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French police arrest 4 in alleged plot targeting exiled Russian activist Vladimir Osechkin

French police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025

France Charges Four Over Plot Against Russia Dissident

France has charged four people over a suspected plot against a Russian dissident, prosecutors said Friday, after a refugee who helped reveal abuses in Russian prisons said he was targeted.

International Business Times · Oct 17, 2025

France charges four over plot against Russia dissident

France has charged four people over a suspected plot against a Russian dissident, prosecutors said Friday, after a refugee who helped reveal abuses in Russian prisons said he was targeted.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 17, 2025

Embattled French prime minister survives two no-confidence motions in one day

Sebastien Lecornu now faces weeks of negotiations to pass a budget in the deeply fragmented National Assembly

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

Senegal hopes report will reveal truth on French massacre in Thiaroye

A long-awaited report commissioned by Senegal into the 1944 killing of dozens of African soldiers by French forces was to be handed to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday. Officials hope it will clarify the disputed death toll from the Thiaroye massacre.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 16, 2025

'Shock still raw', French teachers fearful, five years after Samuel Paty killing

Five years after the death of French history and geography teacher Samuel Paty, beheaded by a Chechen Islamist, "the shock is still raw", according to Paty's sister. The sentiments of pain and fear are shared by many teachers across France, who say they lack the resources to deal with violence…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 16, 2025

UK border chief ‘frustrated’ at French failure to curb small boat crossings

Martin Hewitt tells MPs ‘political instability’ is factor in failure to roll out more interventionist tactics

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

CFMoto Just Overtook Ducati, KTM, and Suzuki In France. Here’s Why It Matters

CFMoto has outsold some of the biggest names in the motorcycle market in France, hinting at even faster growth in the near future.

RideApart · Oct 16, 2025

'It's unfortunately the nature of life in this sport' – Riders and staff left in uncertainty react amid announcement of Arkéa-B&B Hotels' imminent end

DS and riders react to news of French WorldTour team missing UCI registration deadline after failing to find new sponsor

Cycling News · Oct 16, 2025

French PM Lecornu survives no confidence votes after pension U-turn

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu survived two no confidence votes in the National Assembly on Thursday after winning last-minute backing from Socialist MPs over his decision to suspend a contested pension reform.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 16, 2025