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French police fatally shoot armed man trying to set fire to Rouen synagogue

French police on Friday shot dead a man armed with a knife and a crowbar who tried to set fire to a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen, adding to concerns over anti-Semitic violence in the country.

France 24

French Police Neutralize Armed Suspect Planning Synagogue Attack

French police neutralized an armed suspect in Rouen believed to be targeting a synagogue amidst heightened tensions in France.

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WW1 soldier finally laid to rest after remains identified by scrap of tartan and thistle brooch in French field

Private David Gemmell was buried with full military honours in France

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Rouen: Police shoot dead armed man attempting to set fire to synagogue in northern France

The incident happened in central Rouen, 80 miles northwest of Paris, early on Friday morning

Evening Standard

France police shoot dead armed man who set fire to Rouen synagogue

Jewish worshippers’ body says police have ‘avoided another antisemitic tragedy’

The Independent UK

Jake Gordon not angry at RA for blocking France dream

Waratahs captain Jake Gordon says it would have been a good experience playing in France, but he understands why Rugby Australia aren't releasing him.

AAP

Players sent off at a World Cup

More than 150 players have been sent off at a men's World Cup. Here, a look at some famous footballers to see red in infamous incidents from the game's greatest tournament...

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'It was not a peaceful crossing': Hannibal's troops linked to devastating fire 2,200 years ago in Spain

Researchers think a farmhouse in the Pyrenees was set on fire by Carthaginian troops on their way to attack Rome.

LiveScience

‘This isn’t a fantasy’: why is distant Azerbaijan being linked to deadly New Caledonia riots?

Azerbaijani flags have sprung up at demonstrations in Pacific territory, while separatists from French territories have been invited to Baku

The Guardian - AU

New Caledonia ‘calmer’ after France imposed state of emergency

Some 1,000 security personnel have arrived from France to address the worst unrest in the territory since the 1980s.

Al Jazeera

France Coach Deschamps Includes Kanté And Barcola In Euro Squad

France coach Deschamps unveils Euro squad with surprises and exclusions, aiming for success in the upcoming tournament.

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Bellator Champions Series predictions: Just one non-unanimous pick in Paris – but who?

Check out our staff members' picks and analysis for Bellator Champions Series: Paris.

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Arts24 in Cannes: Francis Ford Coppola premieres 'Megalopolis', most ambitious project of his career

It's said to have been re-written up to 300 times in 40 years ... Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" finally premiered in Cannes on Thursday, with star Adam Driver on the red carpet. The director won the festival's top prize – the Palme d’Or – in 1974 with "The Conversation" and…

France 24

Cannes hosts red carpet rally, Coppola’s comeback and a meeting with Pol Pot

Hollywood legend Francis Ford Coppola brought his decades-in-the-making “Megalopolis” to the Cannes Film Festival and Cambodia’s Rithy Panh delivered another sobering chronicle of the Khmer Rouge genocide on a day that saw dozens of women join France’s #MeToo icon Judith Godrèche on the red carpet to denounce sexual violence and…

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Photos: Bellator Champions Series: Paris ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs

Check out these photos from the Bellator Champions Series: Paris ceremonial weigh-ins in Paris, France.

Evening Standard

France Euro 2024 squad: N'Golo Kante earns shock recall but Michael Olise and Christopher Nkunku left out

World Cup winner last played for Les Bleus in 2022

France 24

Colonial past haunts latest New Caledonia crisis

Protests against a French government plan to impose new voting rules on New Caledonia have spiralled into the deadliest violence on the French Pacific territory since the 1980s. The unrest has exposed divisions between indigenous inhabitants, descendants of colonisers and newcomers to the overseas archipelago.

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French Tiktok ban makes VPN usage soar in New Caledonia

Proton VPN recorded a 2500% spike in sign-ups since France declared a state of emergency. Here's how a VPN helps you bypass TikTok blocks.

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France rushes emergency police reinforcements to New Caledonia

France on Thursday announced it would send additional security forces to New Caledonia after imposing a state of emergency following three nights of clashes in its Pacific territory that have left five dead and hundreds wounded.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of police officers hunt for France’s prison-break gang as ‘The Fly’ remains at large

Prison van containing Mohamed Amra ambushed by gunmen in bloody attack that left two guards dead. France’s interior minister calls them ‘public enemies number one’

The Independent UK

Families can save hundreds of pounds on a Center Parcs holiday – by swapping the UK for Europe

Even with the added travel costs, there are ‘significant’ savings to be found on the continent

The Independent UK

Henry Slade ends speculation about France move by staying at Exeter

The England centre has been in outstanding form for club and country.

Radio France Internationale

Senegal's Sonko welcomes hard-left Mélenchon in symbolic visit to Dakar

French hard left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon is on a four-day visit to Senegal, where he became the first French political figure to be received by the new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko.

Al Jazeera

Why are protests against France raging in New Caledonia?

Recent demonstrations against local election reforms by France have turned violent and prompted a lockdown.

The Independent UK

Revealed – the no-fly zone across northern France during Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Exclusive: easyJet has cancelled almost 100 flights to and from the key airports in the French capital during the event

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