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Negotiators are working on an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal. Here's what to know

Israeli soldiers sit on an artillery unit near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, in Netivot, Israel, Oct. 22. Amir Levy/Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Negotiators are working on an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal. Here's what to know

lsrael is sending a delegation to Paris Friday to meet with officials from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt to discuss the latest outlines of a potential deal for a pause in the fighting in Gaza.

Thursday

If you love courtroom dramas, this Oscar-nominated film is not to be missed

"We have to live with the monsters we create," Justine Triet told NPR's Scott Simon, when he asked whether characters linger with her after a film. "I've been living with these people for three years, and I think I'll probably live with them for at least another year." Les Films Pelléas hide caption

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Oscars 2024

If you love courtroom dramas, this Oscar-nominated film is not to be missed

The courtroom drama is a beloved and established film genre. Anatomy of a Fall is a Best Picture nominee that feels familiar at first but immerses audiences in a different kind of legal thriller.

Thursday

The 'food' you see on-screen often isn't real food. Not so, in 'The Taste of Things'

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Culture

The 'food' you see on-screen often isn't real food. Not so, in 'The Taste of Things'

Food stylists will sometimes swap glue for milk and coat meat with motor oil. But on the set of The Taste of Things, the meals were real — and the actors kept eating after the director yelled "Cut!"

The 'food' you see on-screen often isn't real food. Not so, in 'The Taste of Things'

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Thursday

France's 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after new offers from the government

Farmers watch French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announcing new measures for farmers on a blocked highway on Thursday in Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris. Christophe Ena/AP hide caption

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Europe

France's 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after new offers from the government

Farmers have blocked highways for days across the country to denounce low wages, heavy regulation and unfair competition from abroad. The unions said the new measures represented "tangible progress."

Tuesday

Protests by farmers block highways to Paris and elsewhere in France

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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Protests by farmers block highways to Paris and elsewhere in France

The farmers are protesting over low wages and foreign competition, among other things. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal tried to address their grievances in parliament but protests are expected to go on.

Protests by farmers block highways to Paris and elsewhere in France

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Tuesday

France and Qatar announce a deal to deliver medicine to Israeli hostages in Gaza

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

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Middle East crisis — explained

France and Qatar announce a deal to deliver medicine to Israeli hostages in Gaza

France and Qatar said they had brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to deliver medicine to hostages in Gaza, as well as additional aid to Palestinians in the besieged territory.

Tuesday

Gabriel Attal is France's youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister

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

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Europe

Gabriel Attal is France's youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister

Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government spokesperson then education minister and had polled as the most popular minister in the outgoing government.

Tuesday

276 Indians stuck in a French airport for a human trafficking probe arrive in India

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

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World

276 Indians stuck in a French airport for a human trafficking probe arrive in India

A charter plane that was grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation arrived in India with 276 Indians aboard early Tuesday.

Sunday

France's anti-terrorism prosecutor opens an investigation into tourist's killing

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

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Europe

France's anti-terrorism prosecutor opens an investigation into tourist's killing

French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France's interior minister said.

Monday

Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime

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Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime

A University of Cambridge historian has decoded more than 100 previously unopened letters sent during the Seven Years War.

Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime

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Sunday

In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way

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

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Europe

In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way

Deep in a forest in the Burgundy region, a group of enthusiasts is building a castle the medieval way — no motorized machines included.

In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way

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Friday

Paris' rental electric scooter ban has taken effect

A man rides a scooter in Paris, on March 31. The city has now banned rental electric scooters. Christophe Ena/AP hide caption

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Europe

Paris' rental electric scooter ban has taken effect

The city held a referendum and banned rental e-scooters after reports of injuries and three deaths.

Paris' rental electric scooter ban has taken effect

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Monday

Niger's junta shuts airspace as the deadline passes to restore the ousted president

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

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Africa

Niger's junta shuts airspace as the deadline passes to restore the ousted president

Regional tensions have mounted since mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger's democratically elected president nearly two weeks ago and installing the leader of the presidential guard as head of state.

Wednesday

Foreign nationals are evacuating Niger as regional tensions rise

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

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Africa

Foreign nationals are evacuating Niger as regional tensions rise

France, Italy and Spain announced evacuations for their citizens and other Europeans. The U.S. has yet to announce evacuation plans for Americans but some have left the with the help of the Europeans.

Sunday

Supporters of Niger's coup march, waving Russian flags and denouncing France

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

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Africa

Supporters of Niger's coup march, waving Russian flags and denouncing France

Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup this week marched through the streets of the capital waving Russian flags, chanting Vladimir Putin's name, and denouncing France.