Drivers park to put on snow chains in the middle of a massive traffic jam in the Savoie region of France. Thousands of motorists are stranded for a second day. Muscio Sylvain/EPA/Landov hide caption
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Marine Le Pen (center), leader of France's far-right National Front party, has visited Russia on several occasions, and a Russian bank recently lent her party $11 million. Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Europe's Far Right And Putin Get Cozy, With Benefits For Both
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Zodiac commando boats arrive at the rear of the French luxury yacht Le Ponant, whose crew was held hostage by pirates, in April 2008. The French navy frigate Le Commandant Bouan is seen in the background, off Somalia's coast. Reuters/Landov hide caption
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This photo provided by the town council of Montevrain, east of Paris, on Thursday shows the mystery feline. The animal was first described as a tiger. Officials now say it's not a tiger, but they aren't sure what it is. AP hide caption
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He's not welcome in Vendargues. The French town has banned people from dressing up as clowns for the next month following violent incidents across the country. Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters/Landov hide caption
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Author Mimi Thorisson and her husband, photographer Oddur Thorisson, moved their six children and dogs from a Parisian apartment to a farmhouse in the Médoc region of France. Oddur Thorisson hide caption
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French riot policemen force out migrants who were hidden in a truck that was making its way to the ferry terminal in Calais in western France on Wednesday. The cross-Channel port has become the last barrier for economic and political migrants trying to enter Britain illegally. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Stranded In France, Migrants Believe Britain Is The Answer
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Caroline De Haas, 34, launched Macholand.fr after a company responded dismissively to her complaint against its sexist advertising. Courtesy of EGAE hide caption
Egality N'est Pas La Réalité: French Women Wage Online War On Sexism
Wednesday
This still image from video published on the Internet on Wednesday by a group calling itself Jund al-Khilafah, or Soldiers of the Caliphate, shows members of the group standing behind French mountaineer Herve Gourdel just before beheading him. AP hide caption
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A remote camera screen grab provided by the French army shows two Rafale jet fighters flying over Iraq on Friday. French President Francois Hollande announced that the fighters had carried out their first airstrikes in northern Iraq. AP hide caption
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French President Francois Hollande had a bad week with the release of his former partner's memoir of their relationship. Among Valérie Trierweiler's revelations: Hollande, a Socialist, is unsympathetic toward the poor. Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images hide caption
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People holding Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar flags demonstrate in front of the French-built Vladivostok warship in St. Nazaire, western France, on June 1. The protesters are opposed to the sale of the Vladivostok and Sevastopol warships to Russia. Jean-Sebastien Evrard/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
France Presses On With Deal To Sell Two Warships To Russia
Thursday
Rabbi Michel Serfaty (right), head of the Jewish-Muslim Alliance of France, stands next to a Muslim cleric, or imam, as they both hold signs wishing Muslims a happy Ramadan. The rabbi and the imam have also traded hats. Despite efforts by Serfaty's group, a record number of French Jews are expected to move to Israel this year. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
Despite Mideast Turmoil, More French Jews Are Moving To Israel
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Brazil's players celebrate after winning the World Cup quarter-final football match between Brazil and Colombia on Friday. Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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A woman wearing a niqab eats on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, on June 26, 2012. The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld a French law that bans face-concealing veils in public places. Lionel Cironneau/AP hide caption