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The West African country had demanded that French troops leave. France confirmed they would be out in a month.

The government announced measures to quell the anger, including the scrapping of a fuel tax increase, as thousands of tractors blocked highways across the country.

A centuries-old bell rang and an archbishop knocked at the Gothic cathedral’s great doors, which reopened for a V.I.P. ceremony after its monumental reconstruction. It opens to the public on Sunday.

Morocco’s magical run has elated fans, but for some, the strain of the impending showdown with the country’s former colonial overlords is too much.

Isaac Steidl founded the Coco platform, which authorities tied to criminal activity for years. The effort to hold Mr. Steidl accountable tests a new legal frontier.

War, high interest rates and slowdowns in major trade partners are trimming tax revenue and forcing the government in Paris to scale back.

After the recent violence around an Israeli team’s game in Amsterdam, French leaders insisted on proceeding under security with a France-Israel match, and on showing up, themselves.

Neither President Emmanuel Macron nor opponents of his pension overhaul were ready to back down on a new day of strikes and marches, with fears of rising anger and violence.

In 2023, the country failed to finish in the top three as Denmark won the Bocuse d’Or, a fine-dining competition. This year, France reclaimed the crown.

President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a risky gamble.