Some would-be tourists have decided to avoid Paris altogether during the Olympics, fearing high prices, crowds or general chaos.
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French rail network sabotaged in effort to block trains to Paris before Olympics, PM says
Targeting remote locations far from the capital, the apparently coordinated attacks sought to cut off rail routes into the city from all directions.
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French leftists win most seats in legislative elections, beating back far-right surge, exit polls say
The projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in 2nd, no longer in control of parliament, and the bruised far right 3rd.
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Russian-linked cybercampaigns put bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections
More than a dozen reports issued in the past year point to an intensifying effort from Russia to undermine President Emmanuel Macron, one of Ukraine’s most vocal supporters in Europe.
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French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead in first-round legislative elections
A new coalition on the left, the New Popular Front, also poses a challenge to the pro-business President Macron and his centrist alliance Together for the Republic.
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Morse High School students visit France to commemorate D-Day anniversary
Three Morse High School students went to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day after winning the French American Friendship Contest.
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Biden visits U.S. cemetery in France in latest bid to combat ‘Trump amnesia’
Biden stopped at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, a site Trump skipped in 2018 after reportedly calling those buried there ‘suckers’ and ‘losers.’
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French President Macron calls a snap legislative election after defeat in EU vote
The move comes as first projected results from France on Sunday put the far-right National Rally party well ahead in the European Union’s parliamentary election.
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Biden pays respects to fallen U.S. soldiers with cemetery visit
Biden’s trip was full of emotional moments, and the president grew heavy-eyed after meeting with World War II veterans. A 21-gun salute cast eerie smoke over 9,388 white marble headstones at the Normandy American Cemetery.
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Biden calls France ‘our first friend’ and enduring ally as he’s honored by Macron with state visit
Biden and Macron put the war in Ukraine at the top of Saturday’s agenda, but it was the strength of the countries’ long alliance, fortified at Normandy 80 years ago but with roots far deeper, that was the centerpiece of the weekend.