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Valérie Pécresse, the head the Paris region and a former conservative minister, has been chosen to run in France’s presidential race for The Republicans party.

France has announced multibillion-euro deals to sell fighter planes and combat helicopters to the United Arab Emirates.

HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The circa 1869 house, which has undergone a complete renovation, was where she taught cooking lessons and tested recipes for her famous cookbook.

A World War II veteran from Alabama who survived COVID-19 will be honored on his 105th birthday with the French Legion of Honor in recognition of his service.

Ghislaine Maxwell's defence team try to poke holes in an alleged victim's testimony at her trial.

A U.K. parliamentary committee has criticized government plans to deter migrants from trying to reach Britain in small boats.

The U.N. migration agency says the coronavirus pandemic has “radically altered” mobility around the world, projecting in a new report that the growth in the number of international migrants is likely to remain weaker as long as travel and other restrictions remain.

Virgil Abloh’s genius took over the enclosed area of Miami’s marine stadium on Tuesday night in Virginia Key.

Mohamed Isa Omar, one of two survivors of last week's disaster, tells the BBC he saw people drown.

Officials say the omicron variant may have arrived in Europe earlier than previously thought.

Born in St. Louis, Baker became a megastar in the 1930s, especially in France, where she moved in 1925 to flee racism and segregation.

Stock markets slide after Moderna boss casts doubt on vaccine effectiveness against new variant.

The euro zone's inflation rate has risen to a record high in November, preliminary data showed Tuesday, prompting further questions about what the European Central Bank will do next with its monetary policy.

A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions has officially entered the race for France’s presidency.

France has inducted U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Pantheon.

An ominous reminder of the perils of vaccine inequality evokes different reactions across the continent.

France's interior minister says France will double the number of officers in charge of fighting smugglers after 27 people died last week trying to cross the Channel to get Britain in an overcrowded smuggling boat.

Brexit has made Britain’s outsourcing of its border management to France increasingly untenable.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says France will not be held hostage by domestic British politics.

Snow globes, teddy bears and makeup brushes

"Sunday Morning" takes us to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest – trees that date back thousands of years – at Inyo National Forest in California's White Mountains. Videographer: Lee McEachern.

Activists in Calais demand change after decades of people coming to the city looking to reach the UK.

France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon.

France is inducting Josephine Baker — Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist — into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries. On Tuesday, a coffin carrying soils from the U.S., France and Monaco — places where Baker made her mark — will be deposited inside the domed Pantheon monument overlooking the Left Bank of Paris.

Migrant-smuggling networks organizing English Channel crossings have reaped tens of millions of euros this year, which is the busiest and deadliest ever recorded.

Josephine Baker next week will become the first Black woman and first American to be honored with enshrinement in Paris' Pantheon.

A few storms affecting the Pacific Northwest on and around Thanksgiving brought some heavy rain and snow to the area.

Italian Premier Mario Draghi says a bilateral treaty signed with French President Emmanuel Macron to deepen bilateral cooperation will in turn strengthen the European Union.

The interior ministers of France, Britain, and several other European countries were set to meet in Calais on Sunday.

France has reacted angrily to new British proposals for dealing with the deadly flow of migrants between their shores.

France cancels high-level talks with UK in protest at letter published by PM Boris Johnson on the migrant crisis.

UK-French rivalry is making a common solution difficult, says the BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler.

Elias Ymer didn’t hesitate to say Sweden could succeed at the Davis Cup Finals despite being one of the lowest-ranked nations in the competition.

At least 27 people died trying to reach the UK by boat. Officials are trying to find their identities.

France's president is urging European neighbors to do more to stop illegal migration into France after 27 people died in a sinking in the English Channel.

It was the worst loss of life on record involving migrants in the narrow stretch of water.

Thursday's papers report the deaths of 31 people making their way to the UK via the English Channel.

France's interior minister says at least 31 migrants died when their boat capsized in the English Channel.

France's interior minister says at least 31 migrants died when their boat capsized in the English Channel.

France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros ($84,000) in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer.

Apple and many chip companies are among those that continue to operate in China.

The prime minister of France, who tested positive for COVID Monday, is being singled out on social media as the prime example of what not to do in the pandemic

Interpol is holding its General Assembly in Istanbul to discuss security threats and to hold a closely watched election for the international policing body's new leadership.

His positive result was reported hours after he met with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested positive for COVID-19 hours after a visit to neighboring Belgium.

The world police agency meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership.

But former Home Secretary Sajid Javid says he is confident his successor is doing everything she can.

Tens of thousands of protesters are marching through Paris and other French cities to demand more government action to prevent violence against women.

With startups and airlines exploring the idea of reviving supersonic commercial flights, look back at Morley Safer's report on the "$2 ½ billion misunderstanding" between Britain and France that birthed the Concorde.

Though on trial for hate speech, he could become Macron’s most serious challenger.

Grace Meng, the wife of former Interpol president Meng Hongwei, lashed out at the Chinese government in a scathing interview.

At least 1,500 migrants are living in tents on a muddy lot in northern France as growing numbers of people fleeing Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries seek to traverse the English Channel and reach the U.K. Aid workers say the migrants have converged on the site of a former industrial complex in Grande-Synthe, a town east of the port city of Calais

At least 1,500 migrants are living in tents on a muddy lot in northern France as growing numbers of people fleeing Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries seek to traverse the English Channel and reach the U.K. Aid workers say the migrants have converged on the site of a former industrial complex in Grande-Synthe, a town east of the port city of Calais.

The head of the women’s professional tennis tour is calling for a full investigation of sexual assault allegations made by a two-time Grand Slam doubles champion from China against a former top government official in that country.

Nearly 200 countries agreed on a deal, which suffered stumbling blocks over the phasing out of coal.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said the deal was a "very positive signal that we [are starting] to be on the front foot again."

Kylian Mbappe’s four goals in an 8-0 rout of Kazakhstan ensured defending champion France reached next year’s World Cup along with victorious Belgium.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has laid flowers at a Paris memorial to mark the anniversary of Islamic State attacks that killed 130 people in the French capital six years ago.

Saturday's papers are varied, with the i weekend revealing when Whitehall expects the pandemic to end.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference after a ceremony for the opening of the WHO Academy, in Lyon, France, September 27, 2021. The disparity between the global distribution of Covid-19 boosters and first shots to people in developing nations is a "scandal," World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a briefing Friday. "Every day, there are six times more boosters administered globally than primary doses in low-income countries," Tedros said. Swaminathan added that WHO would likely miss that goal unless COVAX, WHO's initiative for providing Covid shots for at least 20% of countries' populations, received approximately 500 million more doses to distribute. But those reports also indicate that the majority of African nations have fully vaccinated less than 10% of their populations.

French authorities are investigating an alleged rape that occurred earlier this year in the presidential Elysee Palace.

Around 1,000 people reached the UK by boat on Thursday, with more than 20,000 arriving this year.

Around 1,000 people reached the UK by boat on Thursday, with more than 20,000 arriving this year.

Vice President Kamala Harris, in trip to France after months of getting battered at home, is introducing herself in personal terms on the world stage.

A French man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor to death in an antisemitic attack

Internet giants, including social media apps Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, joined some world leaders to issue a global call to better protect children online at a Paris summit on Thursday.

The European Commission has raised its growth forecast for the year for the 19 countries using the euro, saying the economy was bouncing back from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic as people went back to work in consumer-facing jobs.

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Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Simon Kofe calls for COP26 nations to urgently address climate change, standing mid-thigh in seawater, from one of the countries most threatened by rising water levels. Tuvalu is a pacific island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has kicked off a four-day visit to Paris and charm offensive aimed at shoring up relations with France, America’s oldest ally.

Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Simon Kofe calls for COP26 nations to urgently address climate change, standing mid-thigh in seawater, from one of the countries most threatened by rising water levels. Tuvalu is a pacific island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia.

The fashion retailer's annual sales are down 12% on pre-Covid levels, latest results show.

The U.S. fully reopened its borders with Mexico and Canada on Monday and lifted restrictions on travel that covered most of Europe, also allowing air travel coming from countries that have been restricted since the early days of the pandemic. (Nov. 8)

France showcased its military muscle Monday with a tour of its new frigate Auvergne in the eastern Mediterranean, seeking to underscore what the ship's captain said was the importance that Paris attaches to ensuring security and stability in the region. Captain Paul Merveilleux de Vignaux said the Auvergne with its 150-strong crew would be deployed in the eastern Mediterranean until January to gather intelligence in order to “show how the respect of international law and especially freedom of navigation matters” to France. “This deployment underlines how important France considers this part of the Mediterranean sea,” as well as the country’s “willingness to contribute to the stabilization of this strategic area,” De Vignaux told reporters at the Cypriot port of Larnaca.

It indicates the Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is in need of a real-world presence to showcase what it can do in the virtual world.

A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and on a beach during a particularly deadly week for migrants on the northern coast of France.

A person is found dead on a beach in France after an attempt to reach the UK, French authorities say.

Bryant wore the sneakers in a March 17, 2004, victory over the L.A. Clippers, according to the auction house.

A French astronaut has used a video call from space to sound the alarm about worsening repercussions from climate change that he can see from the International Space Station.

Sudan's attempted military coup looks increasingly frail as tens of thousands of civilians continue to protest the ousting of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.

While in Paris, Vice President Harris will get facetime with about two dozen world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron.

Nuclear power is a central sticking point as negotiators plot out the world’s future energy strategy at the climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.

Russia has eliminated defending champion France to reach the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup.

Ships and aircraft from eight nations are taking part in annual drills to boost safety and security procedures on vessels and oil rigs off Cyprus’ southern coastline amid ongoing tensions with neighboring Turkey over competing claims to hydrocarbon reserves.

A French envoy says Australia leaking French President Emmanuel Macron’s text messages to the media is a “new low” and a warning to other world leaders that their private communications with the Australian government could be weaponized and used against them.

The Miami Heat are ready to put Bam Adebayo's Olympic accomplishment in the rafters.

A hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households who fear a possible rise in the price of the prized baguette.

Two men went on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of killing an 85-year-old French Holocaust survivor.

EU ministers have held emergency talks focused on energy that didn't produce immediate results amid divisions between the 27 member countries on how to tackle a crunch that has seen consumers’ bills skyrocket this year.

The U.N. weather agency says greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade.

France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artifacts for one last time before returning them home to Benin.

A former politician who called for the overthrow of the French government has been charged with terrorism in connection with what authorities have said was a far-right plot to attack vaccination centers, a masonic lodge and other targets.

Worried that the flu and COVID-19 could together trigger a winter-time double-whammy of new infections and deaths, France is forging ahead with a nationwide vaccination and booster-shot program against both diseases.

The European Union’s top official is exhorting the bloc's 27 nations to wean themselves off natural gas not only to speed the transition to clean energy but also to make the bloc a more independent player in the world.

A pair of 17th-century marble angels that decorated a southern Italian church are back home on Italian soil.

Young Sudanese men who escaped war in their country now spend their days in the French port of Calais, trying to jump onto moving trucks bound for Britain.

Former U.S. women’s national team coach Jill Ellis insists a biennial Women’s World Cup is not a foregone conclusion but it is being discussed by FIFA as part of a strategy to grow the women’s game.

Despite getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Colin Powell remained vulnerable to the virus because of his advanced age and history of cancer.

Authorities say rapper Tyga has been arrested in a felony domestic violence investigation.

A train has hit and killed three people and seriously injured another person in southwestern France.