The language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group on Thursday released a list of the words that news anchors, politicians and other public figures in the U.S.

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Esteban Touma, language expert from the app Babbel about 2025's most mispronounced words.

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon ...

A French appeals court has handed a stiffer 10-year prison sentence to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious, French media reported ...

But even still, the Bring It On star isn’t bothered when people mispronounce hers—something they’ve apparently been doing for years. “I mean, everyone messes up my name, so I give up,” Kirsten shared ...

Cognac is a type of brandy that is produced in the Cognac region of France. It is a popular drink around the world and is often enjoyed as an after-dinner drink or in cocktails. But, many people are ...

During the performance of Paul Claudel's 'Le Soulier de satin' ('The Satin Slipper'), directed by Eric Ruf, with the Comédie-Française theater company, in Avignon, southern France, July 2025.

Traditional French children’s songs are a beloved part of French culture, passed down through generations. These songs are often simple, catchy, and fun, making them easy for young children to learn ...

The Avignon theatre festival is a three-week concentration of performing arts – dance, drama, readings and debates – which is now in its 79th year. Hundreds of events are crammed into the relatively ...

“Purists should not be offended; this is not about replicating Umm Kulthum but paying homage to her, expressing how we love and sing her", Zeid Hamdan told Africanews. The Lebanese producer is the ...

Rising temperatures pose an existential threat to the theater extravaganza, where extreme heat is making it tough for the audience. By Laura Cappelle Reporting from Avignon, France As a punishing heat ...

"When I Saw the Sea," directed and choreographed by Ali Chahrour, at the Festival d'Avignon, July 4, 2025. CHRISTOPHE RAYNAUD DE LAGE/FESTIVAL D’AVIGNON Tackling a major political issue head-on, such ...