James McAuley, The Washington Post
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UK Election Results 2019: Boris Johnson's Party Has Clear Majority In Exit Polls As Votes Counted
Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to have won a sweeping, decisive and powerful majority of parliamentary seats in Thursday's election, according to the respected national exit poll released minutes after the voting ended.
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As Flames Engulfed Notre-Dame, Firefighters Helped Save Treasures Inside
There was little time to waste. The wood-and-lead roof was a crackling inferno overhead. The flames were now snaking down though the majestic woodwork inside the Notre Dame cathedral.
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"That Son Of A...": How Star French Blogger's Tweets Brought Him Down
Two years ago, Mehdi Meklat was a prince among this city's intellectual aristocrats, celebrated as a precocious thinker and an important minority voice. But in February 2017, journalists uncovered anti-Semitic and homophobic tweets on an account belonging to Meklat, and his meteoric rise was quickly overshadowed by a staggering fall.
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Anger At Emmanuel Macron Grows As Yellow Vest Protests Continue In France
Act Four in the weekly "yellow vest" protests unfolded Saturday in Paris amid a now-familiar backdrop of tear gas and chants, but also brought further clarity on where the rage is headed: directly at President Emmanuel Macron.
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"Yellow Vest" Protests Damage Paris Monuments And Macron's Presidency
French media commentators have compared the violent spectacles of the yellow vests on Paris's Champs-Elysees to the student uprisings of 1968.
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After Trump Attacks On Emmanuel Macron, France Asks For "Common Decency"
Responding to President Donald Trump's attacks on his French counterpart, France's government struck back Wednesday, accusing Trump of lacking "common decency" by spewing invective on the same day the country was commemorating the victims of a major 2015 terrorist attack.
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"Nationalism Betrayal Of Patriotism": Emmanuel Macron, Trump By His Side
In the shadow of a grand war memorial here, French President Emmanuel Macron marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I by delivering a forceful rebuke against rising nationalism, calling it a "betrayal of patriotism" and warning against "old demons coming back to wreak chaos and death."
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Bulgarian Journalist Raped And Murdered In A Case That Has Shocked Europe
Viktoria Marinova, a 30-year-old Bulgarian journalist who had recently become the anchor of a talk show focused on investigative reporting, was raped and killed on Saturday in a case that has sent shockwaves through Europe.
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Interpol President Who Vanished In China Has Resigned
Interpol announced Sunday that it had accepted the resignation of its president, Meng Hongwei, who disappeared in China in late September. The international police organization's statement came shortly after China revealed that Meng was under investigation for unspecified crimes.
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Immigrant Who Saved Toddler Dangling From Paris Balcony A National Hero
The video footage is striking: In a matter of seconds, a young man scales four stories of a Paris apartment building to rescue a toddler dangling from a balcony above the street.
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Europe's Most Famous Nazi Hunters Worry About Where The Continent Is Headed
Serge and Beate Klarsfeld are not only Europe's most famous Nazi hunters. For more than five decades, they've been the vigilante enforcers of the continent's moral conscience.
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Why Europe, Canada May Retaliate Against Harleys, Levi Jeans And Bourbon
Slap tariffs on Kentucky bourbon? Halt distribution of Hollywood movies? Block U.S. companies from bidding on foreign government contracts?
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France Gave Harvey Weinstein Its Highest Honor; Macron Says He's Taking It Back
In a lengthy televised interview Sunday night, President Emmanuel Macron announced that he has asked the relevant authorities to strip Harvey Weinstein of his highly coveted Legion d'Honneur award.
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French President Macron Has Spent $30,000 On Makeup In Just 3 Months
The French magazine Le Point revealed Thursday that France's 39-year-old new president has spent 26,000 euros ($30,000) on makeup services in his first three months in office. All at taxpayers' expense.
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In Barcelona, Five Minutes Of 'Pure Panic' And 'Absolute Terror'
It was another mellow summer afternoon on a world-renowned boulevard, a site of teeming crowds and bustling cafes. Then there was a flash of white.
