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Jean-Luc Godard, iconic French director, dead at 91

By Jamey Keaten, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

Swiss news agency ATS quoted Godard’s partner, Anne-Marie Mieville, and her producers as saying he died peacefully and surrounded by his loved ones at his home in the Swiss town of Rolle, on Lake Geneva, on Tuesday.

How Napoleon’s death in exile became a controversial mystery

By Dr. Howard Markel

There have been many great stories about Napoleon's demise, but they are probably just that.

News Wrap: House lawmakers give final approval to the Inflation Reduction Act

In our new wrap Friday, Democrats are celebrating another legislative victory after House lawmakers gave final approval to the Inflation Reduction Act, author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage before a lecture in western New York, the polio virus has…

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Whale stranded in the Seine River to be transferred to saltwater in attempt to save its life

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

French environmentalists are preparing to move a beluga whale that strayed into the Seine River last week to a saltwater basin in the Normandy region.

French lawmakers approve $20.3 billion package to help with rising prices

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

French lawmakers have approved a 20 billion-euro ($20.3-billion) package of measures to help struggling households cope with rising energy and food prices.

Europe’s heat wave continues to fuel fires in France, Spain

By Bob Edme, John Leicester, Associated Press

French authorities evacuated thousands of people and scrambled firefighters to battle flames. Two people were killed in the blazes in Spain that the country's prime minister linked to climate change.

France, United Arab Emirates sign deal on energy cooperation amid potential Russian shutdown

By Barbara Surk, Masha Macpherson, Associated Press

The deal announced by the French economy ministry Monday comes as Europe prepares for the possibility of a total cutoff of Russian natural gas in retaliation for sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

Wildfires scorch France, Spain as Europe contends with extreme heat wave

By Angela Charlton, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in France and Spain as Europe wilts under an unusually extreme heat wave that authorities link to a rise in excess mortality.

Wildfires rage across Europe amid record heatwave

By Joseph Wilson, Angela Charlton, Associated Press

Fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry, hot spring that left the soil parched and which authorities attribute to climate change.

No-confidence vote against Macron’s government fails in France

By Jade de Leley, Barbara Surk, Associated Press

French lawmakers have failed to pass a no-confidence motion requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron's government and economic policies.