Eleanor Beardsley

Presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron will meet in Paris Saturday for the World War I centenary. Since their meeting in 2017, their domestic popularity and alleged "bromance" have suffered.

The French government has banned cellphones in school, fulfilling a promise made by Emmanuel Macron during his presidential campaign. In one middle school, it's had mixed effects.

Jews in France, who have seen their own community subjected to murderous attacks, have reacted with horror and sympathy to Saturday's deadly shooting in Pittsburgh.

Paris' Velib bike-sharing system became a huge success and a point of pride for the city until this year when it changed operators and almost collapsed.

At least 12 people are dead from the worst flash floods on record along the Aude River in France. The raging torrent swept away homes and cars.

The French singer Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94. His fame spread across borders and generations, and Aznavour sold more than 100 million records in 80 countries.

One hundred years ago, more than a million U.S. troops joined in the final offensive of World War I — and tens of thousands of Americans were killed.

A record heat wave ruined crops across Europe this summer, but not all crops. Champagne growers are ecstatic over a bumper crop of grapes this year. Vintage 2018 is expected to be one of the best.

Françoise Hardy is an immediately recognizable face who also possesses a poetic way with words — launching her to European super-stardom in the 1960s. At age 74, Hardy released her 28th album.

Water scarcity and heat are threatening two of Switzerland's main agricultural products: milk and cheese. But the shortage affects far more than cows — Swiss glaciers also feed Europe's major rivers.

French authorities say they're using this solution to try to supplement existing toilets in heavily congested areas where there are urine issues.

Deserted streets, empty Metro stations, shuttered shops — Paris in August can feel very quiet. But some Parisians prefer this. And truth be told, not all of Paris is dead in August.

The crews of French and British fishing boats are clashing over the right to harvest scallops from the English Channel.

Butchers are an integral part of French life, and are known for carefully sourcing their meat. But now some are being targeted by extreme vegans who use vandalism to draw attention to their cause.

France has advanced to the World Cup Finals. This diverse team, with many immigrants, represents the country in the context of tension over immigration in France and across Europe.

For the fourth year in a row, women are riding the Tour de France — the same route but one day ahead of the men, with all the traffic and inconveniences.

The Pieper twins were killed in the 1944 D-Day Normandy invasion. Last month, they were laid to rest together in a military cemetery in France — thanks to a Nebraska teen's school history project.

French Muslim rapper Médine is set to perform at the Bataclan, the Paris venue attacked by Islamist terrorists in 2015. Some politicians condemn it, but some survivors say censorship isn't the answer.

The EU tariffs follow President Trump's recent 25 percent tariffs on metals. Europe accounts for about 17 percent of Harley-Davidson's sales — France and Germany are its biggest markets.

Eight of France's World Cup teams come from the suburbs of big cities — nonwhite areas known for poverty. France won in 1998 with a multiethnic team, bringing hope, but not much has changed since.