Eleanor Beardsley

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Climate scientists say that Europe is heating faster than any other continent, and that makes formerly temperate cities like Paris unbearably hot. And it's forcing the French to reconsider something they had thought was unneeded and tha... See more

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: France's right-wing populist leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president next year. That's after an appeals court struck down a five-year ban on her political activity. She was convicted last year of embezzling European Union... See more

France recorded its hottest June since records began in 1947, as a deadly heat wave drove temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) across much of the country. Copyright 2026 NPR France recorded its hottest June since records began in... See more

As America marks 250 years, the remarkable friendship between Lafayette and George Washington still resonates across the Atlantic. Copyright 2026 NPR As America marks 250 years, the remarkable friendship between Lafayette and George Washington still reson... See more

A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: President Trump will join leaders of the world's wealthiest nations for a summit in the French Alps today known as the G7. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The meeting, we expect, will involve talk of that peace agreement between the United States a... See more