All news on the topic: France

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In Paris, a man with a knife took hostages in a pizzeria
A man carrying a knife has taken multiple people hostage inside a pizza restaurant in Paris with dozens of police cars and ambulances at the scene with the area in lockdown
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Vladimir Putin taunts the UK as Russian frigate conducts war games in the English Channel
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s northern fleet to hold exercises in the English Channel in the most public taunt to the UK in recent months as tensions continue to rise
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Father of a French student is on trial for allegedly spreading false information that contributed to the Islamist beheading of a teacher
Eight charged in connection with murder of Samuel Paty in Paris suburbs in 2020
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Far-right France emerges as Europe’s new immigration hardliner
In nearly all Western countries that held elections this year, migration has been a central issue.
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As bribery probe unfolded, Airbus maintained contact with middleman in controversial Kuwait helicopter deal
Senior Airbus executives corresponded with an intermediary for controversial helicopter deals in Kuwait after the European company came under scrutiny for its dealings with middlemen, emails obtained by reporters show.
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’Merchants of death’ trial steps up fight against Channel smugglers
Peering over her glasses, the French judge glanced sternly across the cavernous underground courtroom towards a notorious figure seated in a glass cage.
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France faces challenges in recovering from flash flooding
This is the terrifying moment a ‘tsunami’ flood rushed through the streets of a small French village.
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Baby dies after boat capsizes during attempted Channel crossing, rescue efforts underway
French authorities say 65 people rescued after overloaded boat sinks off coast of Wissant
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Interpol campaign to identify remains of women in Europe expands to 46 cases
Police forces in France, Italy and Spain join cold-case initiative after launch last year of Operation Identify Me
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Marseille drug wars resurface as a 14-year-old boy is allegedly hired as a hitman
Teenager alleged to have been recruited by prisoner who later called police to report him over killing of taxi driver
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Four migrants including child die while trying to cross English Channel
French minister Bruno Retailleau said the child was ‘trampled to death in a boat’
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From Left to Right: Macron’s sudden move will sideline the left but boost Le Pen’s sway
France’s political crisis has reached such depths that it took Emmanuel Macron nearly two months after parliamentary elections just to choose a prime minister.
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From presidential ties to organized crime: France debates the case of Telegram founder Pavel Durov
The international press is closely watching Pavel Durov’s activities in Paris, where he remains due to a judicial ruling.
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Dominique Pélicot makes explosive admission as he testifies in disturbing French rape trial
Dominique Pélicot, 71, is on trial alongside 50 other men, all of them accused of the ‘aggravated rape’ of his wife Gisèle Péllicot, also 71 - and today admitted drugging her and allowing multiple strangers to attack her
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Four missing climbers discovered dead near the summit of Mont Blanc
Four climbers who disappeared in a storm on Mont Blanc in France have been found dead.
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Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, describes the arrest in France as "misguided"
Russian-born billionaire detained last month in France denies app is ‘anarchic paradise’
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Michel Barnier has been appointed as the new prime minister of France
Macron tasks former EU Brexit negotiator with forming a unifying government after months of political paralysis
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At least 12 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants "ripped open" in the Channel, according to the mayor
Helicopters and boats are being used in the search for survivors after the vessel got into difficulties on Tuesday morning.
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Arrest of Telegram CEO could bolster his image as an "internet prophet"
Pavel Durov will probably use French legal disputes to position himself as a champion of free speech, say observers
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s multiple citizenships add to the mystery of his detention
Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships, something that’s only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France.
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Paris airport evacuated after ’bomb threat’ as holidaymakers flee terminals
Paris-Orly airport is being evacuated, reports say
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Telegram app founder Pavel Durov reportedly arrested at a French airport
Billionaire CEO, who was travelling aboard his private jet, was subject of arrest warrant, according to TV reports
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French film legend Alain Delon dies at 88
Alain Delon, the French film legend who became an international icon, has died at the age of 88.
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French customs officers thwart €1.3m sale of fake Leonardo da Vinci painting
Spanish police make arrest after being notified that export licence had expired and work was found to be a copy
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Two people die attempting to cross Channel in dinghy
Fifty-three people were rescued by helicopter on Sunday morning, French authorities have said