On Thursday, the lower house of parliament voted to wipe it from French law. The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show ...

France abolished slavery in 1848, but the Code Noir was never formally eliminated as a law. The vote is seen as a significant step in addressing France's colonial past.

PARIS — For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on its books. On Thursday, the lower house of Parliament ...

France’s powerful lower house voted finally to scrub a fundamental slavery-era edict from French law on Thursday. After the ...

French lawmakers voted on Thursday to formally repeal slavery-era laws that ​defined the legal status of enslaved people as "movable property" and justified abuse and corporal punishment, ‌though they ...

A Glimpse into Mannat Situated along the Bandstand in Bandra, where the salty breeze from the Arabian Sea meets colonial ...

Sixty years ago, Guyana inherited the formal architecture of independence and nationhood: a flag, an anthem, borders, pledge, and a seat among sovereign states. Today it celebrates its Diamond Jubilee ...

In May 2025, François Bayrou, then the prime minister of France, fielded an unusual question from a member of Parliament: Why hadn’t France formally revoked the Code Noir, the ...

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, is a historic town near St. Louis with French colonial homes, river bluff wineries, hiking trails, ...

Explore charming Connecticut towns with coastal views, historic streets, cozy cafes, and European-style atmosphere without ...

UK King Charles gave US President Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine at a White House state dinner on Tuesday when he joked that without the British, Americans would be speaking French. As the ...