Eleanor Beardsley

Morocco is the first African and Arab team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals. The country faces France, which shares cultural, linguistic and family ties and a complicated colonial history.

Migrants continue to try to cross the English Channel to reach Britain despite an agreement between the U.K. and France to increase police enforcement.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Washington for his second state visit. He's expected to discuss Europe's industrial concerns and the Ukraine war with President Biden and congressional leaders.

Globally, climate change is fueling migration. Blocking that migration has become a winning platform for far-right political parties.

Duralex glassware maker is just one company that's suspended operations over spiking energy costs after a cutoff of Russian natural gas.

NPR remembers Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the man who spent 18 years living in an airport terminal in Paris.

A fallout between France and Italy over migrants rescued in the Mediterranean is poisoning diplomatic relations between the two countries.

France allowed the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship to dock in the port of Toulon on Friday, after Italy's new far-right government refused to accept it. More than 200 migrants were aboard the ship.

The energy crisis in Europe is having a knock-on effect in the grain industry, where fertilizer — which requires a lot of energy to produce - is in short supply.

This week the European Parliament approved new rules that will introduce a single universal charger for all manner of electronic equipment. Could this become the world standard?

The World Cup begins next month in Qatar. France is the defending champion, but French cities have decided not to show the games at public gatherings to protest Qatar's record on human rights.

A father and son fighting for Ukraine against the Russian invasion say the war has heightened their Jewish identity.

Thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced. Four-legged Ukrainians are also suffering, but there are groups working to help the animals.

Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest at Windsor Castle after a state funeral in London. Some very old rituals for death of a monarch took place in full public view on television for the first time.

The state funeral is over and the long procession through London has concluded. In a private ceremony, Queen Elizabeth will be interred at Windsor Castle next to her late husband.

Europe's energy ministers meet Friday to present a common front against Russia shutting off gas supplies. They're expected to announce considerable belt tightening measures.

Six months into the war in Ukraine, thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced. Four-legged Ukrainians are also suffering, but there are groups working to help the animals.

France is far less dependent on Russian fuel than some other European countries, but the government is still urging business to conserve energy this winter to prevent the need for rationing.

One of the intended outcomes of Russia's war in Ukraine is to dissolve European unity on energy policy, analysts say, but the unity is so far holding firm.

Each summer, an Atlantic French island holds a regatta which includes a mix of historic and modern sail boats. After being canceled due to COVID, the race, crowds, yachters and history buffs are back.