Photo of protests in France

French Police Stage Banned Demo to Demand Government Support

PARIS — French police defied a ban on mass gatherings to protest what they see as a lack of government support, marching shoulder to shoulder on Friday on the Champs-Elysees to show their anger against new limits on arrest tactics and criticism of racism in th...
Photo of President Donald Trump's empty chair at the G7 Summit

One Empty Chair at G-7 Climate Meeting: Trump’s

BIARRITZ, France — U.S. President Donald Trump skipped a discussion on climate with other world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in France, leaving an empty chair as global power brokers debated how to help...
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New Threat to Fire-Damaged Notre Dame Cathedral: Heat Wave

PARIS — The chief architect of France's historic monuments says he's afraid that the heat wave sweeping Europe could cause the vaulted ceilings of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral to collapse. Dozens of sensors dotted around the 12th-century monument have ...