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Eiffel Tower Chief Resigns After Female Staff Moved for Hindu Group’s Visit

Patrick Branco Ruivo, who ran the tower’s operating company, will step down after an internal inquiry cited “problems and shortcomings” over the moving of female employees.

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The Eiffel Tower in May. Staff at the landmark went on strike over a decision to sideline female employees during a group’s tour.
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In Fractious France, Politicians Agree on One Thing: Pope Leo Was a Hit

In a four-day visit, Pope Leo XIV won praise across the political spectrum, even from its most avowedly secular figures.

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Pope Leo XIV, riding down Avenue des Champs-Élysées on Saturday. The crowds were a striking display of reverence from a proudly secular country.
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Accusations of Antisemitism Hit a Star of the French Far Right

Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old protégé of Marine Le Pen, is said to have made antisemitic statements as a teenage activist. He denies it.

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Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s main far-right party, National Rally, in Paris this month.
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