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France's first baby panda Yuan Meng celebrates his first birthday with a birthday cake composed of bamboo, honey, apples, oranges, strawberries and lemons, at the ZooParc de Beauval in Beauval, central France, Saturday Aug. 4, 2018. Yuan Meng weighs about 30 kilograms (66 pounds), has recently started eating bamboo and still suckles his mother Huan Huan's milk. (ZooParc de Beauval via AP)

Bring on the cake: France’s baby panda has his 1st birthday

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French student Marie Laguerre, 22, poses during an interview with the Associated Press Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 in Paris. A video of a man striking Laguerre after she responded to obscene sounds he made as she passed by him in Paris went viral in France this week. French lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a bill that expands the criminal definition of child rape and outlaws sex harassment on the street, measures the government described as a signal of deep social change. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)

Woman slapped by harasser says new French law falls short

By NICOLAS GARRIGA - Associated Press

In Paris, British foreign minister tries to sell Brexit plan

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Russia and West spar over reconstruction of Syria

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Spectators wait for the riders to pass during the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 200.5 kilometers (124.6 miles) with start in Lourdes and finish in Laruns, France, Friday July 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

TASTE OF THE TOUR: Pan-seared squid in the Basque Country

By CIARAN FAHEY - Associated Press

Members from the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) dressed as Mona Lisa, demonstrate in front of the Louvre Museum, in Paris, Thursday April 13, 2006 to promote vegetarianism. PETA share the belief that Leonardo Da Vinci was a vegetarian. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

‘Militant’ vegan activists destroying French culture, butchers say

By Elena Berton — Special to The Washington Times

Indiana teen hurt in fall in France gets medical evacuation

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French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb gestures as he arrives for a hearing with the deputies of the Laws Commission concerning the case of President Macron's security aide Alexandre Benalla, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, Monday, July 23, 2018. Investigators have detained for questioning on Friday, July 20, 2018 one of President Emmanuel Macron's top security aides caught on camera beating a protester in May, a turn of events now evolving into a major political crisis for the president. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Macron’s security aide ‘dumbfounded’ by storm around him

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

France’s FM visits Libya to boost reconciliation deal

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Soldier’s skull, long in US medical museum, buried in France

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FILE - In this Wednesday April 26, 2017 file photo, Emmanuel Macron, right, is flanked by his bodyguard, Alexandre Benalla, left, outside the Whirlpool home appliance factory, in Amiens, northern France. Investigators have detained for questioning on Friday, July 20, 2018 one of President Emmanuel Macron's top security aides caught on camera beating a protester in May, a turn of events now evolving into a major political crisis for the president. The presidential Elysee Palace said it is taking steps to fire Alexandre Benalla, who was identified earlier this week by the newspaper Le Monde for beating a young protester during May Day protests while wearing a police helmet (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

French investigators raid home of Macron’s ex-bodyguard

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Fiji's Kalione Nasoko runs against Japan during the Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco, Friday, July 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

No major upsets with new format at Rugby World Cup Sevens

By ALEX ESPINOZA - Associated Press

French goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris holds the cup as the French soccer team arrives at Charles de Gaulle airport, Monday, July 16, 2018 in Roissy, north of Paris. France prepares to welcome home the national soccer team for a victory lap down the grand Champs-Elysees avenue, where hundreds of thousands thronged after the team's 4-2 victory Sunday over Croatia to capture the soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

The Latest: French soccer team gets hero’s welcome in Paris

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People wait on the Place de la Concorde for the French soccer team Monday, July 16, 2018 in Paris. Following a victory lap down the packed Champs-Elysees Avenue in an open air bus, the squad that defeated Croatia 4-2 in the tournament final on Sunday attended an informal garden party hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

The next senior World Cup is in France, not Qatar

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

The name of French soccer player Kylian Mbappe is projected onto the Arc de Triomphe as soccer fans invade the Champs Elysees avenue after France won the soccer World Cup final match between France and Croatia, Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Paris. France won its second World Cup title by beating Croatia 4-2(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

World Cup win gives France new set of heroes, needed boost

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

France shuts Russia business office amid ‘degraded’ affairs

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People celebrate on the Champs Elysees avenue after France won the soccer World Cup final match between France and Croatia, Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Paris. France won its second World Cup title by beating Croatia 4-2 . (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

With flags, song, pride, French celebrate unifying victory

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shake hands with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Pussy Riot charged in protest at World Cup final

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France's Antoine Griezmann, points to two stars on his jersey indicating two world cup wins, as he celebrates with Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe after the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. France won the final 4-2. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Column: At World Cup final, Mbappe, just 19, joins Pele

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron reacts during the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

No refuge from politics but France victory a fitting climax

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press