Servers take off for the "Course des Cafes" in front of City Hall in central Paris on Sunday. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Monday
French lawmakers applaud after National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet announced the result of the vote during a joint session of parliament in the Palace of Versailles, southwestern of Paris, on Monday, to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution. Emmanuel Dunande/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
France makes history by enshrining abortion rights in its constitution
Friday
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
Thursday
"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
Thursday
A 19th century taste test. Carole Bethuel/IFC Films hide caption
The 'food' you see on-screen often isn't real food. Not so, in 'The Taste of Things'
Thursday
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
Tuesday
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
Protests by farmers block highways to Paris and elsewhere in France
Tuesday
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