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People walk past the portraits of French nationals Cecile Kohler, 40, left, and Jacques Paris, 72, imprisoned for more than 3 years in Iran set up in front of the French National Assembly in Paris, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
French foreign minister denounces spy charges against couple imprisoned in Iran
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has denounced spy charges against two French nationals imprisoned in Iran for more than three years. Barrot has urged the immediate release of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris.
 
FILE -The "Cosco Shipping France" container ship is moored at the Long Beach Container Terminal, LBCT, at Middle Harbor in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., , April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
US and Europe trade negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris
Europe and the United States say progress has been made but there were no breakthroughs during a meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications.
 
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen attend the "Choose Europe for Science" event, to encourage researchers and scientists from all over the world to practice in Europe, at the Sorbonne University in Paris, Monday, May 5, 2025.(Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP)
Europe launches a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump freezes US funding
The European Union is launching a drive to attract scientists and researchers with offers of grants and new policy plans. It comes after the Trump administration froze U.S. government funding linked to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
 
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with French soccer player Kylian Mbappe next to head coach Didier Deschamps as he arrives for lunch at the national soccer team training center in Clairefontaine, west of Paris, Monday, June 3, 2024 ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Photo via AP)
Mbappé’s expected move to Real Madrid looks set to be announced. He tells Macron ‘yes, this evening’
Star striker Kylian Mbappé’s widely expected move to Real Madrid looked set to be announced later Monday. The France captain was asked about his future by France President Emmanuel Macron at the national team’s Clairefontaine training camp.
 
In this photo provided by the Australian Department of Defence, Australian and other tourists board an Australian Airforce Hercules as they prepare to depart from Magenta Airport in Noumea, New Caledonia, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory. (LAC Adam Abela/Royal Australian Airfare via AP)
Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia amid deadly unrest and indigenous frustration
French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence.
 
France OKs bill legalizing IVF for lesbians, single women
France’s lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would give single women and lesbian couples legal access to in vitro fertilization and related procedures.
 
Boeing eyes more 737 Max sales after post-crash drought
Boeing says it is discussing possible sales of the 737 Max with several customers around the world as it tries to rebuild trust after two deadly crashes.
 
First doctor on scene recounts Diana’s fatal crash in Paris
French doctor Frederic Mailliez, the first physician on the scene of Princess Diana’s fatal car accident 20 years ago, says he gave first aid to the victims before knowing who he was treating.