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World Sep 26
Jacques Chirac, former France president who opposed Iraq invasion, dies at 86Chirac's outspoken opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 rocked relations with France's top ally.
World Aug 25
Paris celebrates its liberation from Nazis, 75 years onParis celebrated the American soldiers, French Resistance fighters and others who liberated the City of Light from Nazi occupation exactly 75 years ago on Sunday, unleashing an eruption of kissing, dancing, tears and gratitude.
World May 21
Macron accuses Bannon, Russian oligarchs of conspiring against EUFrench President Emmanuel Macron said Europeans "should not be naive" about foreign interference ahead of this week's European Parliament elections.
World Apr 18
Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire, police sayA judicial police official said investigators made an initial assessment of the cathedral Wednesday.
World Apr 18
France pays tribute to firefighters who saved Notre DameAs the ceremonies took place, construction workers hurriedly secured key sections of the fire-weakened cathedral, including an area above one of its famed rose-shaped windows.
World Dec 11
France shooting: 4 dead, several wounded in StrasbourgFrench prosecutors said a terrorism investigation was opened, though authorities did not announce a motive for the bloodshed.
World Oct 05
Interpol president reported missing during visit to ChinaMeng Hongwei, Interpol's president, boarded a plane and arrived in China but has not been heard from since.
World Jul 20
Crisis for Macron as security aide is detained for beatingFrench investigators on Friday detained for questioning one of President Emmanuel Macron's top security aides who was caught on camera beating a protester in May, sparking a major political crisis for the French leader.
World Jul 16
Second World Cup victory gives France a needed boost"Eternal Happiness" said Monday's headline in the sports daily L'Equipe, summing up the mood of many who hope this euphoria will last for months — even years.
World May 28
France’s President Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling childPARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday lauded as a hero a migrant from Mali who scaled an apartment building to save a child dangling from a balcony, and rewarded the young man's bravery with an offer of French…