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JOHN LEICESTER

JOHN LEICESTER

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From France comes a call for Trump's America to return Lady Liberty. Here's why it won't happen

A French politician has suggested the U.S. is no longer worthy of keeping the Statue of Liberty

From France comes a call for Trump's America to return Lady Liberty. Here's why it won't happen
Europe|Political

French lawmaker who uses a wheelchair wins a change in voting rules that discriminated against him

French lawmakers have agreed unanimously to change the way they vote, opting to eliminate a balloting method that discriminated against a parliamentarian who uses a wheelchair because it required him to stand

French lawmaker who uses a wheelchair wins a change in voting rules that discriminated against him
Europe|Political|World

More than 30 nations will participate in Paris planning talks on a security force for Ukraine

Military officials from more than 30 nations are expected to take part in Paris talks on the creation of an international security force for Ukraine

More than 30 nations will participate in Paris planning talks on a security force for Ukraine
Europe|Travel|World

WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos and Eurostar line closure

The disposal of what Paris police called an “excessively dangerous” unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of transportation chaos on rail and road networks in the French capital

WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos and Eurostar line closure
Europe|Political|US|World

French prime minister again lashes out at US over Ukraine, says pause in aid is 'unbearable'

France’s prime minister has decried the U_S_ pause on military aid for Ukraine as “unbearable.”

French prime minister again lashes out at US over Ukraine, says pause in aid is 'unbearable'
Europe|Political|US|World

France's prime minister tears into Trump's attack on Zelenskyy as a staggering show of 'brutality'

France’s prime minister has torn into U.S. President Donald Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by calling it a staggering show of “brutality” that aimed to humiliate Ukraine's leader

France's prime minister tears into Trump's attack on Zelenskyy as a staggering show of 'brutality'
Europe|Health|Lifestyle

Losing a pet can cut deeper than many people realize. Here’s how friends can help

Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning

Losing a pet can cut deeper than many people realize. Here’s how friends can help
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria's coast, officials say. Here's audio of its broadcasts

The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a fire and drifted uncontrolled off Syria's coast last month

A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria's coast, officials say. Here's audio of its broadcasts
Crime|Europe|World

Witnesses describe chaos and bloodshed in Sweden’s worst mass shooting

Witnesses who survived Sweden’s worst mass shooting have described horror and panic that gripped an adult education center west of Stockholm as the gunman killed at least 10 people

Witnesses describe chaos and bloodshed in Sweden’s worst mass shooting
Crime|Travel|US|Videos

Video appears to show American Airlines flight's collision with a US Army helicopter near DC

Grainy video footage taken in the dark of night, seemingly by an airport CCTV camera, appears to capture the moment American Airlines Flight 5342 was in collision with a U.S. Army helicopter

Crime|Europe

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband, imprisoned for raping and drugging her, now caught up in other cases

The convicted rapist who horrified France by drugging his wife so other men could rape her is being linked to other cases

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband, imprisoned for raping and drugging her, now caught up in other cases
Business|Europe|Political|Technology|World

At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guard

NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters

At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guard
News|Political|World

Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake

Rescue teams in Europe are frustrated that Morocco did not throw open its doors to more outside assistance after last week's deadly earthquake

Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake
Europe|Travel

British royals sprinkle star power on a grateful French town with up-and-down ties to royalty

It’s not every day that VIP visitors venture out to the town of Saint-Denis, one of the poorest and toughest parts of the Paris region

British royals sprinkle star power on a grateful French town with up-and-down ties to royalty
Arts|Europe

New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist's extraordinarily productive and tragic final months

A new museum exhibition in Paris focuses on the last months of Dutch master Vincent van Gogh before he shot himself in 1890

New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist's extraordinarily productive and tragic final months
Science

Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics for split-second glimpse of superfast spinning world of electrons

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on how electrons zip around the atom during the tiniest fractions of seconds

Trio wins Nobel Prize in physics for split-second glimpse of superfast spinning world of electrons
Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

American 'Armless Archer' changing minds about disability and targets golden ending at Paris Games

Armless archer Matt Stutzman is reshaping thinking about people with disabilities one arrow at a time

American 'Armless Archer' changing minds about disability and targets golden ending at Paris Games
News|World

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women's oppression

Imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi has won the Nobel Peace Prize

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women's oppression
Arts

Scientists pry a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece

The “Mona Lisa” has given up a secret

Scientists pry a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece
Crime|Europe|News

French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism

France’s interior minister says the suspect in a deadly school stabbing had been detained for questioning the day before on suspicion of radicalism

French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism
Entertainment

A father worries for his missing child: 'My daughter didn't go to war. She just went to dance'

Because of the fracture in her leg, Karin Journo had talked herself out of going to the Tribe of Nova music festival and sold her ticket

A father worries for his missing child: 'My daughter didn't go to war. She just went to dance'
Crime|Europe|News|Political|World

French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State

France’s anti-terror prosecutor says a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally stabbing a teacher in a school attack last week

French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State
Entertainment

"They burned her:" At the end of an awful wait for news comes word that a feared hostage is dead

Because of the fracture in her leg, Karin Journo had talked herself out of going to the Tribe of Nova music festival and sold her ticket

"They burned her:" At the end of an awful wait for news comes word that a feared hostage is dead
Europe|MidEast|News|World

French intelligence points to Palestinian rocket, not Israeli airstrike, for Gaza hospital blast

An assessment by French military intelligence indicates the most likely cause of the explosion at Gaza City’s al-Ahli hospital was a Palestinian rocket, according to a senior French military official

French intelligence points to Palestinian rocket, not Israeli airstrike, for Gaza hospital blast
Crime|Europe|News|Travel

Paris police open fire on a woman who allegedly made death threats in the latest security incident

French police have opened fire on a woman who threatened to blow herself up and allegedly made death threats and spoke in support of terrorism on a train heading into Paris

Paris police open fire on a woman who allegedly made death threats in the latest security incident

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