Aurélien. Taking off as a French first name in the 1980s, Aurélien, pronounced oar-el-ee-yen, is a great name for a baby who will grow up into a passionate young man. With the meaning "golden," or ...

Reshuffling conflict after increasingly rough diplomatic stretch for Israel, US president harnesses broad support for plan to free hostages, disarm Hamas, and transform Middle East ...

Having been a French immersion student since the fourth grade, I always thought I’d had a solid command of the language.

How we learn a language has changed enormously since the days of Rosetta Stone CDs. Today, more and more people are learning through social media. Maud Vuaillat is the woman behind "English with Maud" ...

What is word stress and how do we use it? In words with more than one syllable, there’s usually at least one syllable that sounds clearer or more obvious. Maybe it’s stronger, louder or higher. For ...

“I want to see women step into equal power and influence at every level of society, from their homes to their workplaces to our government and economy. But there is no path to that future if women are ...

The proximate reason is that, like his recent predecessors, Bayrou failed to get a budget through the parliament. Two weeks ago, he told the badly divided assembly there’d be a vote of confidence on 8 ...

The French government, led by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, has collapsed after losing a vote of no confidence, tipping the eurozone’s second-biggest economy into a political crisis and casting ...

Millions of people rely on ToI for fast, fair and free coverage of Israel and the Jewish world. We care about Israel - and we know you do too. So today, we have an ask: show your appreciation for our ...

France has been plunged into a new political crisis with the defeat of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou at a confidence vote in the National Assembly. The defeat – by 364 votes to 194 – means that ...