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Rescue vehicles park outside the Vatry airport, eastern France, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 in Vatry, eastern France. About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday because of an investigation into suspected human trafficking, authorities said. The 15 crew members of the Legend Airlines charter flight en route from United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua were questioned and released, according to a lawyer for the small Romania-based airline. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday for the first time the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony could move from the river Seine to the national stadium in the event of a security threat.

Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti and French President Emmanuel Macron, background right, attend a ceremony to seal the right to abortion in the French constitution, on International Women's Day, at the Place Vendome, in Paris, France March 8, 2024. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP)

French public sector workers will strike during the July-August Paris Olympics, the heavyweight CGT union federation said Thursday, adding it would file formal strike notices next month.

French lawmakers are expected on Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, a world first that has garnered overwhelming public support.

France's National Assembly takes up a bill on Tuesday meant to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French Constitution, the first key step in a legislative process that also requires a vote in the Senate.