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Fiat Chrysler wants to form global giant with Renault

By Angela Charlton and Colleen Barry - Associated Press

A woman exits a voting cabin with curtains depicting the European Union in Baleni, Romania, Sunday, May 26, 2019. The ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) suffered a major blow in the European Parliament elections according to the country's only exit poll. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

The Latest: Merkel wants quick deal on head of EU Commission

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In this photo taken Tuesday, May 21, 2019, photo, Zane Taylor and other students use virtual reality technology to learn about the D-Day invasion at Normandy during a history class at Crossroads FLEX school in Cary, N.C. Its 75th anniversary brings extra classroom attention to D-Day, which has waned as a topic that’s emphasized in schools across the world. In a North Carolina classroom, students learn about spies, the deadly military practice before D-Day and a general who kept his plans &quot;on the down low.&quot; (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

D-Day’s 75th anniversary renews interest in some classrooms

By MARTHA WAGGONER - Associated Press

Soldiers of French anti terrorist plan &quot;Vigipirate Mission&quot;, secure the area, near the site of a suspected bomb attack in central Lyon, Friday May, 24, 2019. A small explosion Friday on a busy street in the French city of Lyon lightly injured several people, local officials said. (AP Photo/Sebastien Erome)

4 suspects arrested after Lyon bomb attack that wounded 13

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

in this Thursday, April 26, 2018, file photo, the defendant's cage is in the center of an empty courtroom at Nineveh Criminal Court, one of two counterterrorism courts in Iraq where suspected Islamic State militants and their associates are tried, in Tel Keif, Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Baghdad court sentences fourth French ISIS member to death

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

A projection of the composition of the next European Parliament on a large screen in the press room at the European Parliament in Brussels, Monday, May 27, 2019. From Germany and France to Cyprus and Estonia, voters from 21 nations went to the polls Sunday in the final day of a crucial European Parliament election that could see major gains by the far-right, nationalist and populist movements that are on the rise across much of the continent.(AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Europe at crossroads as far right makes big gains in vote

By Lorne Cook and Mike Corder - Associated Press

Ballots are being prepared ahead of Sunday's European Elections, in Rozzano, near Milan, Italy, Saturday, May 25, 2019. Some 400 million Europeans from 28 countries head to the polls from Thursday to Sunday to choose their representatives at the European Parliament for the next five years. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

The Latest: Salvini says populists will control 150 EU seats

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French government cautious on Fiat-Chrysler-Renault hookup

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

A police officer lets an elderly woman leaving the area while soldiers secure the access near the site of a suspected bomb attack in central Lyon, Friday May, 24, 2019. An explosion Friday on a busy pedestrian street in the French city of Lyon injured seven people, local officials said. (AP Photo/Sebastien Erome)

Police hunt suspect after explosion in French city of Lyon

By SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 file photo, France women's soccer head coach Corinne Diacre during a press conference in Paris. With an experienced side featuring seven players from the Lyon side which recently won the Champions League for the fourth straight year, host France will be among the favorites for the Women's World Cup, and this suits coach Corinne Diacre just fine. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Timing right for France to make impression on big stage

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

Soldiers of French anti terrorist plan &quot;Vigipirate Mission&quot;, secure the area, near the site of a suspected bomb attack in central Lyon, Friday May, 24, 2019. A small explosion Friday on a busy street in the French city of Lyon lightly injured several people, local officials said. (AP Photo/Sebastien Erome)

Terror probe after ‘low force’ blast in French city of Lyon

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French President Emmanuel Macron chairs the first Council for environmental protection at the Elysee Palace in Paris Thursday, May 23, 2019. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

The Latest: Exit poll sees fractured result in Dutch EU vote

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FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2018, file photo, Brett Moffitt stands with his trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Truck Series auto racing season championship, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. After winning a NASCAR Truck series title in 2018, Moffitt is still searching for his first win this season. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

NASCAR strikes $2B deal with ISC, will gain a dozen tracks

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, meets with European Council President Donald Tusk at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, May 20, 2019. (Yoan Valat/Pool via AP)

Macron says Bannon, Russians eroding Europe ahead of EU vote

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 15, 2019 file photo, Lille's goalkeeper Mike Maignan reacts during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Monaco at the Lille Metropole stadium, in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France. France coach Didier Deschamps has called up three new players including Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan for upcoming European qualifiers against Turkey and Andorra and a friendly game against Bolivia. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)

Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan earns France call-up

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In this Wednesday, May 8, 2019, photo, Allen Henderson, General Manager of HIS Radio Station in Greenville, S.C., speaks via Skype to his brother Andre Gantois who is in France. Henderson took a DNA test on a whim, because the company had a special offer on its prices and learned he had a half-brother in France. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)

DNA test uncovers D-Day love story 75 years later

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

Meeting rooms and a poster of the committee against the EU gun laws and policies, prior to the committee's meeting in Burgdorf, Switzerland, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Swiss voters clearly accepted EU's stricter gun control at the national ballot. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)

Swiss voters approve tighter gun laws, lining up with the EU

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Meeting rooms and a poster of the committee against the EU gun laws and policies, prior to the committee's meeting in Burgdorf, Switzerland, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Swiss voters clearly accepted EU's stricter gun control at the national ballot. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP)

Switzerland approves stricter gun laws

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron poses for photos with supporters in Biarritz, southwestern France, Friday, May 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

No more Mr Europe: Macron forced to curb EU ambitions

By SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron listens to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as they hold a press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Thursday, May 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Emmanuel Macron forced to curb ambitions for Europe

By Sylvie Corbet and Angela Charlton - Associated Press