Tadej Pogačar has won his fourth Tour de France title. The Tour broke with tradition this year by having riders climb Montmartre during the final stage on Sunday. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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Route, standings and updates as race enters Paris with Tadej Pogacar set to be crowned - The Tour de France reaches its conclusion with the final stage set to finish on the Champs-Elysees - but there’

Last year’s Tour concluded outside Paris for the first time since 1905 because of a scheduling conflict with the Olympics, with the final stage held in Nice. The Champs-Élysées returned this year for the conclusion of the 3,320-kilometer (2,060-mile) race.

With its cobbled streets, windmills, vineyard, funicular railway, and bohemian history, Montmartre has long been popular with foreign visitors. The white-domed Sacré-Coeur basilica and the portrait artists of Place du Tertre have been a magnet for decades.

France has announced it will recognize the state of Palestine, a move that could shift discussions about the Middle East’s future.

France's highest court ruled on Friday that an arrest warrant for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid as it was issued when he was still in office, but said a new warrant can now be issued as he is no longer a sitting head of state.

PARIS: France’s President Emmanuel Macron hopes that his country’s formal recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September will encourage others to follow suit, analysts say.