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French Ambassador On What's At Stake In The French Election

On May 7, Marine Le Pen Emmanuel Macron will face off in France's election. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Gérard Araud, the French ambassador to the U.S., about what the outcome will mean for Europe.

French Ambassador On What's At Stake In The French Election

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Saturday

Marine Le Pen Aligns Herself With Mainstream Onetime Rival

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (left) and Marine Le Pen at a joint press conference in Paris on April 29, where Le Pen declared she would appoint Dupont-Aignan prime minister if elected. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Marine Le Pen Aligns Herself With Mainstream Onetime Rival

The far-right presidential candidate said she would choose a former rival as prime minister if she wins. It is the first time a mainstream party aligned itself with Le Pen's National Front.

Friday

19th Century Princess And Cookbook Author Was Also Georgia's First Feminist

Portrait of Barbare Jorjadze by Georgian artist Anuka Beluga. The painting hangs in the Georgian National Library's reading room named after Jorjadze. Giorgi Lomsadze for NPR hide caption

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The Salt

19th Century Princess And Cookbook Author Was Also Georgia's First Feminist

Princess Barbare Jorjadze is renowned for her cookbook. But she spent most of her life writing letters, poems and essays, to fight for a greater public role for Georgian women.

France's New Far-Right Leader Quits Over Alleged Holocaust Denial

French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen's National Front party now has a new interim leader, after Jean-Francois Jalkh (right) stepped down over comments about the Holocaust. The two are seen here at the Elysee in 2014. Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

France's New Far-Right Leader Quits Over Alleged Holocaust Denial

With Marine Le Pen in a tight race ahead of the May 7 election, accusations of Holocaust denial prompted a quick shakeup at the head of her party.

British Counterterrorism Police Shoot A Woman And Arrest 6 Other Suspects

Police cordon off part of London's Harlesden Road on Friday, after counterterrorism police shot a woman and arrested several people in raids in London and southeastern England. Stefan Rousseau/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

British Counterterrorism Police Shoot A Woman And Arrest 6 Other Suspects

In two separate operations, U.K. authorities arrested a man who was carrying knives near Parliament and carried out a raid that included tear gas and gunfire elsewhere in London.

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World

Transcript: NPR Interviews Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson

In his first interview with NPR, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has a wide-ranging interview with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

Transcript: NPR Interviews Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson

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Thursday

Trump Administration Wants North Korea At Negotiating Table On Nuclear Weapons

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The Two-Way

Trump Administration Wants North Korea At Negotiating Table On Nuclear Weapons

Secretary of State Tillerson tells NPR Kim Jong Un has to show up willing to talk about giving up the arms: "We do not seek a collapse of [his] regime. ... We seek a denuclearized Korean peninsula."

Trump Administration Wants North Korea At Negotiating Table On Nuclear Weapons

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Wednesday

Opposing French Presidential Campaign Strategies Clash At Whirpool Factory

The French presidential race has changed into a head-to-head contest between centrist Emmanuel Macron and a far-right candidate.

Opposing French Presidential Campaign Strategies Clash At Whirpool Factory

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Portugal Basks In Post-Bailout Economic Revival

A young girl holds a sign with the words "1.2 Million Unemployed" during an anti-austerity protest in Lisbon on May 12, 2012. Armando Franca/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Portugal Basks In Post-Bailout Economic Revival

Portugal's economy has rebounded dramatically since its European Union bailout in 2011. Wages are up and unemployment down. What's surprising is that this happened only as austerity was canceled.

Portugal Basks In Post-Bailout Economic Revival

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Tuesday

National Security

Russia Questions Dominate First 100 Days Of Trump's Presidency

The Russia story has dominated the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. NPR takes a look back on the key moments since Jan. 20, from the firing of Michael Flynn to the chair of the House Intelligence Committee being forced to step aside.

Russia Questions Dominate First 100 Days Of Trump's Presidency

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Monday

Politics

French Presidential Election Serves As Test Of Liberal Democracy

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with political theorist Yascha Mounk, a columnist at Slate and host of the podcast, "Good Fight," about what the results of Sunday's French presidential election mean for liberal democracy.

French Presidential Election Serves As Test Of Liberal Democracy

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French Voters Embrace Outsiders In First Round Of Presidential Election

The first round of the French presidential campaign has left voters with a stark choice in May's runoff between the centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

French Voters Embrace Outsiders In First Round Of Presidential Election

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In France, Voters Swept Away Mainstream Presidential Candidates

Voters replaced candidates from the left and right parties which have dominated French politics for decades with outside candidates. There will be a runoff to determine who leads France in two weeks.

In France, Voters Swept Away Mainstream Presidential Candidates

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