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June 24, 2019 at 1:30 am

France put on hot weather alert as heatwave reaches Europe VIEW

PARIS (AP) — The sunset had an orange glow. So did the extreme weather warning for Paris. Meteorologists placed more than half of France, including...

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June 12, 2019 at 7:46 am

France pledges to reform economy, boost competitiveness

PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister said Wednesday that the government of President Emmanuel Macron plans to keep reforming the economy to boost its competitiveness,...

June 11, 2019 at 10:09 am

France: 9 children among returned citizens who fled Syria

PARIS (AP) — A dozen French citizens - nine of them children - who fled the Syria-Iraq war zone have been transferred back to France....

June 5, 2019 at 11:19 pm

Much to disagree on as Trump, Macron meet on D-Day VIEW

CAEN, France (AP) — The D-Day commemoration was an occasion for France to showcase its long friendship with the United States, but U.S. President Donald...

June 5, 2019 at 2:49 am

Passing D-Day memories to children a priority 75 years later VIEW

SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Anyone who lives long enough knows that children soak up memories that can stay with them forever. A hardy bunch of...

In this May 2, 2019, photo, Karen Lancelle, from Colleville-sur-Mer, stands next to the headstone of U.S. Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Lancelle has worked for 12 years as a guide at the cemetery in which other generations of her family worked as well. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) VLM809 VLM809

May 27, 2019 at 11:44 pm

Normandy tries to keep alive ‘infinite gratitude’ for D-Day VIEW

French who owe their freedom to D-Day's fighters are more determined than ever to keep alive the memory of the battle and its significance. Its...

Far-right National Party leader Marine le Pen delivers a speech at the campaign headquarters, Sunday, May 26, 2019 in Paris. Exit polls in France indicated that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party came out on top, in an astounding rebuke for French President Emmanuel Macron, who has made EU integration the heart of his presidency. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) PAR119 PAR119

May 27, 2019 at 7:00 am

French far-right makes big demands on Macron after small win VIEW

PARIS (AP) — If French far-right leader Marine Le Pen gets her wish, her National Rally party, victorious in the European Parliament election, will force...

May 25, 2019 at 2:22 am

Police hunt suspect after explosion in French city of Lyon

LYON, France (AP) — French police on Saturday hunted a suspect believed to have deposited a paper bag containing a device that exploded Friday, wounding...

May 19, 2019 at 12:32 am

No more Mr Europe: Macron forced to curb EU ambitions VIEW

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron sees himself as Europe's savior, and this week's European Parliament elections as a make-or-break moment for the beleaguered...

May 17, 2019 at 2:47 am

Louvre museum pays tribute to pyramid’s architect Pei VIEW

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre museum in Paris paid tribute Friday to the architect of its giant glass pyramid, I.M. Pei who died earlier this...