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French President Macron unveils latest plan for meeting climate-related commitments in the coming years

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Macron has unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the country's climate-related commitments in the coming year. That includes reducing dependency on fossil fuels and boosting electric car use.

Visiting France, Pope Francis challenges European nations to open ports to migrants

By Nicole Winfield, Sylvie Corbet, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press

For a second straight day in the French port city of Marseille, Francis took aim at European countries that have used “alarmist propaganda” to justify closing their doors to migrants, and tried to shame them into responding with charity instead.

King Charles III visits fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Charles and Queen Camilla were not able to enter the cathedral for safety reasons, but Macron invited them to take a closer look at the entrance as dozens of workers on the higher floors of the monument applauded the king…

French regulators say iPhone 12 emits too much radiation, Apple must take it off market

By Kelvin Chan, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

French regulators have ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure.

At least 9 dead after fire tore through French vacation home for people with disabilities

By Associated Press

The local administration of the Haut-Rhin region said 17 people were evacuated from the home and one person was sent to a hospital with serious injuries.

Niger's president pleads for help as mutinous soldiers sever French military ties

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Niger's military junta says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler. And a regional delegation's efforts at negotiation with the junta have quickly deadlocked.

Europe evacuates foreigners from Niger as tensions rise after coup

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

European militaries are continuing to evacuate foreign nationals in Niger, with a third French military flight expected to depart the African nation's capital.

News Wrap: Unrest in Niger's capital, deadly bombing at Pakistan rally

In our news wrap Sunday, a bomb at a political rally for a hard-line religious leader in Pakistan killed at least 44 people and injured nearly 200, the French embassy in Niger’s capital was attacked as thousands marched in support…

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French embassy in Niger attacked during pro-junta rally in capital

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing the country's former colonial power, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd.

French national police chief says officers under investigation 'have no place in prison'

By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press

The apparently unprecedented remarks by Frederic Veaux in a weekend interview quickly triggered a debate and raised fundamental questions about whether French law enforcement is above the law.