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French President Emmanuel Macron,left, greets British Prime Minister Theresa May before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris Tuesday, April 9, 2019. A top official at the French presidency says France doesn't rule out granting a further delay to Brexit, just before a planned meeting between Prime minister Theresa May and President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Macron plays hardball on Brexit, but won’t follow De Gaulle

By PAN PYLAS and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel,left, welcomes British Prime Minister Theresa May prior to a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Prime Minister Theresa May will hold talks with the leaders of Germany and France ahead of a key Brexit summit this week. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The Latest: Macron and May meeting over Brexit delay request

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Belgium defender Heleen Jaques (4) grabs United States forward Carli Lloyd (10) during the first half of their international friendly soccer match Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Carli Lloyd still driven to fight for more World Cup glory

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Yellow wests protesters rally in Paris, France, Saturday, April 6, 2019. The demonstrators are undeterred by protest bans or repeated injuries in 21 weeks of demonstrations, marching again Saturday in Paris and other cities to keep pressing President Emmanuel Macron to do more to help working classes, redesign French politics or step down altogether. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

Protesters, numbers slipping, in French street for 21st week

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

The names of those who were slaughtered as they sought refuge in the church, many with the same surname indicating a family, are written on a memorial to the thousands who were killed in and around the Catholic church during the 1994 genocide, outside the church in Ntarama, Rwanda Friday, April 5, 2019. Rwanda will commemorate on Sunday, April 7, 2019 the 25th anniversary of when the country descended into an orgy of violence in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were massacred by the majority Hutu population over a 100-day period in what was the worst genocide in recent history. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Macron calls for probe into French role in Rwanda genocide

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In this March 15, 2019, photo, Tan France, a cast member on the Netflix series &quot;Queer Eye,&quot; poses among his clothes in the attic of his home in Salt Lake City. The series touches on some of the country's deepest divides with persistent optimism. The makeover program starring five gay men tackles the contrast between urban and rural, white and black, liberal and conservative. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

‘Queer Eye’ star France bridges divides on TV, in real life

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

U.S. Homeland Security official Claire Grady, left, is welcomed by French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner for a G7 meeting at ministerial level in Paris, Thursday April 4, 2019. Foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven are gathering in France this week to try to find ambitious solutions to world security challenges. Putting a dampener on that are two glaring American absences: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

G-7 ministers vow to better fight migrant trafficking

By SYLVIE CORBET and THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

From left Home Secretary of the United Kingdom Savid Javid, US Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security Claire M. Grady, EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, Interior Minister of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, German Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, Deputy Commissioner General of Japan Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Minister of Security of Burkina Faso, Oussen Compaore, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles De Kerchove, Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Ralph Goodale, Secretary General of Inerpol Jurgen Stock, and Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Interior, Matteo Salvini pose for a family picture during the G7 Interior Ministers meeting in Paris, Thursday, April 4, 2019. Foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven are gathering in France this week to try to find ambitious solutions to world security challenges. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The Latest: US envoy calls the G-7 “more relevant than ever”

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FILE - In this Jan.4, 2019 file photo, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, arrives at the Interior Ministry for the traditional New Year government breakfast in Paris. Foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven are gathering in France this week to try to find ambitious solutions to world security challenges. Putting a dampener on that are two glaring American absences: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Glaring US absences raise questions about relevance of G-7

By THOMAS ADAMSON and SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Madame Fourcade’s Secret War’ by Lynne Olson

By Joseph C. Goulden

Paris prosecutor investigates Evra’s anti-gay insults

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, 2nd right, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, prior to their meeting at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Merkel and Juncker are meeting with Macron as they prepare for a possibly chaotic Brexit and a crucial summit with China. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Angela Merkel, Germany unnerved by China dependence as ally becomes rival

By Austin Davis — Special to The Washington Times

A view of the European Parliament during a plenary session in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday March 27, 2019. The Parliament discusses the conclusions of the 21-22 March EU summit, including Brexit, with European Council President Donald Tusk and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Macron’s pro-EU party kicks off European Parliament campaign

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

A masked protester waves the French flag as French yellow vest protesters rally to support an older woman activist injured in a confrontation with police, Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Paris. The demonstrators are undeterred by protest bans or repeated injuries in 20 weeks of demonstrations, marching again Saturday in Paris, Bordeaux and other cities to keep pressing President Emmanuel Macron to do more to help working classes, redesign French politics _ or step down altogether. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France’s yellow vest protesters march despite bans, injuries

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Stage makeup brings Paris’ Sorbonne into blackface debate

By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, center, and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, left, arrive for the cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

French foreign minister at German Cabinet under new pact

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Pro-Europe demonstrators protest against Brexit near the House of Parliament in London, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) **FILE**

EU parliament backs copyright bill targeting US tech giants

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

France's Antoine Griezmann, right, challenges for the ball with Iceland's Hordur Magnusson during the Euro 2020 group H qualifying soccer match between France and Iceland at Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, outside Paris, France, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Mbappe, Griezmann, Giroud score as France routs Iceland 4-0

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo receives treatment from medical staff during the Euro 2020 group B qualifying soccer match between Portugal and Serbia at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Ronaldo injured for Portugal; big wins for France, England

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

French carnival workers riot over Le Mans fairground space

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