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French prime minister joins nationwide tributes to murdered teacher

The French prime minister joined demonstrators across the country on Sunday who had rallied in tribute to a history teacher who was beheaded near...

France’s virus curfew leaves Paris streets empty

The streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night on the first day of the government-imposed 9pm curfew. The measure...

Suspect shot dead by police after teacher decapitated near Paris

A history teacher who opened a discussion with students on caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed has been decapitated in a street near Paris, a...

Curfew in French cities following surge in coronavirus cases

French restaurants, cinemas and theatres are trying to figure out how to survive a new curfew aimed at stemming the flow of record new...

France sets 9pm curfew on cities amid rising Covid infections

President Emmanuel Macron has announced that 18 million French citizens in nine regions, including in Paris, will face a curfew starting on Saturday and...

Paris bars to close as virus alert is raised to maximum

French authorities placed the Paris region on maximum virus alert on Monday, banning festive gatherings and requiring all bars to close but allowing restaurants...

Suspect arrested after four wounded in Paris knife attack

Paris police say a suspect believed to have wounded four people in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo...

Eiffel Tower cordoned off after bomb threat

Paris police have blockaded the area around the Eiffel Tower after a bomb threat was phoned in. Police cars and tape surrounded the streets below...

France contemplates local lockdowns as virus figures soar

France recorded almost 10,000 new Covid-19 infections today, its highest ever single-day total, a day before a cabinet meeting that might consider imposing fresh,...

Charlie Hebdo artist seized by gunmen recalls sheer terror during 2015 attack

The Charlie Hebdo caricaturist who was forced at gunpoint to open the satirical newspaper’s door to two al Qaida extremists has described the moments...

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