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National Front party leader Marine Le Pen speaks during a news conference Monday in Lille, France, following Sunday's first-round voting in regional elections on Sunday.

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Far-Right National Front Gains In French Regional Elections

2:35pm December 07, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

If the party can solidify the gains in the second round of voting next Sunday, it will position leader Marine Le Pen as a formidable candidate in the 2017 presidential election.

A Belgian Army vehicle is parked in front of the main train station in the center of Brussels on Saturday.

Police Arrest 16 In Belgium, As Heightened Terror Alert Continues

7:29pm November 22, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Raids on Sunday night resulted in 16 arrests, Belgian prosecutors say. The news came after Brussels spent another day essentially locked down over "concrete information" of a terrorist plot.

French chef Auguste Escoffier, seen here at a cafe in 1921, helped to found the Ritz Hotel, where Ernest Hemingway was a longtime regular.

'Paris Is A Party': Responding To Tragedy, France Turns To Hemingway

3:32pm November 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Ernest Hemingway's memoir A Moveable Feast is being celebrated for what it, in turn, celebrates: Paris as an exciting place of ideas, a nexus of people who love life and the arts.

Tourists wait to visit the Louvre as it reopens in Paris on Monday. As the city tries to recover from Friday's attacks, people who planned to travel there seem to be conflicted about whether to go.

Paris Attacks Create A Dilemma For Travelers

1:47pm November 19, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

As Paris tries to recover from the terrorist attacks, people who planned to travel there seem to be conflicted about whether to go. Airlines reacted quickly, letting travelers rebook their flights.

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Soldiers patrol a street of Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, on Wednesday. Special forces raided an apartment, hunting those behind the attacks that claimed 129 lives in the French capital on Friday.

Live Blog: Siege In Paris Ends With At Least 2 Dead, 8 Suspects Arrested

3:21pm November 18, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

Residents of the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis began hearing gunfire and explosions starting at 4:00 a.m. The operation targeted the mastermind of the attacks that left 129 dead.

A woman walks past the Bataclan theater in Paris on Tuesday. At least 82 people were killed in the theater during coordinated attacks on Friday.

Latest On Paris Attacks: Police Search For A New Suspect, Say There Could Be More

5:00pm November 17, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Police have announced there is a ninth suspect. Belgium canceled a football match and raised its security alert. Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry met with French President François Hollande.

People light candles in Marseille, France, as a tribute to the victims of Friday's attacks in Paris.

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In Attack's Wake, France Grapples With What It Means To Be French

9:15am November 17, 2015

Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times, says the city's recent terror attacks highlight growing tensions concerning multiculturalism and immigration in France.

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People gather to hold a minute of silence in front of the Paris city Hall, France, on Monday.

Paris Attacks Live Updates: French Authorities Identify Key Players

4:58pm November 16, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

French police conducted 168 raids and detained 23 suspects. Officials believe that a French national and a Belgian national, living in Syria, orchestrated the attacks that left 129 people dead.

A bird flies in front of the Eiffel Tower, which remained closed on the first of three days of national mourning, in Paris, on Sunday.

The Paris Attacks: What We Know Right Now

6:57pm November 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

French media report police have found a getaway car and are looking for a suspect. An extra 3,000 troops are expected to be deployed across France, and French jets have conducted airstrikes in Syria.

Municipal employees clean the exterior the Carillon cafe, one day after a terrorist attack hit Paris. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly violence.

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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Bloody Attack On Paris

11:32am November 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The attack would be the most sophisticated yet by ISIS, as the simultaneous assaults occurred at multiple locations during a busy time of day in a major European capital.