Eleanor Beardsley

Airlines are seeing strong demand, but much of that growth is being driven by higher-end travelers.

Aviation analyst Bill McGee says the industry is becoming a clear example of a K-shaped economy.

a lopsided recovery where those on top prosper while others struggle.

McGee says major airlines are expanding premium seating to capture that demand.

Meanwhile, lower-cost carriers are struggling as more budget-conscious travelers pull back from flying.

Windsor Johnston, NPR News.

This conflict and the related energy supply shock have now lowered our projected path for global growth this year and next.

French voters are more fragmented than ever.

The center has shrunk and the extremes are growing, says political analyst Jean-Yves Camus.

Camus says Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally Party is surging and could win three large cities in the South.

The far left is aiming for a swath of cities in the north.

Paris, which has been governed for the last 25 years by the mainstream left, could possibly swing to the right.

Many Parisians are not happy about the eviction of cars from areas of the city to build hundreds of miles of bike lanes.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

Speaking alongside Zelensky, President Emmanuel Macron said if Putin thinks the war in Iran will give him a respite, he's wrong.

Macron said France will never turn its back on Ukraine.

Zelensky said the Trump administration's lifting of sanctions on Russia would give Putin at least $10 billion to continue his war.

The Ukrainian president also spoke to students at a Paris university where he appeared relaxed and full of humor.

He said Ukraine would provide Middle Eastern nations with the anti-drone technology to defend themselves.

Zelensky told the students the worst thing in a war is to be alone.