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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at a Paris court expected to deliver a verdict in an embezzlement case that could shake up French politics and derail far-right leader Marine Le Pen's career Monday, March 31, 2025 in Paris. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption

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From left: Liberty Enlightening the World, Bill Skarsgård, Sunita Williams (before her ISS sojourn). Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the U.S. in the 1880s, celebrating their friendship and the anniversary of U.S. independence. Pamela Smith/AP hide caption

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Monday

Activists hold posters during a women's rights demonstration, Dec. 14, 2024 in Avignon, southern France, where the trial of dozens of men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband is taking place. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption

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Friday

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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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

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Dozens of men found guilty of raping a woman in France who was drugged to sleep

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Monday

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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Saturday

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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Thursday

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

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Europe Political Chaos

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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

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French lawmakers oust the prime minister after just 91 days, toppling the government

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Saturday

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

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In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder

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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

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The mystery of a photographer and his forbidden photos of Nazi-occupied France

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Friday