A larger than life figure with a career and a reputation to match, Gérard Depardieu is among the few stars of French cinema ...

Dialogue is no cure-all, but recognising jihadists as political actors - not just enemies - reframes the choice: between fighting and talking, between managing defeat and imagining change.

Warfighting has only deepened wounds, hardened divides, and fuelled new insurgencies – a rethink is long overdue.

The man who seduced France with his debauchery once seemed untouchable. But a sexual assault conviction will test the limits ...