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What The Last-Minute Climate Deal-Making Means For the Pact

8:34am December 13, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

There was cheering when nearly 200 countries reached an historic agreement to stem global warming. But the frantic deal making says something about what it may take to carry the agreement out.

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France Election Results Will Play Into Three Major issues

7:51am December 13, 2015

The French are voting in regional elections. Voting last week put the far-right party, National Front, in the lead. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with French political scientist Nicole Bacharan.

French President Francois Hollande, right, French Foreign Minister and president of the COP21 meetings Laurent Fabius, second right, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, left, and UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon join hands after the final adoption of an

Nearly 200 Nations Adopt Climate Agreement At COP21 Talks In Paris

9:19pm December 12, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"History is here. All the conditions are met. The decisive agreement for the planet is now," French President Francois Hollande said Saturday.

As Climate Talks Wrap Up, Attendees' Agendas Are On The Line

7:57pm December 11, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

The United Nations Climate Change Summit in Paris enters its 11th hour. We hear from some of the people who have been there over the last two weeks.

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Once Considered Extremist, National Front Attracts Broader French Electorate

6:24pm December 11, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

French voters go to the polls on Sunday. After a first round of voting, the far-right National Front party is in the lead. The young niece of the party's founder is the face of a new generation.

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France's Far Right National Front Gains Ground Ahead Of Elections

4:35pm December 11, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

As France heads into important regional elections on Sunday, the far right party is on the threshold of gaining power in one or more regions of France for the first time in history.

Paris Climate Negotiators Continue Into Overtime

4:35pm December 11, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

The U.N. climate conference in Paris was supposed to end Friday, but negotiators have extended it for at least another day. NPR has the latest from Paris.

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Evaluating Britain's Air Campaign Against The Islamic State

4:33pm December 11, 2015

Britain began carrying out airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria earlier this month. Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Fallon, Britain's Secretary of State for Defence about how the campaign is going.

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Michael Fallon, British secretary of state for defense, talks to forces at a British air base in Cyprus on Dec. 5, days after a Parliament vote approving U.K. airstrikes against ISIS in Syria.

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LISTEN: The Man Who Picks British Bombing Targets In Syria

2:25pm December 11, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon tells NPR that he has insisted on personally signing off before Royal Air Force Tornado warplanes strike any target in the campaign against ISIS.

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Environmental activists form a human chain near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on the sideline of the COP21 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Paris Climate Change Negotiators Need More Time

1:13pm December 11, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Delegates from nearly 200 countries will continue to talk past the original Friday night deadline, and hope to have an agreement Saturday. Conflicts over money and oversight remain as sticking points.