The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa and other iconic works of art in Paris, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged ...

The Houthis late Thursday night launched another ballistic missile at Israel — which Israeli air defenses successfully ...

Although Haiti’s new rulers declared its independence in 1804, France only recognised it in 1825 – and then only after a French fleet arrived in Port-au-Prince with 500 cannons and forced the ...

Jude Guillaume, security officer for the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, directs traffic around the center, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Little Haiti. (2048x1536, AR: 1.3333333333333333) ...

Mr. Macron highlighted the planned return of various cultural items taken from the island by its French occupiers, ... Algeria, Senegal and Haiti. Published - April 24, 2025 10:58 pm IST.

With housing aid in crisis, a fraternity expelling members over hazing and France admitting the injustice of Haiti’s colonial debt—plus more—here’s what’s on the radar this week.

During his address Macron said that France is ready to accept “its share of truth in the creation of memory, a painful one, for Haiti, which began in 1825.

In 1825, France extracted a huge indemnity from Haiti, in exchange for recognition of its independence. This week marked the 200th anniversary of that indemnity agreement. Haiti’s former ...

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, as part of the bicentennial of Haiti's independence debt, the Élysée Palace published a statement by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron ...

Macron's commission on Haiti's 'double debt' seen as a 'very small step in the right direction' The French president announced on Thursday the creation of a joint historical commission to study ...

Macron said France would stand by Haiti in the face of present-day challenges, notably security, which he said was "an absolute priority". Armed gangs control nearly all of Haiti's capital and ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence ...