Jerome Guillem, mayor of Langon, and other French mayors, farmers and wine growers block highway entrances to the town of Langon, toward the A62 highway in Gironde, France, on Jan. 29. Pierrot Patrice/ABACA via Reuter hide caption
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Palestinians walk through destruction by an Israeli bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Adel Hana/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Gabriel Attal, seen in Paris on May 11, 2022, was named Tuesday as France's youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Francois Mori/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Indian passengers who travelled in an unmarked Legend Airlines A340 from Vatry Airport in France, arrive at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Rafiq Maqbool/AP hide caption
Sunday
French gendarmes patrol the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower on Sunday after a man targeted passersbys late Saturday, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others. Christophe Ena/AP hide caption
Monday
The letters before they were opened. The National Archives/Renaud Morieux hide caption
Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime
Sunday
Construction is afoot at Guédelon castle, in France's northern Burgundy region, where builders and crafts people are using tools and methods from the Middle Ages. Cristina Baussan for NPR hide caption
Friday
A man rides a scooter in Paris, on March 31. The city has now banned rental electric scooters. Christophe Ena/AP hide caption
Monday
Mohamed Toumba, one of the soldiers who ousted Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum, addresses supporters of Niger's ruling junta in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. Sam Mednick/AP hide caption
Wednesday
French soldiers assist mostly French nationals in a bus waiting to be airlifted back to France on a French military aircraft, at the international Airport in Niamey, Niger, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Sam Mednick/AP hide caption
Sunday
Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, July 30, 2023. Days after mutinous soldiers ousted Niger's democratically elected president, uncertainty is mounting about the country's future and some are calling out the junta's reasons for seizing control. The sign reads: "Down with France, long live Putin." Sam Mednick/AP hide caption
Friday
A man walks by a burning car during clashes with police in Le Port on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on Friday over the fatal shooting by police of a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb. Richard Bouhet/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30, 2023. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption
Thursday
Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The death of a 17-year-old by police during a traffic check Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre elicited nationwide concern and widespread messages of indignation and condolences. Christophe Ena/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Firemen use a water canon as they fight a blaze following an explosion on Wednesday in Paris. Christophe Ena/AP hide caption