'Plomb' is a dark, unsettling debut novel by the French writer that explains violence in language, body and consciousness

Brussels has finally agreed a raft of measures aimed at sectors that Beijing no longer considers to be its strategic industries

Where social media offers magic solutions, the real world delivers slammed doors

The abrupt crossing of some 60,000 Moroccan migrants into Spain has thrown the Schengen's future into question, even though most have already returned home

Weaving together oral testimony, family memoir, and fiction, the writer seeks to preserve truth in the face of propaganda and political upheaval

The French far-right leader was convicted of embezzlement, but her prison sentence was suspended, and she is allowed to run next year. Opponents are busy reconfiguring their strategies

Innovation and private enterprise have yet to challenge the energy sector's centrality

If elections were held tomorrow, Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage could end up in power, but both have been fighting questions and jokes about money. For them, for now, laughter is the enemy

A familiar presence at Cannes, the French actress and filmmaker stars in the new film Roma Elastica. She spoke to Al Majalla in the south of France about freedom, ageing, and Marion Cotillard