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Man arrested in French car attack had radical beliefs

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Policce officers inspect a bus stop in La Valentine district after a van rammed into two bus stops in the French port city of Marseille, southern France, Monday Aug.21, 2017. At least one person was killed. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

France wants to involve psychiatrists in preventing attacks

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New Zealand's Carla Hohepa, left, runs with the ball during the Women's Rugby World Cup semifinal match against the United States in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday Aug. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Another NZ vs England final at Women’s Rugby World Cup

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A woman leaves a message as a memorial tribute to the victims on Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas promenade Friday Aug. 18, 2017. Police on Friday shot and killed five people carrying bomb belts who were connected to the Barcelona van attack, as the manhunt intensified for the perpetrators of Europe's latest rampage claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

The Latest: Spanish towns race to put up concrete barriers

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Blaise Matuidi completes move from PSG to Juventus

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This image taken from video, early Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, shows an armoured vehicle driving down a street after an attack in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least 18 people in the second such attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years. (@Yabsi1er via AP)

The Latest: 2 Canadians among 18 dead in Burkina Faso attack

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Suspect in car attack near Paris is an Algerian national

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

French Police work on the scene where French soldiers were hit and injured by a vehicle in the western Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret near Paris, France, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. French police are searching for a driver who slammed his BMW into a group of soldiers, injuring six of them in an apparent ambush before speeding away, officials said. The incident in Levallois, northwest of Paris, is the latest of several attacks targeting security forces in France.(AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

The Latest: French police search building after car attack

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French police officers work on the scene where French soldiers were hit and injured by a vehicle in the western Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret near Paris, France, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. French police are searching for a driver who slammed his BMW into a group of soldiers, injuring six of them in an apparent ambush before speeding away, officials said. The incident in Levallois, northwest of Paris, is the latest of several attacks targeting security forces in France.(AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Vehicle hits soldiers in Paris suburb, injuring 6

By Angela Charlton and Raphael Satter - Associated Press

FC Barcelona's Neymar arrives at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. Neymar has arrived at Barcelona's training grounds amid widespread rumors that the Brazil striker could make a record-breaking move to Paris Saint-Germain. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

The Latest: Neymar looking to take PSG to the top

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EXCHANGE: Feat of Bronze Star winner memorialized in bronze

By MIKE KOZIATEK - Associated Press

FC Barcelona's Neymar arrives at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. Neymar has arrived at Barcelona's training grounds amid widespread rumors that the Brazil striker could make a record-breaking move to Paris Saint-Germain. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

French president welcomes likely Neymar transfer

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The statue of a French Poilu lies in front of the Douaumont Ossuary in Verdun, France. World War I brought unprecedented trench warfare to northern France and Belgium. The toll of dead was so immense in the Verdun region that soldiers from both sides were buried together in the ossuary. (Associated Press/File)

France tour shows where American WWI heroes were made

By Corinna Lothar - Special to The Washington Times

A firefighting plane drops fire retardant over a forest in the outskirts of La Londe-les-Maures on the French Riviera, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Authorities ordered the evacuation of 10,000 people as fires hopscotched around the Riviera for a third day Wednesday, tearing through the forest of La Londe-les-Maures. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Wildfires threaten French Riviera, inadequate aircraft cited

By CLAUDE PARIS and NADINE ACHOUI-LESAGE and BARRY HATTON - Associated Press

A forest fire rages on a hillside in the outskirts of La Londe-les-Maures on the French Riviera, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Authorities ordered the evacuation of 10,000 people as fires hopscotched around the Riviera for a third day Wednesday, tearing through the forest of La Londe-les-Maures. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

The Latest: Poor visibility hurts wildfire fight in Portugal

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Brigitte Macron, left, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Singer Rihanna at the Elysee Palace to meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Global Ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education Rihanna meet French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss France's contributions to the Global Partnership for Education. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

France’s Macron meets Rihanna at the Elysee Palace

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French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and new French armed forces chief of staff Francois Lecointre review an honor guard at the air force base in Istres, southern France, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Macron's visit to the Istres air base Thursday comes the day after the head of the French military quit in a dispute with Macron over budget cuts. (Arnold Jerocki, Pool via AP)

France bringing top Libyan rivals together in new initiative

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Italy's Fabio Aru rides during a reconnaissance run of the track prior to the the twentieth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 22.5 kilometers (14 miles) with start and finish in Marseille, France, Saturday, July 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

BEST OF THE TASTE: What a feast! Tour food and drink gems

By JOHN LEICESTER and SAMUEL PETREQUIN and ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and new French armed forces chief of staff Francois Lecointre review an honor guard at the air force base in Istres, southern France, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Macron's visit to the Istres air base Thursday comes the day after the head of the French military quit in a dispute with Macron over budget cuts. (Arnold Jerocki, Pool via AP)

France’s Macron visits air force base amid military crisis

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French, Cypriot defense ministers talk security, drilling

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