The European Court of Human Rights, located in Strasbourg, eastern France, said the French woman should not be at blame for her divorce because she refused sexual relations with her husband. Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Former far-right National Front party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen clenches his fist at the statue of Joan of Arc in Paris in 2017 Kamil Zihnioglu/AP hide caption
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Gisèle Pelicot arrives at the courthouse in Avignon, France, on Dec. 19, 2024, in advance of the verdict being read out from the trial of her ex-husband and more than four dozen other men 50 who were found guilty of aggravated rape against her. Clement Mahoudeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Dozens of men found guilty of raping a woman in France who was drugged to sleep
In this Nov. 11, 2019 file photo, French former president Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP hide caption
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This photo provided Dec.15, 2024 by the Civil Security shows rescue workers clearing an area in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage with reports of several fatalities. AP/UIISC7/Securite civile hide caption
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, is to shake hands with President-elect Donald Trump as he arrives at the Elysee Palace, on Saturday. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption
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French lawmakers debate in the National Assembly in Paris Wednesday. A majority of legislators voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, forcing him to resign. Telmo Pinto/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier (center) talks to people at the National Assembly before French lawmakers vote on a no-confidence motion in Paris Wednesday. Michel Euler/AP hide caption
French lawmakers oust the prime minister after just 91 days, toppling the government
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From left: Michelle Salaün, Jeannine Plassard and Marie-Annick Gouez, the daughters of Catherine Tournellec Salaün, stand at their mother's grave in Plabennec, in France's Brittany region, in June. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder
Tuesday
A photograph of German soldiers at the entrance to the Richelieu Drouot metro station in Paris, taken on July 14, 1940. Musée de la Résistance nationale à Champigny-sur-Marne/fonds Raoul Minot, 1999 hide caption
The mystery of a photographer and his forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied France
Friday
Gisèle Pélicot (left) arrives in the Avignon court house, in Avignon, southern France, on Thursday. Lewis Joly/AP hide caption
Thursday
Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, is pictured onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 on Sept. 21, 2015, in San Francisco. Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch hide caption
Michel Barnier speaks during a campaign rally on Feb. 13, 2022, in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron named the former EU Brexit negotiator as France's new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government. Francois Mori/AP hide caption
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Zakia Khudadadi from the Paralympic Refugee Team, bottom, celebrates her bronze medal in Para Taekwondo during the Paralympic Games in Paris, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Madeleine Mertens/AP hide caption
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov, in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2017. His popular messaging app offers end-to end encryption in individual chats, which puts the chat logs outside the reach of law enforcement. Tatan Syuflana/AP hide caption