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Portugal's Raffaele Storti celebrates with teammate at the end of Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Fiji and Portugal, at the Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, France, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Ireland fans star at successful Rugby World Cup in France but cards for fouls frustrate

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

The bus of the Lyon soccer team is seen stoned before arriving at the Velodrome Stadium prior to the French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and Lyon in Marseille, France, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

French league game at Marseille postponed after Lyon coach Fabio Grosso injured in team bus attack

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A man walks past posters pasted by the UEJF (Union of Jewish French Students) Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 in Paris. The images across Paris show of Jewish missing persons held by Hamas in Gaza. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French Jewish groups set up a hotline for people in the community traumatized by Israel-Hamas war

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, right, shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron after a joint press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron was Wednesday on a trip to Jordan and Egypt were he was expected to discuss the prospect of creating a "coalition" to fight against Hamas, one day after he first made the proposal in Israel.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)

France’s Macron seeks international support for his proposal to build a coalition against Hamas

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

Washington Wizards' Bilal Coulibaly, left, drives past Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Toronto on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Coulibaly plus Poole might add up to something interesting for Wizards

By Thom Loverro

Police officers patrol during the funeral ceremony of French teacher Dominique Bernard, 57, who was stabbed to death at the school by a suspected Islamist extremist, in Arras, northern France, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

French officials suspect young people in rash of fake bomb threats, warn of heavy punishments

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German police officers stand guard in front of the building complex of the Kahal Adass Jisroel community, which houses a synagogue, a kindergarten and a community center, in the center of Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. European Union interior ministers met Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, to discuss how to manage the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas on the bloc, after a firebomb assault on a Berlin synagogue and killings in Belgium and France by suspected Islamist extremists. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

EU seeks answers to rising security challenges as Israel-Hamas war fuels new concerns

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron continues his two-day visit to Tirana meeting with the Albanian president and prime minister. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)

3 French airports forced to evacuate after security alerts in the latest of a series of threats

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Workers wait outside the gate at The Palace of Versailles on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 in Versailles, France. One of France's most visited tourist attractions, was evacuated for a security scare, for the the second time in four days, with France on heightened alert against feared attacks after the fatal stabbing of a school teacher. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)

3 French airports, Palace of Versailles evacuated in latest security alerts

By Elaine Ganley - Associated Press

Squads observe a moment of silence for the victims of recent Hamas attack in Israel ahead of the Euro 2024 group B qualifying soccer match between The Netherlands and France at the Johan Cruyff ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Report: France player who laughed during minute’s silence for war victims asked to give explanation

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Children stand by flowers at the entrance of the Gambetta high school, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 in Arras, northern France. French authorities say the high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated over a bomb alert, as France's President cut short travel plans abroad to host a security meeting Monday. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

French authorities say school where teacher was fatally stabbed last week evacuated over bomb alert

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France's head coach Fabien Galthie, left, and Antoine Dupont react at the end of the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. South Africa won the match 29-28. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Resilient Springboks stun host France in quarterfinals at Rugby World Cup

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France's head coach Fabien Galthie consoles Antoine Dupont at the end of the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. South Africa won the match 29-28. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Dupont’s dream Rugby World Cup comeback ends in failure when France loses in Paris

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

Police officers stand guard outside the high school where a man stabbed a teacher, Saturday Oct.14, 2023 in Arras, northern France. A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and wounded three other people Friday in Arras. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Schaeffer)

France is deploying 7,000 troops after a deadly school stabbing by a suspected Islamic radical

By Jeffrey Schaeffer and Angela Charlton - Associated Press

Police officers stand guard outside the Louvre Museum as people are evacuated after it received a written threat, in Paris, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. The Louvre Museum says it is closing for the day and evacuating all visitors and staff after a threat. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

The Louvre Museum in Paris is being evacuated after a threat while France is under high alert

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Ireland's James Lowe, front, celebrates after scoring a try with Ireland's Dan Sheehan, left, during the Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Ireland and Scotland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis outside of Paris, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

What to know about the Rugby World Cup ahead of 4 north vs south quarterfinals

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Riot police officers patrol the area after a man armed with a knife killed a teacher and wounded two others at a high school in northern France, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 in Arras. Antiterror prosecutors said they were leading the investigation into the attack at the Gambetta high school in the city of Arras, some 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

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

By John Leicester, Jeffrey Schaeffer and Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by the French security services stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and critically wounded two other people in northern France on Friday, authorities said. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

Teacher dies and 2 people wounded after a stabbing attack in France that echoes 2020 killing

By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin and Jeffrey Schaeffer - Associated Press

South Africa's Cobus Reinach scores a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool B match between South Africa and Romania at the Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Dupont returns for France’s ‘magnificent’ opportunity against South Africa at Rugby World Cup

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

France's Antoine Dupont passes the ball during a training session, in Reuil-Malmaison, outside Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in Paris. France will face South Africa Sunday Oct.15 2023 in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France star Dupont cleared to face South Africa in Rugby World Cup quarterfinal

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press