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Video appears to show American Airlines flight’s collision with US Army helicopter near DC

Grainy video footage taken in the dark of night, seemingly by an airport CCTV camera, appears to capture the moment American Airlines Flight 5342 was in collision with a U.S. Army helicopter.

John Leicester, Associated Press January 30, 2025

French police fatally shoot man suspected of setting fire to synagogue

France’s interior minister says the man killed in the city of Rouen was an Algerian national who’d sought medical treatment in France and wasn’t flagged as a suspected extremist.

Jeffrey Schaeffer, John Leicester, Associated Press May 17, 2024

France readies state of emergency for Pacific territory as violent unrest turns deadly

There have been successive nights of unrest over voting reforms for the island where pro-independence supporters have long pushed to break from France.

Barbara Surk, John Leicester, Associated Press May 15, 2024
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Manhunt underway in France for gang that gunned down officers escorting a prisoner

An armed gang killed two prison officers and seriously injured three to spring an inmate who was under escort.

John Leicester, Associated Press May 15, 2024

France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge

France says it has asked 46 countries if they can supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Olympics. The city is on heightened alert against potential attacks.

John Leicester, Associated Press March 29, 2024

France hails ‘hero with a backpack’ who intervened in knife attack on young children

The knife attack critically wounded four children between the ages of 22 months and 3 years old, and also injured two adults.

John Leicester, Associated Press June 9, 2023

Very young children among critically wounded in France knife attack

A man stabbed several very young children, including at least one in a stroller, and also assaulted adults at a lakeside park in the French Alps on Thursday.

John Leicester, Associated Press June 8, 2023

Stock up on blankets or evacuate: Ukrainians brace for a winter with unreliable utilities

Ukraine could face rolling blackouts due to the “colossal” damage done to its power grid by relentless Russian airstrikes.

John Leicester, Associated Press November 22, 2022

Russian-made missile reportedly lands in Poland, killing 2, as airstrikes hit utilities across Ukraine

Serious questions about the explosion remain, including who fired the missile. Russia denied any involvement.

John Leicester, Associated Press November 15, 2022

European leaders visit Kyiv in high-profile show of support for Ukraine

Four European leaders visited Ukraine on Thursday, denouncing the brutality of the Russian invasion amid Kyiv’s fears that Western resolve to help the embattled country could wane as the war grinds on.

John Leicester, Associated Press, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press June 16, 2022
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