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April 19, 2019 at 6:28 am

Women cleared of defamation in French sexual misconduct case

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has dismissed a defamation case against six women who accused a former French lawmaker of sexual misconduct and the...

April 19, 2019 at 12:38 am

Fire-ravaged Notre Dame now stabilized, firefighters leave VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Architects and construction workers have stabilized the damaged structure of Notre Dame cathedral, four days after a fast-spreading fire ravaged the iconic...

Firefighters and security forces who took part to the fire extinguishing operations at Notre Dame of Paris Cathedral, arrive for a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, April 18, 2019. France paid a daylong tribute Thursday to the Paris firefighters who saved the internationally revered Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse and rescued many of its treasures.(Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP) PAR116 PAR116

April 17, 2019 at 11:52 pm

Police official: Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Paris police investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, a police official said Thursday, as...

Nation & World

April 15, 2019 at 7:25 am

France’s Macron postpones TV response to yellow vest crisis

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed an important address to the nation that was to lay out his responses to the yellow...

Business

April 12, 2019 at 6:14 am

France’s Macron meets Ukraine’s 2 presidential contenders VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Ukraine's beleaguered president traveled to Germany and France on Friday ahead of a presidential runoff in which he is trailing a comic...

April 11, 2019 at 11:50 am

French anger at Trump’s climate stand hits US-EU trade talks

PARIS (AP) — The European Union appears set to approve new trade talks with the U.S. despite resistance from France because of President Donald Trump's...

Business

April 8, 2019 at 11:44 pm

France softens stance ahead of May plea for new Brexit delay VIEW

BRUSSELS (AP) — Tough-guy France softened its stance Tuesday and showed willingness to accept yet another delay in the long-awaited Brexit, diminishing the chances that...

Business

April 8, 2019 at 4:29 am

French PM calls for quick tax cuts to appease protesters

PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister has called for quick tax cuts to respond to the anger expressed through yellow vest protests across the country....

Business

April 5, 2019 at 12:40 am

G-7 ministers vow to better fight migrant trafficking VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Interior ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies pledged Friday to jointly tackle world's top security challenges, including fighting migrant trafficking....

Business

April 3, 2019 at 11:26 pm

Glaring US absences raise questions about relevance of G-7

PARIS (AP) — Two key American officials — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen — are skipping meetings in...