Stories by
Eleanor Beardsley
Correspondent, Paris
As protests continue across France, the country's prime minister addresses the nation
Eleanor Beardsley, Steve Inskeep | Oct 8, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC
France's prime minister says students' demands for better school resources will be heard, but his pledge wasn't enough to quell protesters.
Thousands protest in France to support students calling for more resources in schoolsEleanor Beardsley, Michel Martin | Oct 7, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC
'They don't invest in us': French students protest for more resources in schoolsEleanor Beardsley, A Martínez | Oct 6, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC
France arrests 5,000 people, mostly teens, as school protests spreadEleanor Beardsley | Oct 3, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC
The G7 will release 100 million reserve barrels of diesel fuel over the next 4 months
After increased pressure from Washington, the G7 held an emergency meeting on energy. The world's wealthiest nations say they will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel in their reserves.
Eleanor Beardsley | Oct 2, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC
Greetings from Trouville-sur-Mer, a beach town little changed since Monet painted it
The Normandy beach town of Trouville-sur-Mer is a two-hour train ride from Paris, but feels a world away, with English Channel breezes and the sound of seagulls screeching through the cobbled streets.
Eleanor Beardsley | Aug 19, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC
Palestinians use recycling as Israel's restrictions trigger a trash crisis
Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change.
Eleanor Beardsley | May 27, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC