French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Mamoudou Gassama at the presidential palace in Paris, on Monday. Macron offered Gassama citizenship for his "heroic act" in saving a four-year-old. Thibault Camus/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting with Russian and French business people during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. Dmitry Lovetsky/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
A pro-Palestinian protester raises her fist at a rally outside the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The South African demonstrators were just some of those who took to city streets to protest the killing of dozens of people along the Gaza border Monday. Gulshan Khan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Demonstrators hold signs against anti-Semitism during a silent march in Paris on March 28 in memory of Mireille Knoll, an 85-year-old Jewish woman murdered in her home in what police believe was an anti-Semitic attack. Knoll escaped the mass deportation of Jews from Paris during World War II. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Masked protesters throw stones during clashes with French CRS riot forces at the May Day in Paris. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hands with President Trump, next to first lady Melania Trump, during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14, 2017. Trump is hosting Macron in Washington this week for the first official state visit of his presidency. Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
'A Close Personal Relationship' Under Pressure As Trump Hosts France's Macron
Wednesday
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Brussels last month. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
A photo of Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame rests on a bunch of flowers at the main gate of the police headquarters in Carcassonne, France. On Sunday, a man was arrested on charges of apologizing for terrorism after seemingly praising Beltrame's death on social media. Emilio Morenatti/AP hide caption
Friday
A roadblock is set up in Trebes. The attack there may be linked to an earlier incident in the nearby city of Carcassonne. Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, leaves the police station where he was held, in Nanterre, outside Paris, on Wednesday. Francois Mori/AP hide caption
Tuesday
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi leave the Elysee Palace after the signature of 10 billion euros of trade contracts between the two countries, in December 2007 in Paris. Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
Patrick Desbois began investigating Nazi crimes because of his family history. His grandfather was deported to a work camp in Ukraine during World War II but never spoke about what had happened. "So I decided to go there one day," he says, "and that's when I discovered that the Germans shot at a minimum 18,000 Jews, plus gypsies, plus Soviet prisoners. But no one wanted to speak about it." Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
After Documenting Nazi Crimes, A French Priest Exposes ISIS Attacks On Yazidis
Tuesday
While the punishment for rape when a victim is younger than 15 carries a heftier penalty under French law, prosecutors must prove that the sex was forced. Francois Mori/AP hide caption
Saturday
Djerbrani checks food donations from a French grocery store before driving it across town to a church, which will distribute it to poor families. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
French Food Waste Law Changing How Grocery Stores Approach Excess Food
During a customs check of a bus along a highway outside Paris, agents found a stolen Edgar Degas painting inside a suitcase. None of the passengers would claim it. Marc Bonodot/French Customs/AP hide caption