French Lawmakers Cracking Down on Drug Traffickers

A rare consensus in France’s lower house of Parliament prompted by fears that drug-related violence has grown out of control.

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Prosecutors Seek 7-Year Sentence for Sarkozy in Qaddafi Money Case

The former French president has been convicted before, but the charge that he took illegal campaign funding from the regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has been the most damaging to his legacy.

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European Leaders to Try to Hammer Out Ukraine Support Plans

Over 30 officials are expected in Paris for the gathering. But who is willing to do what in this coalition is still unclear.

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U.S. Says Decision to Turn Back French Scientist Had Nothing to Do With Trump

The Department of Homeland Security said the academic was denied entry because he had “confidential” data from an American lab, not because of his views on the president’s policies.

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U.S. Denied Entry to French Scientist Over Views on Trump Policies, France Says

The French authorities said the academic had been traveling to a conference near Houston when border officials blocked his entry because of conversations found on his phone.

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Iran Releases French Citizen After 2 Years in Detention, Officials Say

Olivier Grondeau had been accused of spying while visiting Iran on a tourist visa. President Emmanuel Macron of France had denounced his detention as “disgraceful and arbitrary.”

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Unexploded World War II Bomb Found at Gare du Nord in Paris Halts Trains

The explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds, was found near tracks north of the French capital as workers were landscaping at a bridge renovation site.

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France Open to Discussing Extension of Nuclear Deterrence, Macron Says

In a televised address, President Emmanuel Macron warned that Europe needed to deal with a retreating America and a bellicose Russia.

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Trial of Former Surgeon Accused of Abusing Nearly 300 Opens in France

A former surgeon is accused of raping or sexually assaulting 299 people, mostly children, over 25 years. It is considered to be France’s largest-ever pedophilia case.

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At the Louvre, the Mona Lisa Will Get Her Own Room as Museum Expands

President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to alleviate crowds at the Paris museum and to charge higher fees for visitors from outside the European Union.

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