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France: Mayors targeted in fifth night of protests across France
PARIS: The mayor of a suburb of Paris said on Sunday that protesters had rammed a burning car into his home and then set the…
Social media is blamed for fuelling riots in France
PARIS : Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms for…
Violent clashes sweep France after teen shot dead by police, spread to overseas territories
PARIS: Unrest and riots-like situations have continued in France for the fourth consecutive day. Now, tension has spread in the French Caribbean territories as locals…
Paris: Paris blast: At least 37 hurt, sniffer dogs pick up scent under rubble
PARIS: A blast ripped through a street near Paris‘ historic Latin Quarter on Wednesday and rescuers were searching for two missing people feared buried under…
France knife attack: Six small children stabbed while playing in park
PARIS: A man with a knife stabbed eight people in France including six small children and an adult on Thursday. The victims are left with…
France plans major police presence for June 6 day of protest
PARIS: French authorities plan to deploy 11,000 police, including 4,000 in Paris, on Tuesday, when unions have called a nationwide day of protests against President…
France, Netherlands settle tensions over ‘footrace frontier’ on Caribbean island
MARIGOT: Around 400 years ago, two groups of runners — one Dutch, one French — are said to have set off from the same point…
France: Firefighters battle France’s 1st major forest blaze of 2023
PARIS: France‘s government sounded the alarm Monday about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s…
Marseille: France: Marseille building collapses, fire stymies rescues
MARSEILLE: Up to 10 people may be buried under the debris of a building that collapsed following an explosion in France’s port city of Marseille,…
Marseille: Building collapses in Marseille, at least six injured
PARIS: French rescue services were searching for victims and trying to put out a fire after an explosion caused a residential building to collapse in…