A Paris court was set Wednesday to issue its verdict in the #trial of 14 suspected accomplices of the Islamist gunmen who murdered some of #France's most famous cartoonists at sati
#France will likely have to consider more #restrictions on people's movements soon to limit the spread of the UK and South African #variants of the coronavirus, Jean-François Defra
France has not ruled out imposing a third nationwide lockdown if coronavirus cases continue to rise, its health minister said Sunday, as the country braces for a possible post-Chri
A man wielding a knife on Thursday killed three people in an attack at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice in southern France. A suspect has been arrested in the attack, which Nice’
A man armed with a knife on Friday beheaded a middle school history teacher in front of his school in a suburb of Paris before he was shot dead by police.
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Pressure on the French government and police leadership intensified Friday after the police #beating of a black music producer in Paris sparked #outrage across the spectrum, from t
France on Saturday said it was recalling its envoy to Turkey for consultations after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting French counterpart Emmanuel Macro
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday that the coronavirus situation in France remained fragile but that for the moment there was no need for a new national lockdown.<
Prosecutors on Tuesday sought stiff sentences from five years to life in jail for 14 suspected accomplices of the Islamist gunmen who murdered cartoonists and killed hostages at a
French lawmakers tackle a bill on Monday to dig up radical #Islam by its roots in the country, beliefs that authorities maintain are creeping into public services, associations, so
France is closing its borders to people arriving from outside the European Union starting Sunday to try to stop the spread of new variants of the coronavirus and to avoid a third l
France is closing its borders to people arriving from outside the European Union starting Sunday to try to stop the spread of new variants of the coronavirus and to avoid a third l
The French government is considering whether or not to impose a third national lockdown. France is now under a 6pm curfew but coronavirus cases have still continued to rise. A fina
French authorities will swoop down Thursday on dozens of mosques and prayer halls suspected of radical teachings as part of a crackdown on Islamist extremists following a spate of
French Interior Minister Gérald #Darmanin on Tuesday said he was launching a probe into clashes that broke out late Monday after police cleared out a new #migrant camp at Place de
#France’s lower house of parliament is voting Tuesday on a #bill that would strengthen government oversight of mosques and religious schools and crack down on polygamy and forced m
PRESS REVIEW: Thursday, 5 December – the world’s press reacts to, revels in, and satirises the fresh chaos into which France has been plunged over the toppling of Michel Barnier’s
France must apologise to end a dispute over over what Rome considers insulting remarks, including some over its handling of immigration, Italy's foreign minister said on Friday, wh
A nightly curfew is failing to slow the spread of #coronavirus infections in #France and tighter curbs are under consideration, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday
The region around the northern French port of #Dunkirk will start enforcing a weekend #lockdown from this weekend to halt a spike in #Covid-19 infections, Health Minister Olivier V
A #Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas #Sarkozy guilty of #corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in #prison and a two-year suspend
On Thursday, France’s President Emmanuel Macron urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop lying" about seeking peace in Ukraine while continuing to strike the country. "The o
The verdict is expected on Monday in a landmark #corruption and influence-peddling #trial that has put French former President Nicolas #Sarkozy at risk of a prison sentence if he i
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will go on trial on Monday charged with receiving millions of euros in illegal financing from Libya's late strongman Muammar Gaddafi for his
#Summer #festivals will be able to go ahead in #France this year despite the enduring #Covid-19 crisis, but attendance will be capped at 5,000 people and the public must be seated,
France’s parliament voted to approve a controversial law Friday that will ban the publication of images of on-duty police officers as well as expand the use of surveillance drones
The #Covid-19 #virus is circulating more quickly every week and a tighter #curfew put in place earlier this month has not managed to curb the spread of the virus, French Health Min
New #variants of the #coronavirus are circulating more widely every week and a tighter #curfew put in place earlier this month has not managed to curb the spread of the virus, Fren