British girl injured in Annecy stabbing was on holiday at time of attack The knifeman attacked four children – aged between 22 months and three years – and two adults at a lakeside park on Thursday. The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023
Macron visits Annecy knife attack victims as two children remain critical French president and wife also meet ‘backpack hero’, as suspect’s detention extended after psychiatric evaluation The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023
Has France lost its way in the Sahel? France wants to achieve its ends mainly by defeating jihadists militarily, whereas local leaders want to secure political solutions through talks. Which looks a lot like a replay of old colonial-era dynamics, Rémi Carayol writes in this month's Le Monde Diplomatique. Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2023
Macron former foreign minister to lead French efforts to break Lebanon deadlock French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed his former foreign minister as his personal envoy to Lebanon to try to break the political deadlock in the country, a year after his own efforts to do so failed. Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2023
Macron visits victims as France reels from knife attack on children in Annecy French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visited the hospital where preschool children who were wounded in a knife attack in the Alpine town of Annecy were being treated. Four children and two adults were injured in the attack by a Syrian refugee. The president said that their conditions were improving. France 24 · Jun 9, 2023
Horrifying moment hero woman leaps in front of France knifeman to protect playground kids Witnesses last night described the horrific moment the knifeman went on the rampage in a busy French playground, indiscriminately stabbing defenceless children Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023
France stabbings: Dramatic moment suspect is taken down by police after four kids knifed Abdalmasih H was arrested by French police officers after four children were stabbed at a playground in the French Alps. Witnesses described scenes of terror Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023
4 young children are critically wounded in a knife attack in a French Alpine town As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps. The children suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults were wounded. WEKU · Jun 8, 2023
Four children and two adults injured in knife attack in French Alps Police detain man after attacks in lakeside playground that left children in critical condition The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023
French opposition MPs fail to pass pension repeal bill Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform failed on Thursday to pass a repeal bill, in their latest effort to maintain the retirement age at 62. France 24 · Jun 8, 2023
British child among those injured in knife attack at playground in French Alps French police confirmed that four children under the age of five were stabbed, with two children and one adult suffering life-threatening injuries Chronicle Live · Jun 8, 2023
Annecy stabbing: British girl one of four children stabbed by Syrian asylum seeker Two other adults were also injured during the attack Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2023
British girl among four children stabbed in France playground attack Some victims have critical injuries Liverpool Echo · Jun 8, 2023
French playground attack sees man stab several young children and one adult French President Emmanuel Macron labelled the attack 'absolute cowardice' following the arrest of the 32-year-old attacker Irish Mirror · Jun 8, 2023
Manchester Evening News · Jun 8, 2023 Children ‘fighting for life’ after stabbing at French playground French President Emmanuel Macron described the attack as “absolute cowardice”
Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2023 OPINION - Emmanuel Macron has a plan that gives Brexit Britain a proper place in Europe American tourists, and even a few analysts, are fond of calling Europe quaint. Its stereotype in North America is as a museum, where nothing much happens. This could not be further from the truth. Beset by war, Europe’s politicians are once again struggling to come up with a new answer…
The New Daily · Jun 8, 2023 Four small children, adult injured in knife attack in French Alps town Four young children and an adult have been injured in a knife attack in a park in Annecy, a town in the French Alps.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2023 Syrian national arrested following knife attack on several children and one adult in Annecy At least one adult and four young children have been stabbed in a knife attack in a playground in the French Alpine resort town of Annecy in southeastern France.
Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2023 Children fight for their lives after French Alps knife attack Officials say the suspect stabbed several people, including children, in Annecy before being arrested.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2023 France to send aid to Ukraine after dam breach displaces residents, threatens water supplies France is sending immediate aid to Ukraine after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, which caused flooding, forcing people to spend the night on roofs and trees, and cut off drinking water and irrigation for tens of thousands of people in the Russian-controlled Kherson region.
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023 French pension reform opponents push for repeal bill but are unlikely to succeed Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s retirement reform are pushing for a new bill to repeal it
Radio France Internationale · Jun 8, 2023 France to send dozens of firefighters to Canada to fight raging wildfires in Quebec French president Emmanuel Macron has promised to send about a hundred firefighters to Quebec, Canada, to help in the effort to battle hundreds of uncontrolled forest fires that have forced evacuations and sent a blanket of smoky air across the United States’ east coast.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: Russian troops accused of shelling civilians during flood evacuations – as it happened Kyiv says evacuation attempts the subject of ‘targeted strikes’ in Kherson region
Radio France Internationale · Jun 7, 2023 French parliament speaker vows to block pension law repeal attempt The representative of the far-left France Unbowed party Mathilde Panot announced on Wednesday that her group will file a no confidence motion against the government. This, after the speaker of France's parliament said she would block an attempt to repeal a recent law raising the retirement age to 64.
Manchester Evening News · Jun 7, 2023 Ryanair cancels 400 flights amid French strikes as passengers left stranded across Europe Holidaymakers claimed there were left waiting for hours in airports including Paris and Malaga and were not even offered a hot meal