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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

Violinist Antonio Hernandez plays for the relatives of COVID-19 victim Miryam Rodriguez, while they are gathered for prayer by the hearse that carries her remains to Serafin Cemetery, before cremation in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, June 18, 2021. Due to regulations to contain the new coronavirus, relatives cannot enter the cemetery. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
The Latest: Protests decry Brazil policies as toll tops 500K

By The Associated Press Jun. 19, 2021 05:46 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

Visitors queue to enter Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, east of Paris, Thursday, June 17, 2021. France's tourism sector takes a further step toward post-pandemic recovery with the reopening of Disneyland Paris, two weeks after the country formally welcomed back vaccinated foreign visitors. (AP Photo/Catherine Gaschka)
French tourism seeks new boost with Disneyland reopening

By Sylvie Corbet And Catherine Gaschka Jun. 17, 2021 08:28 AM EDT

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

France's prime minister halts mandatory mask wearing outdoors; will end an 8-month nightly coronavirus curfew on June 20

Jun. 16, 2021 07:31 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister halts mandatory mask wearing outdoors; will end an 8-month nightly coronavirus curfew on June 20. ...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a plenary session, during the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, England, Sunday June 13, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP)
The Latest: COVID-19 cases rise in Missouri tourist areas

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:25 AM EDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, walks with US President Joe Biden during his visit to Windsor Castle, near London, Sunday June 13, 2021. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
After G-7, Biden says he's reestablishing US credibility

By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani And Zeke Miller Jun. 13, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, with from left, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, Saturday June 12, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)
The Latest: WHO chief says vaccine need outstrips G7 pledges

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2021 10:25 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at an official welcome at the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, England, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)
Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China

By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani And Jill Lawless Jun. 12, 2021 02:00 AM EDT

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, speaks as President Joe Biden listens during the G-7 summit at the Carbis Bay Hotel in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders of the G-7 begin their first of three days of meetings on Friday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)
G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox

By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka And Aamer Madhani Jun. 11, 2021 12:38 AM EDT

In this grab taken from video France's President Emmanuel Macron, centre, is slapped by a man, in green T-shirt, during a visit to Tain-l’Hermitage, in France, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France. The incident prompted a wide show of support for the head of state from politicians across the ideological spectrum. A video shows a man slapping Macron in the face and the president's bodyguards pushing the aggressor away as the head of state was quickly rushed from the scene in the town of Tain-l’Hermitage. (BFM TV via AP)
Slap to Macron puts focus on ultra-right groups

Elaine Ganley Jun. 09, 2021 01:11 PM EDT

Cemetery and funeral workers place the coffin of a man who died of COVID-19 into a niche at the Nuestra Señora de Belen cemetery in Fusagasuga, Colombia, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
The Latest: Pot-for-shots plan stumbles in Washington state

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:58 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron listens to chef Anne-Sophie Pic, center, as he attends a lesson, Tuesday June 8, 2021 in the kitchen of the Hospitality school in Tain-l'Hermitage, southeastern France. (Philippe Desmazes, Pool via AP)
French leader Macron slapped in face on visit to small town

By Sylvie Corbet Jun. 08, 2021 10:12 AM EDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen poses for photographs as finance ministers from across the G7 nations meet at Lancaster House in London, Saturday, June 5, 2021, ahead of the G7 leaders' summit. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, Pool)
G-7 back steps to deter tax dodging by multinational firms

By Kelvin Chan And David Mchugh Jun. 05, 2021 07:51 AM EDT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and UC Davis Assistant Nurse Manager Claudio Alvarado select the first 15 Californians to be awarded $50,000 for doing their part in getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at the California Lottery Headquarters on Friday, June 4, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif. It was the first in a series of drawings for $16.5 million in prize money aimed at encouraging Californians to get their shots ahead of June 15, when the state plans to lift almost all virus-related restrictions. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP)
The Latest: Mexico to use US vaccine doses at border

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 8, 2020 file photo, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves number 11 Downing Street, to deliver a financial announcement to the Houses of Parliament in London. Finance ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have a lot to talk about when they gather in London starting Friday, June 4, 2021. Ministers at the meeting chaired by Britain's Rishi Sunak and to be attended by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will talk about supporting the post-pandemic economic recovery and work on restoring cooperation among the seven allies after friction during the term of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
Biden tax proposal in focus at Group of 7 ministers' meeting

By David Mchugh Jun. 03, 2021 09:27 AM EDT

Malaysia detains French conspiracist wanted for kidnapping

Jun. 03, 2021 03:21 AM EDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police said Thursday they have detained a French conspiracy theorist who is wanted back home on charges of organizing...