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A man rides a scooter in Paris, on March 31. The city has now banned rental electric scooters.

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Paris' rental electric scooter ban has taken effect

The city held a referendum and banned rental e-scooters after reports of injuries and three deaths.

September 01, 2023
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
Mohamed Toumba, one of the soldiers who ousted Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum, addresses supporters of Niger's ruling junta in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023.

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  • Africa

Niger's junta shuts airspace as the deadline passes to restore the ousted president

Regional tensions have mounted since mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger's democratically elected president nearly two weeks ago and installing the leader of the presidential guard as head of state.

August 07, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
French soldiers assist mostly French nationals in a bus waiting to be airlifted back to France on a French military aircraft, at the international Airport in Niamey, Niger, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

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  • Africa

Foreign nationals are evacuating Niger as regional tensions rise

France, Italy and Spain announced evacuations for their citizens and other Europeans. The U.S. has yet to announce evacuation plans for Americans but some have left the with the help of the Europeans.

August 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Nigeriens participate in a march called by supporters of coup leader Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani in Niamey, Niger, Sunday, July 30, 2023. Days after mutinous soldiers ousted Niger's democratically elected president, uncertainty is mounting about the country's future and some are calling out the junta's reasons for seizing control. The sign reads: "Down with France, long live Putin."

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  • Africa

Supporters of Niger's coup march, waving Russian flags and denouncing France

Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup this week marched through the streets of the capital waving Russian flags, chanting Vladimir Putin's name, and denouncing France.

July 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A man walks by a burning car during clashes with police in Le Port on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on Friday over the fatal shooting by police of a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb.

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  • Europe

France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why

More than 400 arrests were made in a fifth night of rioting around the country. Nahel M.'s killing is a rallying call, similar to how George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked intense protests.

July 01, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30, 2023.

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  • Europe

More than 600 arrests after a new night of protests across France over teen's killing

Tensions grew across France over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that has shocked the nation. More than 600 were arrested and at least 200 police officers were injured.

June 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The death of a 17-year-old by police during a traffic check Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre elicited nationwide concern and widespread messages of indignation and condolences.

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  • Europe

Fatal police shooting of teenager triggers protests and arrests across France

The killing of a 17-year-old boy, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in disadvantaged neighborhoods around France.

June 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Firemen use a water canon as they fight a blaze following an explosion on Wednesday in Paris.

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  • Europe

Paris police look for the cause of an explosion and fire that injured 24 people

The explosion rocked a building, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over monuments and prompting an evacuation. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast.

June 21, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Security forces gather in a playground at the scene of knife attack in Annecy, a town in the French Alps, on Thursday.

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  • Europe

4 young children are critically wounded in a knife attack in a French Alpine town

As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps. The children suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults were wounded.

June 08, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Victor Wembanyama has played far above his competition in France. At 19, he's now heading to the NBA.

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  • Sports

4 things to know about Victor Wembanyama, the top NBA prospect since LeBron

Victor Wembanyama is seen as a lock for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs to select in the draft. He hopes to reproduce the championship success of other French players, like Tony Parker.

May 17, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a waiting Chinook helicopter after meetings at Chequers, the U.K. leader's country retreat, in Aylesbury, England, on Monday.

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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: Zelenskyy made a spring diplomatic offensive in Europe (May 15)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 15, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting on defending the principles of the U.N. Charter in New York Monday.

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  • World

Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

April 24, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
A worker dumps empty cans of Miller High Life beer into a machine to be crushed at the Westlandia plant in Ypres, Belgium, on Monday.

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  • Europe

The 'Champagne of Beers' gets crushed in Belgium

Belgian customs destroyed a shipment of 2,352 cans of Miller High Life after the Champagne trade body called foul over the "Champagne of Beers" slogan.

April 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Demonstrate gather outside the Paris town hall on Friday in Paris. France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64, in a victory for French President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests over the legislation that have damaged his leadership.

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  • Europe

Macron's unpopular plan to raise France's retirement age is enacted into law

French President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 was enacted into law Saturday. The authorized changes will start being implemented in September.

April 15, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron visit the garden of the residence of the Governor of Guangdong on April 7.

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  • World

Macron comments raise questions about Europe's allegiance to the U.S. and Taiwan

When French President Emmanuel Macron remarked that Europe should not blindly follow the U.S.'s lead on China, it set off criticism on both sides of the Atlantic.

April 11, 2023
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