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Croatia's Borna Coric returns the ball to France's Jeremy Chardy during the Davis Cup final between France and Croatia, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 in Lille, northern France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Croatia eases to 2-0 over France in Davis Cup final

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a meeting with French mayors at the Elysee Palace, in Paris Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

French troops deployed amid protests on Reunion island

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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 file photo, France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reaches for a forehand to Australia's Nick Kyrgios during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Yannick Noah guided France to Davis Cup titles in 1991, 1996 and 2017, but he will step down after this weekend and Amelie Mauresmo will take over. For his final match as captain of France Davis Cup team, Yannick Noah has been as meticulous as ever. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)

Chardy to open for France against Croatia in Davis Cup final

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 22, 2018 file photo, France's team captain Yannick Noah reacts during the Fed Cup semifinal singles tennis match between France's Pauline Parmentier and United States' Madison Keys, in Aix-en-Provence, southern France. Noah guided France to Davis Cup titles in 1991, 1996 and 2017, but he will step down after this weekend and Amelie Mauresmo will take over. For his final match as captain of France Davis Cup team, Yannick Noah has been as meticulous as ever. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)

Yannick Noah taking no chances ahead of Davis Cup final

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

A man pauses near a displayed Nissan car at a Nissan showroom in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. The arrest of Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn could extinguish any remaining hopes for a merger with key shareholder Renault, which the Japanese company's CEO has publicly opposed.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Nissan board fires Ghosn as chairman following arrest

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a conference at the UCL university in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron and French first lady Brigitte Macron conclude on Tuesday a two-day state visit to Belgium. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)

Macron urges dialogue amid protests, defends gas tax hikes

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France's Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring the opening goal on a penalty kick during an international friendly soccer match between France and Uruguay at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

World champion France beats Uruguay to cap successful year

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron hugs German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris while marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Macron and Merkel, both limping in the polls, are looking for common approaches to U.S. President Donald Trump and fixing the flaws in the euro currency. Macron will address the German parliament on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Macron, Merkel seek common approaches to Trump, euro

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a lunch the Elysee Palace after ceremonies Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 in Paris. International leaders attended a ceremony in Paris on Sunday at mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel struggle for Donald Trump strategy

By David McHugh - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron hugs German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris while marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Macron and Merkel, both limping in the polls, are looking for common approaches to U.S. President Donald Trump and fixing the flaws in the euro currency. Macron will address the German parliament on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

The Latest: Macron addresses Germany’s parliament

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Protesters walk on the Champs Elysees avenue to protest fuel taxes in Paris, France, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. France is bracing for a nationwide traffic mess as drivers plan to block roads to protest rising fuel taxes, in a new challenge to embattled President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Scattered tax protests persist in France; injuries up to 409

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

France ends 5-match losing run by beating Pumas 28-13

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Demonstrators block a motorway exit to protest fuel tax, in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2018. France is bracing for a nationwide traffic mess as drivers plan to block roads to protest rising fuel taxes, in a new challenge to embattled President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

1 dead, scores injured in fuel tax protests around France

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Demonstrators salute drivers blocking road in Rennes, western France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2018, to protest against rising fuel taxes. France is bracing for a nationwide traffic mess as drivers plan to block roads to protest rising fuel taxes, in a new challenge to embattled President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

The Latest: 1 killed, 47 injured in France gas protests

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Battlefield letters tell soldiers’ stories of World War I

By JIM HOOK and (Chambersburg) Public Opinion - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2016 file photo, Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan delivers a speech during a French Muslim organizations meeting in Lille, northern France. The lawyer representing an accuser of prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who was jailed in February amid an investigation into two alleged cases of rape, says he has been released on bail. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)

Lawyer: Court grants Islamic scholar bail amid rape inquiry

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In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018., a replica of the International Prototype Kilogram is pictured at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, in Sevres, near Paris. The golf ball-sized metal cylinder at the heart of the world's system for measuring mass is heading into retirement. Gathering this week in Versailles, west of Paris, governments on Friday Nov. 16, 2018, are expected to approve a plan to instead use a scientific formula to define the exact weight of a kilo. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Take a weight off: Tears, joy as kilo gets historic update

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech while President Donald Trump looks on before a lunch at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, as part of the commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the 11 November 1918 armistice, ending World War I, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. (Jacques Demarthon/Pool Photo via AP)

French president requests respect following Trump’s tweets

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

Pouille to lead France in Davis Cup final against Croatia

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing for France on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump mocks France for occupations, demands payment for NATO

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times