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Travelers wait as Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France have been brought to a halt following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II near the tracks, Friday, March 7, 2025 at the Gare du Nord station in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel connecting it to London and Brussels

March 7, 2025 at 12:44 p.m.

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

FILE – People stand outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, on Nov. 29 2024. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool Photo via AP, File)

An archbishop’s knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look on

December 7, 2024 at 12:57 p.m.

With three resounding knocks on its doors by Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, wielding a specially designed crosier carved from fire-scorched beams, the monument roared back to life Saturday evening.

The altar designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet is seen in the heart of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral while French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored interiors of the monument, Friday Nov. 29, 2024, in Paris. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)

Stars, heads of state, solemn rituals and high-security celebrations for Notre Dame’s reopening

December 2, 2024 at 8:39 a.m.

The reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend is going to be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some measures used during the Paris Olympics and the sealing-off to...

A view of the Notre-Dame cathedral as French President Emmanuel Macron visits the restored interiors of the monument, Friday, Nov.29, 2024 in Paris. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP)

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire

November 29, 2024 at 8:37 a.m.

After more than five years of frenetic, but sometimes interrupted, reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed itself anew to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework...

Familia Arnault, dueña de LVMH, adquirirá al Paris FC, de la segunda división francesa

October 17, 2024 at 11:11 a.m.

La familia más adinerada de Francia, los Arnault, dueños de emporio de lujo LVMH, anunció el jueves que planean adquirir al Paris FC, de la segunda división.

At least 13 are dead after a boat with dozens of migrants rips apart in waters off northern France

September 3, 2024 at 8:51 a.m.

The mayor of a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation says 13 migrants are dead after their boat ripped apart Tuesday during an attempted crossing of the...

A laser show lights up the Eiffel Tower from the Trocadero during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

French police investigating abuse targeting Olympic opening ceremony DJ over ‘Last Supper’ scene

July 30, 2024 at 12:24 p.m.

A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony took a legal turn Tuesday, with French prosecutors ordering police to investigate complaints from a DJ who performed.

Hurdler Anna Ryzhykova trains at the sports center in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

At the Olympics, it’s no longer personal for Ukraine’s athletes: ‘You’re not doing it for yourself anymore’

July 9, 2024 at 10:51 a.m.

For Ukrainian athletes, the Paris Olympics are more than just sports. They're a way to draw attention to their country's fight for survival against Russia — a sort of war...

FILE – French actress Anouk Aimee arrives at La Madeleine Church prior to the funeral ceremony to late French rock singer Johnny Hallyday Saturday Dec. 9, 2017 in Paris. French actress Anouk Aimée, winner of a Golden Globe for her starring role in “A Man and a Woman” by legendary French director Claude Lelouch, has died, her agent said Tuesday. She was 92. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)

Anouk Aimée, the radiant French star of ‘A Man and a Woman’ and ‘La Dolce Vita,’ dies at 92

June 18, 2024 at 3:26 p.m.

Anouk Aimée, the radiant French star and dark-eyed beauty of classic films including Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” and Claude Lelouch’s “A Man and a Woman,” has died. She was...

American WWII veteran Bill Wall throws roses into the water during a wreath-laying ceremony at Utah Beach, Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Utah Beach, Normandy,. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)

D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe’s new war

June 6, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

A dwindling number of World War II veterans were joined by a new generation of leaders on Thursday to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in...

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