Multiple prisons in France hit by ‘co-ordinated’ attacks involving gunfire and arson France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s department is investigating the attacks alongside the national security agency The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis More than 150,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in the last seven years, according to analysis by the PA news agency. Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2024
France's Macron Announces Fourth Government Of The Year French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government Monday evening, putting together a team under Francois Bayrou, his fourth prime minister of the year, to drag the second-largest EU economy out of political crisis. International Business Times · Dec 23, 2024
France's new hardline interior minister stirs controversy just days into job France's new "top cop" – the incoming Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau – has been quick to set out his three priorities: "Order, order ... and order". Radio France Internationale · Sep 27, 2024
French minister says EU, UK need 'migration treaty' after Channel deaths France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin called for a treaty on migration between the EU and Britain Tuesday, after 12 migrants died trying to cross the Channel in the worst such incident this year. Radio France Internationale · Sep 4, 2024
Channel migrants: Packed dinghy spotted crossing sea from France a day after 12 drown in latest tragedy French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin warns Britain’s black economy will continue to be a magnet for illegal immigrants Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2024
Migrant boat seen trying to cross English Channel day after 12 people died in capsize horror A pregnant woman and six children were among 12 people who died after their boat sank trying to cross The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024
Pregnant woman among 12 who drowned after overcrowded migrant boat capsized A PREGNANT woman and six children were among 12 people who died after their boat sank trying to cross the English Channel... The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2024
Twelve Migrants Die Trying To Cross Channel To UK At least 12 migrants died off the northern French coast on Tuesday trying to cross the Channel to England in the deadliest such disaster this year, the French government said, as a major rescue operation was underway. International Business Times · Sep 3, 2024
France Hunts Terror Suspect After Fire Attack On Synagogue Police were on Saturday hunting for a man who, draped in a Palestinian flag, was suspected of setting fires at a synagogue in southern France and triggering an explosion that injured a police officer. International Business Times · Aug 24, 2024
French police officer injured in car bomb attack on a synagogue as security measures stepped up France has seen a surge in antisemitism since the October 7 massacre by Hamas Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2024
Police open terror probe after explosion outside synagogue in southern France French authorities have stepped up security at Jewish institutions and opened a terror investigation after a blazing car exploded outside a synagogue on Saturday in the southern town of La Grande-Motte, injuring a police officer. Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2024
French interior minister says 25,000 police will guard the Paralympic Games France’s interior minister says that about 25,000 police officers will be deployed every day in Paris and beyond to watch over the Paralympic Games, in line with the security implemented during the Olympics The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024
French Police Win Plaudits After High-risk Olympics The vaulting ambition of the Paris Olympics made them risky and hard to police, but French security forces kept thousands of athletes and millions of fans safe -- a "gold medal" performance according to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. International Business Times · Aug 12, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024 As Olympic competition winds down, Paris security services shift their focus to the closing ceremony More than 30,000 police officers have been deployed around Paris and beyond to watch over the last Olympic events and the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Games
Top News · Aug 5, 2024 France Implements Security Measures Ahead Of Paris Olympics French authorities implement strict security measures for Paris Olympics, sparking debate over civil liberties and government powers.
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024 Takeaways from AP’s story on Olympics security hitting minorities, others flagged as terror risks French authorities are making wide use of discretionary anti-terror powers to keep hundreds of people they deem to be potential security threats away from the Paris Olympics
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024 Olympics security means minorities and others flagged as potential terror threats can’t move freely French authorities are making broad use of discretionary powers during the 2024 Olympics and their run-up to keep hundreds of people they deem to be potential security threats away from the biggest event modern France has ever organized
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024 Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast United States President Joe Biden says he’s “very concerned” that the violence in the Middle East could escalate, adding that the killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran has not helped efforts to negotiate a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024 No 'tangible' terror threat detected since the start of the Paris Olympics, interior minister says French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says authorities have not detected any “tangible” terror threat during the first week of the Olympic Games
Al Jazeera · Jul 29, 2024 France acts against far left as telecoms join list of saboteur targets Arrests under way but infrastructure continues to be targeted amid Paris Olympics.
International Business Times · Jul 29, 2024 Fibre Optic Cables Targeted In New Infrastructure Attack In France France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of the Olympic Games, as new sabotage acts affected fibre optic cables in several areas.
Top News · Jul 26, 2024 Paris Olympics Security: Massive Operation Ensures Safety Paris tightens security for the Olympics, facing vandalism, robberies, and thwarted plots.
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024 Paris deploys massive security to keep the Olympics opening ceremony safe A massive security operation has been deployed Friday in Paris to keep the opening ceremony of the Olympics safe
International Business Times · Jul 25, 2024 Palestinian Olympic Threat Video Fake Of Possible Russian Origin: Sources, Experts A video that has been widely shared on social media showing a purported Palestinian militant threatening attacks on France during the Olympic Games in Paris is a fake and could be of Russian origin, security sources and experts said on Thursday.