trial in France gave her closing statement in a French court. She denounced French society as macho and patriarchal, called it a society that trivializes rape.
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National
In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder
In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it.
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D-Day is celebrated as a day of liberation. For one French family, there was a price
French families recall rapes committed by a handful of GIs after D-Day. A note to listeners that this piece mentions sexual assault.
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Europe
Paris prepares for Israel-France soccer game despite fears of violence
Paris police deploy in force to prevent antisemitic and other violence as France and Israeli soccer teams play on Thursday.
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Arts & Life
How France uncovered the mystery of the forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied Paris
The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2022, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.