Tag: France
France elects regional leaders, preps for presidential vote
PARIS — Marine Le Pen’s far right party is riding high on her tough-on-security, stop-immigration message as French voters start choosing regional leaders Sunday...
5 killed in school construction site collapse in Belgium
PARIS — A school undergoing construction work collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp, killing five workers and injuring nine others, according to local...
Belgium: Body of fugitive far-right soldier apparently found
PARIS — Belgian police say the body of a fugitive far-right soldier who was the target of a huge manhunt appears to have been...
An architect of European unity moves ahead on sainthood path
VATICAN CITY — Robert Schuman, a French statesman who paved the way for the bloc that eventually evolved into European Union, has moved ahead...
Partygoers, police injured at curfew-busting rave in France
PARIS — A 22-year-old man lost his hand and several others were also injured amid clashes as police tried to break up an unauthorized...
Mississippi city added to Marquis de Lafayette trail
NATCHEZ, Miss. — A city in Mississippi is now part of a trail commemorating what was then a nationwide tour by a French general...
France held to 1-1 draw by Hungary at Euro 2020
BUDAPEST, Hungary — France needed a second-half equalizer from Antoine Griezmann to avoid the biggest upset of the tournament.
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Germany clicks at Euro 2020 with 4-2 win over Portugal
MUNICH — Germany finally clicked into gear at the European Championship, with a little help from defending champion Portugal.
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Antoine Griezmann saves France from big upset at Euro 2020
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Antoine Griezmann scored a second-half equalizer to give France a 1-1 draw with Hungary on Saturday at the European Championship.
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Germany looking for efficiency against Portugal at Euro 2020
MUNICH — Portugal has the European Championship’s all-time leading scorer in Cristiano Ronaldo. Germany has a team full of players who have never even...