Emmanuel Macron
A fan climbs on the fence in front of the Stade de France prior the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, in Saint Denis near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Police have deployed tear gas on supporters waiting in long lines to get into the Stade de France for the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid that was delayed by 37 minutes while security struggled to cope with the vast crowd and fans climbing over fences. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Macron 'sad and sorry' after Champions League final chaos

Jun. 01, 2022 09:02 AM EDT

France moves closer to banning veils in sports competitions

By Samuel Petrequin Jan. 19, 2022 05:31 AM EST
The French Senate has voted in favor of banning the wearing of headscarves in sports competitions, arguing that neutrality is a requirement on the field of play. ...

Portugal's Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva, right, greets German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. European Union foreign ministers met Monday to discuss how to thwart the threat of a possible new Russian invasion of Ukraine and what measures to take should Moscow decide to send its troops across the border. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
EU has little appetite to join US diplomatic Games boycott

By Raf Casert Dec. 13, 2021 07:08 AM EST

A visitor to the Shougang Park walks past the a sculpture for the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. China on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, threatened to take "firm countermeasures" if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February's Beijing Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China dismisses UK, Canada Olympic boycott as 'farce'

Dec. 09, 2021 06:05 AM EST

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and former NBA player Tony Parker, center right behind, talk with members of a basketball team at a basketball playground in Tremblay-en-France, outside Paris, Thursday, Oct.14, 2021. French President Emmanuel Macron will promote sports ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool)
France to boost sport practice ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

Oct. 14, 2021 09:02 AM EDT

Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Olympic Latest: Bach declares Tokyo Olympics officially over

Aug. 07, 2021 08:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 8, 2021, file photo, a giant flag flies at the Eiffel Tower during a a test flight in Paris. A giant flag will be flown from the Eiffel Tower like this one on Sunday, Aug. 8, during the Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony that 2024 Paris Olympics organizers claim will be the biggest ever seen. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File)
Giant flag to fly from Eiffel Tower for 2024 Paris Olympics

Aug. 06, 2021 02:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 1, 2021, file photo, Paris 2024 president, and three-time Olympic champion, Tony Estanguet poses for a photo outside Paris. The 2024 Paris Olympics emerges fully on Sunday, Aug. 8 from its unexpected extra year in the shadows with a formal handover from Tokyo. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga, File)
Paris Olympics moves up with two presidents on center stage

By Graham Dunbar Aug. 05, 2021 06:29 AM EDT

People watch on a giant screen the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, at the Trocadero gardens next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
AP Interview: French minister seeks Olympic renewal in 2024

By Rob Harris Jul. 26, 2021 02:53 AM EDT

Japan's Ira Brown (33) dribbles as Poland's Szymon Rduch (44) defends during a men's 3-on-3 basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Playground goes big time; 3-on-3 hoops hits the Olympics

By Eddie Pells Jul. 24, 2021 09:42 AM EDT

Funa Tonaki of Japan, left, and Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo compete during their women's -48kg championship judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Olympics Latest: US men get off to fast start in volleyball

Jul. 23, 2021 08:11 PM EDT

Naomi Osaka carries the Olympic Torch during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony

Jul. 22, 2021 09:51 PM EDT

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades talks to Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela and Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, from right, during an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, June 24, 2021. At their summit in Brussels, EU leaders are set to take stock of coronavirus recovery plans, study ways to improve relations with Russia and Turkey, and insist on the need to develop migration partners with the countries of northern Africa, but a heated exchange over a new LGBT bill in Hungary is also likely. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)
Merkel: Europe 'on thin ice' amid delta virus variant rise

By Samuel Petrequin And Frank Jordans Jun. 24, 2021 04:02 AM EDT

Priest Eloi Gillet leaves the voting booth as he votes for the regional elections in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, June 20, 2021. The elections for leadership councils of France's 13 regions, from Brittany to Burgundy to the French Riviera, are primarily about local issues like transportation, schools and infrastructure. But leading politicians are using them as a platform to test ideas and win followers ahead of the April presidential election. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Far right falters as conservatives lead French regional vote

By Alex Turnbull And Angela Charlton Jun. 20, 2021 02:23 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, right, for a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Leaders of Germany, France urge vigilance over virus variant

By Frank Jordans Jun. 18, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

WWII French veterans Leon Gautier, 98 years old last survivor of the Kieffer Commando, left, is honored by French President Emmanuel Macron with the Legion of Honor during a WWII ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of late French Gen. Charles de Gaulle's resistance call from London on June 18, 1940, at the Mont Valerien, in Suresnes, near Paris, Friday, June 18, 2021. The appeal, which was delivered on the BBC by Charles de Gaulle, served to rally his countrymen after the fall of France to Nazi Germany. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)
Sealed with a kiss: Macron revives France's cheeky embrace

Jun. 18, 2021 11:28 AM EDT

A tram drives through downtown Lisbon, Friday, June 18, 2021. Travel in and out of the Lisbon metropolitan area is to be banned over coming weekends as Portuguese authorities respond to a spike in new COVID-19 cases in the region around the capital. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Uganda tightening measures due to virus surge

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 05:32 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 15 The Guardian on U.S. President Joe Biden,...

A man rests in the shadow along the Canal de l'Ourcq Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in Paris. Temperatures rose up to 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit) in the French capital. (AP Photo/Benjamin Girette)
France eases mask rules; will end nightly virus curfew

By Sylvie Corbet Jun. 16, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

Activists wearing giant heads of the G7 leaders tussle over a giant COVID-19 vaccine syringe during an action of NGO's on Swanpool Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders of the G7 begin their first of three days of meetings on Friday in Carbis Bay, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. Depicted from left to right, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A sense of relief over 'dear Joe' and post-Trump summit era

By Jonathan Lemire And Calvin Woodward Jun. 15, 2021 03:32 PM EDT