Roger Cohen

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Chief Paris Correspondent at The New York Times

Chief correspondent Paris and former Op-Ed columnist The New York Times. New book, “An Affirming Flame: Meditations on Life and Politics,” Feb 2023 from Knopf.

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Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Republicans Propose Deeper Medicaid Cuts

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen |Ali Watkins |Erica L. Green |Zolan Kanno-Youngs

June 17, 2025, 7:52 a.m. ETReporting from ParisPresident Emmanuel Macron of France has disagreed with President Trump over Israel, Gaza, Ukraine and now, it seems, Iran.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York TimesPresident Trump said on Tuesday that President Emmanuel Macron of France “always gets it wrong,” as simmering tensions between the two leaders over the Israel-Iran conflict blew up into insults.
Macron will visit Greenland this month, defying Trump

2 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Roger Cohen |Jeffrey Gettleman

A couple walks together in Ilulissat, Greenland, on Jan. 16.
Macron will visit Greenland this month, defying Trump

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Roger Cohen |Jeffrey Gettleman

A couple walks together in Ilulissat, Greenland, on Jan. 16.
Macron Will Visit Greenland This Month, Defying Trump

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen |Jeffrey Gettleman

President Emmanuel Macron of France plans to travel to the island nation, which President Trump has vowed to take control of, on the way to Canada for a Group of 7 meeting.
Philippe Labro Dies at 88; Restless Chronicler of the French Condition

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen

As an author (often blurring the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction), a film director, a lyricist and a host of TV and radio shows, he sought to capture his epoch. Philippe Labro, a prolific journalist, author, movie director and songwriter whose lyrical prose, boundless curiosity and oft-repeated determination to "forage in deep waters" offered France a sweeping image of itself over several decades, died on Monday in Paris. He was 88.
French Lawmakers Vote to Promote Alfred Dreyfus Amid Rising Antisemitism

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen

The National Assembly voted to promote the Jewish army captain to brigadier general more than 130 years after he was falsely convicted of espionage and imprisoned in French Guiana. For Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army captain arrested in 1894 on false espionage charges that were a reflection of virulent antisemitism in the French military, reparations have been a long time coming.
Jubilant PSG Fans Cause Chaos in France

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen

Police arrested hundreds of people overnight after Paris Saint-Germain fans celebrated a Champions League victory. France erupted in scenes of jubilation as Paris St.-Germain became the first French team in 32 years to win the Champions League, Europe's most coveted club soccer trophy, but the joy descended into violence that left two people dead and more than 200 injured.
Macron says Israel can’t have ‘free pass’ in Gaza

4 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Roger Cohen

PARIS – A war of words between France and Israel escalated on May 30 as President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a speech opening a security forum in Singapore, said the West risked “losing all credibility with the rest of the world” if Israel was allowed “a free pass” in the Gaza Strip.
Macron, Infuriating Israel, Says It Can’t ‘Have Its Way’ in Gaza

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Roger Cohen

Macron, Infuriating Israel, Says It Can’t ‘Have Its Way’ in GazaA series of exchanges marked a new low point in the relationship between France and Israel, which accused the French president of “a crusade against the Jewish state.” A war of words between France and Israel escalated on Friday as President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a speech opening a security …
Macron, Infuriating Israel, Says It Can't 'Have Its Way' in Gaza

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen

A series of exchanges marked a new low point in the relationship between France and Israel, which accused the French president of "a crusade against the Jewish state." A war of words between France and Israel escalated on Friday as President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a speech opening a security forum in Singapore, said the West risked "losing all credibility with the rest of the world" if it "let Israel have its way" in Gaza.