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French prison attack probe shifts from terrorism to drug gangs

French anti-terror prosecutors have handed over the investigation into a spate of violent attacks on prisons, saying that the violence is linked to drug gangs rather than terrorism.

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French justice minister wants to make prisoners pay for their time behind bars

The announcement follows a series of violent attacks that targeted prisons and prison guards over a two-week period in April.

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French police detain 25 suspects in prison attacks investigation

Fifteen attacks on French prisons occurred over a two-week period in April.

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France to seize drug users’ phones in crackdown on prison attacks

France will start seizing drug users’ phones across the country as part of a crackdown on gangs blamed for a wave of prison attacks. The move expands a trial in Bayonne aimed at stopping deals made through encrypted messaging apps.

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Anti-terror probe launched after wave of attacks on French prisons

France has launched a national anti-terror investigation after a series of arson attacks and shootings this week targeted prisons across the country, raising fears over organised efforts to intimidate the justice system.

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French authorities investigate 'antisemitic attack' on rabbi in Orléans

French police have arrested a young man on suspicion of attacking a rabbi in broad daylight, a prosecutor said Sunday, shocking the Jewish community and prompting a wave of condemnation.

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France threatens to suspend visa perks for Algerian diplomats amid deportation dispute

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said on Tuesday that visa exemptions for Algerians with diplomatic passports may be suspended. This comes after Algeria opposed a French bid to deport several dozen Algerians, accusing Paris of "intimidation".

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France targets diplomatic visas in row with Algeria over deportations

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said on Tuesday that visa exemptions for Algerians with diplomatic passports would be suspended. This comes after Algeria opposed a French bid to deport several dozen Algerians, accusing Paris of "intimidation".

Radio France Internationale

PM Bayrou calls for national debate on immigration after controversial 'flooding' comments

Prime Minister François Bayrou has called for a national debate on immigration and what it means to be French, days after stirring controversy with comments about immigrants 'flooding' France.

Radio France Internationale

New prison to isolate 100 of France's most dangerous drug lords

France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country's top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop inmates from running criminal networks from behind bars. However some unions and advocates of prison reform have expressed doubts over the initiative.

Radio France Internationale

Morocco extradites head of notorious Marseille drug gang to France

The alleged leader of the "Yoda" clan, one of the biggest drug gangs in Marseille, has been extradited from Morocco to France, following his arrest last year. This comes as lawmakers prepare to debate a bill to tighten measures against drug trafficking.

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France sends top ministers to assess cyclone damage in Mayotte

Prime Minister François Bayrou and two senior ministers will travel to Mayotte on Sunday to assess the devastating impact of Cyclone Chido, which struck the French Indian Ocean territory on 14 December.

Radio France Internationale

‘Restore order’: France's new Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau signals rightward shift

Staunch conservative Bruno Retailleau has quickly shown his hardliner credentials as France’s new interior minister by taking a tough stance on immigration, crime and defending secularism.

France 24

Germany and France call for Europe-wide deal with UK on migration

Letter sent to EU said Brexit had gravely affected ‘the coherence of policies’ on asylum and migration

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Prime Minister Barnier warns France faces severe budget crisis as government talks stall

France’s budgetary crisis is "very serious", Prime Minister Michel Barnier warned on Wednesday in his first public statement since taking office – emphasising the need for a clearer picture of the country's financial health.

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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.

France 24

Explosion near synagogue in southern France injures police officer

An explosion outside a synagogue in the southern French town of La Grande-Motte on Saturday morning injured a policeman and damaged at least two vehicles, according to local officials.

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Southern France on high alert as forest fires continue to burn

Some three thousand holidaymakers were evacuated from a campsite in Canet-en-Roussillon, in the south of France, overnight Sunday due to a fire that was later brought under control. Firefighters were still tackling two other blazes in the southern Hérault area on Monday.

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‘Gold medal’: France wins plaudits for security after high-risk Olympic Games

Amid rising tensions over the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, threats from the Islamic State group, and France’s history of homegrown Islamist terror plots as well as far-right extremism, there were real concerns about France’s ability to ensure adequate security during the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, French security services managed…

The Guardian - UK

So much for the Conflict Games: French security forces award themselves gold

Despite the muted political protests, railway sabotage, gender furore and Russian fake news, Paris’s Olympics have played out peacefully

Radio France Internationale

France tells nationals visiting Iran to leave 'as soon as possible'

France urged its nationals visiting Iran to leave immediately, after Tehran accused Israel of killing a leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas on its soil, sparking regional tensions. The French Interior Ministry has also stepped up security measures near Jewish sites across France over a danger of revenge attacks.

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French Interior Minister Increases Security For Jewish Community

French Interior Minister calls for increased security measures to protect the Jewish community amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East.

France 24

French rail network vandalism: Investigators probe far-left connections, foreign links

Those responsible for the coordinated acts of sabotage that hit the French railway network on Friday, just before the Olympic Games' opening ceremony, are still unknown. Initial police investigations are looking at individuals connected with extreme left-wing groups. However, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has also raised the possibility of…

The Guardian - UK

Far left behind rail sabotage before Olympics, French minister suggests

Gérald Darmanin says activists may have been encouraged to carry out arson attacks that caused disruption

France 24

France probes possible involvement of far-left extremists in rail sabotage before Games ceremony

France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed parts of its high-speed rail network before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on Friday, as new acts of sabotage affected fibre optic cables in several areas overnight from Sunday to Monday.

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