Rebecca Rosman
Rebecca Rosman is a freelance journalist based in Paris. Her stories have sent her to Cuba, Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Israel and all over Europe. She is originally from Chicago.
Paris considers ban on e-scooters over safety concerns
The electric scooter revolution in the "City of Lights" may be about to go bust just as it takes off.
War in Ukraine spurs new bonds between historians of shared Soviet past
War in Ukraine expedites Poland's move to destroy Soviet-era monuments
Poland has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than any other EU country. Local mayors say they’re running out of money.
Poland is feeling the pinch after cutting Russian energy imports
Polish border town of Przemyśl is a revolving door for Ukrainian migrants
The town Przemyśl which lies on Poland's border with Ukraine, has seen a revolving door of migrants fleeing the war in Ukraine, and then returning home. At the train station in Przemyśl, many Ukrainians are facing difficult decisions about returning home amid a brutal war.
With Queen Elizabeth II's passing, royal memorabilia expected to increase in value
Demand for royal memorabilia has skyrocketed since the queen’s death in the United Kingdom.
London goes silent to pay its respects to the queen
The queen’s funeral plans were decades in the making as part of what was codenamed “Operation London Bridge.”
A vegan bacon revolution takes hold in France
La Vie, a plant-based food startup in France, is on a mission to start a vegan bacon revolution and has tested products that taste almost like the real thing. Pork lobbyists are not too happy about it.
The state of religion in France
For years, people have been questioning the concept of laicité — France's strict form of secularism — and how it plays into religious freedom. In this special hour of The World airing on Saturday, Paris-based reporter Rebecca Rosman takes a trip across France where she speaks to Catholics, Jews, Muslims and atheists about their right to believe, or not to believe.
Why ‘Derry Girls’ has become an international cult hit
The Irish teen comedy ended its run on UK television this week. But it has special significance for women who grew up in Northern Ireland in the 1990s, a period of conflict between Catholics and Protestants often known as the “troubles.”
Ukraine and COVID give Macron a boost in the polls ahead of French elections
As French presidential elections approach, many voters are backing incumbent Emmanuel Macron for his handling of the war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ukrainian refugees trying to get to the UK are stuck in the French port city of Calais
For the more than 17,000 Ukrainians who have applied for UK visas under the Ukrainian Family Scheme, the application process has created a bottleneck in Calais.
How an American pianist revived Chopin in Warsaw
In 2006, finding a live Fréderic Chopin concert in Warsaw was harder than expected. American pianist Pamela Howland made it her life’s mission to revive Chopin in Warsaw, Poland, the composer’s hometown.
A ‘deepening chill’ among historians over Holocaust revisionism in Poland
A growing number of Holocaust historians worry that Poland’s ruling far-right government is trying to cover up the darker side of the country’s past.