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Spanish and French police officers stand guard at the border between Hendaye and Irun to monitor protestors against the G-7 summit in nearby Biarritz, France Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Latest: EU, Germany back call to discuss Amazon at G-7

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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, gestures as he talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Monday Aug. 19, 2019. French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting to discuss the world's major crises, including Ukraine, Iran and Syria, and try to improve Moscow's relations with the European Union. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

France’s Emmanuel Macron seeks to be a mediator in G-7 hard times

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Donald Trump backs Russia’s reentry to club of G-7 nations

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, en route to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

France ‘digital services tax’ unites Donald Trump, tech giants

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, June 28, 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Macron has invited Putin to his summer residency on the French Riviera, Monday afternoon Aug. 19, 2019, for talks and dinner, in an effort to improve Moscow’s relations with the European Union. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin FILE Pool Photo via AP)

Putin, Macron hold French-Russian talks before G-7

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 file photo riot police take position around the Arc de Triomphe during clashes with yellow vest protesters, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

French police suicide rate climbs, French govt is flummoxed

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

This July 28, 2019, photo shows an arch and pathway in Hastings, Neb. (Rick Ruggles/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Hastings College expands technology, travel opportunities

By RICK RUGGLES - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug 16, 1944 file photo, American and allied troops wade through the water from a LST (Landing Ship Tank) on an unidentified beach, east of Toulon, southern French riviera, as part of Operation Dragoon. Carried out by French and American troops, it started on August 15, 1944. In total, 350,000 French and American troops landed on the French Riviera. For Allied troops in western Europe, D-Day was just the beginning of a long and bloody push toward victory over the Nazis. Ten weeks after commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France is paying tribute this week to Allied troops involved in another major, but often overlooked, military operation: landings on the Mediterranean coast. (AP Photo, file)

From D-Day to Nazi defeat: Marking World War II milestones

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials

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France responds to Trump criticism, free to speak on Iran

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French inventor Franky Zapata lands near St. Margaret's beach, Dover after crossing the Channel on a flying board Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

French hoverboard inventor flies over the English Channel

By THOMAS ADAMSON and JASON PARKINSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, July 2, 2016 file photo people hug during the annual Gay Pride march in Paris, France. Single women and lesbians in France won't have to go abroad to have babies anymore under a proposed new law that would give them access to medically assisted reproduction for the first time. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

France drafts law to extend IVF to lesbians, single women

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

People enjoy the sun and the fountains of the Trocadero gardens in Paris, Thursday July 25, 2019, when a new all-time high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 F) hit the French capital. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

Scientists link Europe heat wave to man-made global warming

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

People watch a TV showing an image of North Korea's a multiple rocket launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the first test firing of a new multiple rocket launcher system that could potentially enhance its ability to strike targets in South Korea and U.S. military bases there. The signs read: &quot;Ballistic missiles.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

UK, France and Germany condemn North Korea missile launches

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday Jan. 21, 2013 file photo, a woman wearing a full-face veil known as niqab, pushes a baby stroller on snow-covered streets in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A new Dutch law has come into force Thursday Aug. 1, 2019, banning face-covering clothing — including the burqa and niqab worn by conservative Muslim women — on public transport, in government buildings and at health and education institutions (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing takes effect

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

The U.S. has sanctioned Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The move seems certain to increase tensions between the two nations. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

By Tom Howell Jr. and Maggie Garred - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2019 file photo French President Emmanuel Macron, left, meets U.S President Donald Trump during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. President Donald Trump promised on Friday July 26, 2019 to retaliate against France for adopting a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. Trump said referring to French President Emmanuel Macron: &quot;We will announce a substantial reciprocal action on Macron's foolishness shortly.&quot;(Ian Langsdon/POOL via AP, File)

French wine vs US tech prowess: new Trump-Macron standoff

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks as Vice President Mike Pence walks to his seat during a full honors welcoming ceremony for Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump fumes over France’s tech tax, threatens retaliation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. Trump announced that Guatemala is signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump vows to retaliate against French digital tax

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

The pack rides during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 208 kilometers (130 miles) with start in Embrun and finish in Valloire, France, Thursday, July 25, 2019. (AP Photo/ Christophe Ena)

Taste of the Tour: Fine wooden toys and fruit pie in Queyras

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press