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People gather against anti semitism, one carrying a placard reading "our lives worth more that an imported conflict" Thursday, June 20, 2024 in Paris. The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France, and thrust concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of campaigning for the country's legislative elections. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)
As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign
The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout France and thrust concerns about antisemitism to the forefront of campaigning for the country’s legislative elections.
 
Students gather near Sciences Po university Friday, May 3, 2024 in Paris. French police peacefully evacuated dozens of students from a building of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po, who had gathered there in support of Palestinians, echoing similar encampments and solidarity demonstrations across the United States. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
French police peacefully remove pro-Palestinian students occupying a university building in Paris
French police have peacefully removed dozens of students from a building at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po.
 
Students demonstrate outside La Sorbonne university, Monday, April 29, 2024 in Paris. About 100 Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate near the Sorbonne university in Paris. The demonstration came on the heels of protests last week at another Paris-region school, Sciences Po. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
French police remove pro-Palestinian students from the courtyard of Sorbonne university in Paris
French police have removed dozens of students from the Sorbonne university after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the main courtyard of the elite institution in Paris.
 
FILE - Actor Gerard Depardieu addresses the media during the press conference for the film 'Saint Amour' at the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. French media are reporting that police have summoned actor Gérard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien both reported that the 75-year-old actor was called in for police questioning in Paris on Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt, File)
Gérard Depardieu will be tried for alleged sexual assaults on a film set, French prosecutors say
Actor Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October over the alleged sexual assaults in 2021 of two women on the set of the film “The Green Shutters.”
 
People walk past the Moulin Rouge (Red Mill) Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Paris. The windmill from the Moulin Rouge, the 19th century Parisian cabaret, has fallen off the roof overnight along with some of the letters in its name. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The windmill sails at Paris’ iconic Moulin Rouge have collapsed. No injuries are reported
The iconic windmill sails of the Moulin Rouge, a vibrant emblem of Paris’s bohemian lifestyle, has collapsed after a show. No injuries were reported.
 
Unions flags are pictured at the Eiffel Tower, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 in Paris. Visitors to the Eiffel Tower were turned away for the second consecutive day because of a strike over poor financial management at one of the world's most-visited sites. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Eiffel Tower operator warns the landmark is closed as strike turns visitors away for a second day
A strike at the Eiffel Tower over poor financial management has turned away visitors for the second consecutive day.
 
A board advertises a strike at the Eiffel Tower Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 in Paris. Visits to the Eiffel Tower were disrupted on Monday Feb. 19, 2024 because of a strike over poor financial management of the monument, which is one of the world's most-visited sites. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Strike at the Eiffel Tower closes one of the world’s most popular monuments to visitors
Visitors to the Eiffel Tower are being turned away because of a strike over poor financial management at one of the world’s most-visited sites.
 
Paris 2024 unveils only purpose-built Olympics venue in city, five months ahead of Summer Games
In a significant stride in its preparations for the 2024 Olympics, Paris has inaugurated the Adidas Arena at Porte de la Chapelle. It is the sole purpose-built site in the French capital for the upcoming Games.
 
A farmer stands at a barricade as farmers block a highway Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 in Jossigny, east of Paris. With protesting farmers camped out at barricades around Paris, France's government hoped to calm their anger with more concessions Tuesday to their complaints that growing and rearing food has become too difficult and not sufficiently lucrative. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
France’s government announces new measures to calm farmers’ protests, as barricades squeeze Paris
France’s newly appointed prime minister has announced controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee “fair competition,” seeking to calm the anger of protesting farmers camped out around Paris.
 
Flowers lay at the building gate where four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother were found killed, Tuesday, Dec.26, 2023 in Meaux, east of Paris. A woman and her four children, between nine months and 10 years old, were killed in their apartment east of Paris in what the local prosecutor called an exceptionally violent crime. Authorities said the children's father was arrested Tuesday and is the primary suspect. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)
4 young children and their mother were killed in their French home. The father is in custody
Four children between nine months and 10 years old and their mother have been killed in their apartment east of Paris in what the local prosecutor called an exceptionally violent crime.
 
Anti-war activists rally during a pro-Palestinian demonstration asking to cease fire in Gaza, at Freedom Plaza in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Protest marches from US to Berlin call for immediate halt to Israeli bombing of Gaza
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators calling for a halt to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza have marched in Washington, Paris, Berlin and other European cities.
 
Athletes dive and swim in the Seine river from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games in Paris, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. In 2024. The bridge will be the setting for the finish line of the individual cycling time trials, swimming marathon, triathlon and para triathlon. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
‘What a special place to be in.’ Triathletes swim in the Seine ahead of Paris Olympics
The world’s top female triathletes rushed forward into the Seine in a key test event ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics. The famous river’s improved water quality allowed the race to take place.
 
Youths clash with police in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The death of 17-year-old Nael by police during a traffic check Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre elicited nationwide concern and widespread messages of indignation and condolences. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 1,200 police were deployed overnight and 2,000 would be out in force Wednesday in the Paris region and around other big cities to "maintain order."(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
French police, protesters clash after Macron calls police fatal shooting of teen ‘inexcusable’
Police clashed with protesters overnight just hours after French President Emmanuel Macron called the shooting death of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police “inexcusable” and pleaded for calm while justice takes its course.
 
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
Thousands of people around France are spending the Easter holiday lining up for COVID-19 shots as the government tries to speed up vaccinations amid a new surge of infections.
 
Ikea France on trial over claims it spied on staff, clients
Ikea’s French subsidiary and several of its executives went on trial Monday over accusations that they illegally spied on employees and customers.
 
Paris stabbing suspect wasn’t on police radar, minister says
French authorities say a terrorism investigation has been opened into a knife attack that wounded two people outside the former Paris offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. A dozen people were slain at the newspaper in 2015.
 
Top nominee Polanski to skip French Oscars after rape claim
Filmmaker Roman Polanski is skipping the awards ceremony for France’s equivalent of the Oscars even though his latest film is up for several top prizes.
 
French protesters block Amazon sites over climate, jobs
Environmental activists have chained themselves to gates and turnstiles as they occupied an Amazon building near Paris. They demonstrators have accused the online company of destroying jobs and hurting the planet.
 
Notre Dame organists itching to play thunderous instrument
The organists of Notre Dame spent terrible hours worried that the instrument with 8,000 pipes and a vast range of sound might be lost forever in the inferno in the cathedral on Monday night.
 
France vs. fake news offers test case for democratic dilemma
French President Emmanuel Macron hopes allowing the government to quash false information that surfaces around election campaigns will safeguard democracy. But can a democracy outlaw “fake news?”
 
Driver purposely steers into French pizzeria, killing girl
A man who French officials say was probably under the influence of drugs and possibly suicidal rammed his car into a pizzeria east of Paris, killing an adolescent girl. Her younger brother and 12 others were injured in the incident Monday night.