600-year-old grape seed used to make pinot noir wine found in toilet of medieval hospital in France

A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilet of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said Tuesday. The seed reveals that people in France have been cultivating this immensely popular variety of grape since at least the 1400s, the scientists said in … Read more

Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the strategy of the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring, the State Department said Tuesday. Rubio will attend a G7 foreign ministers meeting near Versailles outside of Paris … Read more

Children discover mysterious ancient skeleton sitting upright next to playground in France

Children at a primary school in eastern France found a strange new attraction next to their playground this week: a skeleton sitting upright, peeking out the top of a circular pit. It is just the latest in a series of bodies discovered in the city of Dijon that were mysteriously buried in a seated position … Read more

France restricts Trump ambassador’s access to officials after missed summons

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! France has restricted U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner’s access to senior government officials after he failed to attend a summons from the French Foreign Ministry over comments regarding the death of a French activist. Speaking Tuesday in an interview with public broadcaster France Info, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël … Read more

France beef with U.S. ambassador Kushner goes from bad to worse after

France’s foreign minister on Tuesday demanded an explanation after U.S. envoy Charles Kushner failed to show up to a diplomatic meeting focusing on comments about a slain far-right activist. Jean-Noel Barrot summoned Kushner after the U.S. embassy in Paris reposted comments by the Trump administration that denounced “terrorism” and left-wing violence in France after the … Read more

France will summon Ambassador Charles Kushner over US comments on activist’s death

PARIS — France will summon U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to protest comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist, the foreign affairs minister said. Jean-Noel Barrot was reacting to a statement by the State Department’s Counterterrorism Bureau, which posted on X that “reports, corroborated by the French Minister of the … Read more