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Macron government shifts stance on police violence to quell unrest after death of teen

When police are placed under investigation for firing their weapons in non-compliance cases, top government officials in France tend to defend the officers. But with the death of Nahel M., who was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Tuesday, they have flipped the script. President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister…

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Fourth night of violence in France after deadly police shooting of teen, 471 arrested

Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores Friday in a fourth day of violence in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and blamed social media for fueling…

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France police shooting: violence erupts for a third consecutive night

Police fire teargas at rioters as 6,000 march through Nanterre to protest against shooting of 17-year-old

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Mbappe, France Stars Outraged Over Police Killing of Teenager in Paris Suburb

French police shot and killed a 17-year-old at a traffic stop in Nanterre on Tuesday, leading to protests and criticism around the country.

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French collective seeks to overturn ban on wearing Islamic veils during football matches

A French women's football collective that is seeking to overthrow a ban on players wearing the Islamic veil during matchs found support for their case at the Council of State on Monday. A decision is expected in three weeks time.

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France destroys more Mayotte slums, vowing to 'regain control' of population

On a visit to the French overseas department of Mayotte at the weekend, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin vowed to "regain control" of the archipelago’s demography as he announced the destruction of 275 slums since the beginning of the year.

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Macron returns to Marseille for update on city's grand regeneration plan

President Emmanuel Macron started a three-day visit to Marseille on Monday to get a first hand view of the improvements in the country’s second largest city. He insisted that "things needed to go much faster".

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French climate protest group vows to fight on despite order to disband

Protests are planned and a legal battle is taking shape after the French government outlawed a climate activist group that it accuses of instigating violence and vandalism at demonstrations around France.

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Macron and Meloni mend fences with show of unity over Ukraine, migrant crises

French President Emmanuel Macron and the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni emerged from talks on Tuesday at the Elysée Palace to underline their backing for Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion and highlight a palpable sense of unity over ways to halt flows of migrants fro North Africa.

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Nine men plead not guilty in Greek court over fishing trawler disaster

Nine men accused of people smuggling and operating the trawler that sank off the southern coast of Greece last week, killing 78 and leaving hundreds missing, pleaded not guilty on Monday to the charges at a court in Kalamata in southern Greece.

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France, Germany join forces against migration from Tunisia in wake of latest Mediterranean tragedy

Ministers from Germany and France tasked with regulating migration are joining forces to try to curb deaths on dangerous routes across the Mediterranean Sea

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Macron visits victims as France reels from knife attack on children in Annecy

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visited the hospital where preschool children who were wounded in a knife attack in the Alpine town of Annecy were being treated. Four children and two adults were injured in the attack by a Syrian refugee. The president said that their conditions were improving.

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Syrian national arrested following knife attack on several children and one adult in Annecy

At least one adult and four young children have been stabbed in a knife attack in a playground in the French Alpine resort town of Annecy in southeastern France.

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Knife attacker injures several people, including children, in French Alpine town

An attacker with a knife has injured several people, including children, in a town in the Alps, France’s interior minister said.

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New Caledonia's independence party considers expansion of electorate

Separatists in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia said they would be open to discussing the possible enlargement of the electorate for the provincial election of 2024, according to the French interior minister. It has been one of the sticking points in the discussions on the future status of…

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France, Netherlands ink deal on Caribbean 'footrace frontier'

France and the Netherlands have signed a historic accord demarcating the border between the two countries on the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean.

France 24

France unveils security plan for Olympics opening ceremony in central Paris

The 2024 summer Olympics in Paris will mark the first time an opening ceremony has not been held inside a stadium – instead, the extravaganza will unfold along the River Seine, with spectators lining streets and bridges in the heart of the French capital. The plan is not without risks,…

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Under fire for allowing neo-Nazi rally, French Interior Minister Darmanin looks to ban them

France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday he had asked local prefects to ban ultra-right-wing demonstrations after coming under criticism for allowing hundreds of far-right activists dressed in black to march through Paris at the weekend.

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Italian foreign minister calls off Paris visit over ‘insults’ from France

Move comes after French interior minister accuses Italy’s PM of lying to voters over migration

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Fire and concrete: will France’s model of radical climate protest catch on?

As campaigning hots up around the world once again, eyes have been turning to the country that is taking things further

Radio France Internationale

French unions call for new protests against pension reform

The French inter-union group has called a new day of mobilisation against the controversial pension reform on 6 June, two days before the presentation of a bill to repeal the text in the National Assembly.

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Why are people being driven from the postcard paradise of the Comoros?

A French court has halted the controversial clearance of a slum, and the expulsion of migrants from the French Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte. The expulsion plan has provoked clashes between locals and security forces, and sparked tensions with neighbouring Comoros, where boatloads of returned migrants are being refused…

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France kicks off push to ‘appease’ nation with row over immigrant welfare fraud

The French finance minister’s pledge to crack down on immigrants abusing France’s welfare system has triggered a fresh row in a country reeling from a bitter battle over pension reform, casting doubt on President Emmanuel Macron’s ability to deliver on a pledge to “appease” and unify the nation in a…

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Firefighters fear that major conflagration in southern France is prelude to extreme summer

A forest fire which destroyed 1,000 hectares in the south-west of France on Sunday is now under control. However, firefighters are concerned that it is just the beginning of what will be an extreme summer due to the drought in the region.

The Independent UK

Firefighters battle France's 1st major forest blaze of 2023

France’s government is sounding the alarm about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestle with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year

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