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Riots in France ease after massive police deployment

Street unrest eased in France overnight after nearly a week of riots and looting touched off by a police officer’s killing of a teenager that underscored serious tensions in the country’s ethnically mixed suburban neighborhoods.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

Macron government shifts stance on police violence to quell unrest after death of teen

When police are placed under investigation for firing their weapons in non-compliance cases, top government officials in France tend to defend the officers. But with the death of Nahel M., who was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Tuesday, they have flipped the script. President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister…

France 24 · Jun 30, 2023

"He should get his people to call my people" – Noel and Liam Gallagher now both seem open to an Oasis reunion

"Let's see what you've got to say," Noel tells Liam

MusicRadar · Mar 23, 2023

France braces for disruption as railways to join strike Tuesday

France is bracing for more work and travel disruption Tuesday as the CGT and other labor unions ask workers across industries to join a walkout by some refinery employees to demand higher wages as inflation dents purchasing power.

Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022

French National Assembly dissolution not on agenda for now - government spokesperson

The dissolution of the National Assembly lower house of parliament is "not a topic for now", French government spokesperson Olivia Gregoire told France Inter radio on Monday, after President Emmanuel Macron lost his absolute majority.

Reuters · Jun 20, 2022

Clock ticking as French left mulls coalition deal to humble Macron

The fractured French left – buoyed by strong polling by veteran progressive Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the presidentials – was this week clambering to agree a coalition deal that would unite the Greens, Socialists and Communists under a common banner with the far-left France Unbowed party (LFI) in time for legislative…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 26, 2022

Alleged Paris terror attacker apologises to victims and asks for forgiveness

Islamic State militant claims he backed out of detonating explosives ‘out of humanity’

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Main Paris Attacks Suspect Apologizes to Victims

Salah Abdeslam, believed to be the sole surviving member of the group of militants that killed 130 people in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris in 2015, apologized to the victims during his trial on Friday, French media reported. Investigators believe Abdeslam was part of the squad…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 15, 2022

Main Paris attacks suspect apologises to victims

Salah Abdeslam, believed to be the sole surviving member of the group of Islamist militants that killed 130 people in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris in 2015, apologised to the victims during his trial on Friday, French media reported.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Analysis-Eyeing win, inflation debate gives Le Pen chance to lay Russia ghosts to rest

In a rural town south of Paris, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen delivered a simple message to local farmers: Russia's war in Ukraine means the price of feed, fertiliser and staple goods will keep rising unless the French government acts.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2022