Storm Causes Blackouts and Travel Woes in France and Beyond

A storm bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rain battered France, causing widespread power outages and disrupting travel in the country and elsewhere in Europe.

France's Socialists threaten to oust government by Monday amid fraught budget talks

France's Socialists have threatened to topple the government by Monday if their budget conditions are not met, saying on Friday they would file a no-confidence bill next week if the mega-rich are not forced to pay more tax.

Louvre robbery suspects will be caught, expert predicts, but France's crown jewels likely lost forever

The French crown jewels robbed from the Louvre museum in Paris are likely lost forever, an art crime expert tells CBS News, even if the thieves are caught.

Buried in France in 1840, a U.S. president’s daughter comes back home

Barbara VornDick was researching the fifth U.S. president’s daughter. It turned into a years-long odyssey that cast her into the roles of sleuth, genealogist and more.

A daylight heist and a national 'humiliation': How 7 minutes at the Louvre stunned France

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.

Cruise Passenger Celebrating Her Husband's Birthday Dies While Ship Is Docked in France: Report

A cruise passenger was found unresponsive in her cabin while the boat was docked in Cannes, France, a local outlet has reported.

Daughter of former president James Monroe to be buried in Virginia 200 years after dying alone in France

I am now in distress, in ill health, & in a forreign [sic] country,” Hay wrote in one letter from 1839, pleading its reciever to “save me from utter ruin.”
Naval News

OCCAR Delivers a new Mine Warfare USV to France

OCCAR announced the successful delivery of "Rigel", the second Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale)
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