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France ends search after Channel capsize kills family of 4
British media say four people who died when a boat carrying migrants capsized in the English Channel were a Kurdish-Iranian couple and their children aged 6 and 9
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October 27, 2020, 4:38 PM
Thousands in Bangladesh protest against French cartoons
Around 10,000 people in Bangladesh have rallied in the South Asian nation’s capital to protest France’s president
October 27, 2020, 4:38 PM
October 27, 2020, 12:45 PM
France tightens security amid fallout from teacher beheading
France is increasing security at religious sites as the interior minister said the country faces a “very high” risk of terrorist threats
October 27, 2020, 12:45 PM
October 24, 2020, 8:21 PM
France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron's mental health
France has recalled its ambassador to Turkey after Erdogan's remarks.
October 24, 2020, 8:21 PM
October 19, 2020, 10:46 AM
Suspect dead, 11 in custody following beheading of teacher in Paris suburb
Police in a Paris suburb shot to death a man seen carrying a knife that authorities believe may have been used to kill another man found nearby.
October 19, 2020, 10:46 AM
October 19, 2020, 12:08 AM
Details emerge following deadly terror attack outside Paris
A history teacher was viciously attacked and killed allegedly for discussing caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed with his students.
October 19, 2020, 12:08 AM
October 18, 2020, 8:01 PM
French premier joins nationwide tributes to beheaded teacher
A history teacher was beheaded after discussing caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.
October 18, 2020, 8:01 PM
October 15, 2020, 3:10 PM
French police search homes of top officials in virus probe
French police have searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials in an investigation into the government response to the global coronavirus pandemic
October 15, 2020, 3:10 PM
October 14, 2020, 2:42 PM
Activist fined for dislodging African art from Paris museum
A Congolese activist has been fined 2,000 euros ($2,320) for trying to take a 19th-century African funeral pole from a Paris museum
October 14, 2020, 2:42 PM
October 9, 2020, 10:51 PM
French hostage freed in Mali arrives home in France
A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by Islamic extremists in Mali has arrived in France, greeted by President Emmanuel Macron
October 9, 2020, 10:51 PM
October 5, 2020, 6:09 PM
Deadly floods hit France, Italy; sweep coffins over border
Three more bodies have been discovered on the French side of the border with Italy, bringing to 12 the number of people killed in severe mountain flooding that ravaged parts of both countries
October 5, 2020, 6:09 PM
October 4, 2020, 4:11 AM
New Caledonia archipelago votes on independence from France
The referendum marks a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort.
October 4, 2020, 4:11 AM
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France's Macron details plan targeting Islamist 'separatism'
French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to rid France of what authorities call a “parallel society” of radical Muslims thriving outside the values of the nation
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Crop tops or 'republican' dress? France debates schoolwear
French women are known for their instinctive knack for spot-on chic attire
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France wants to require fathers to take parental leave
France’s president wants to expand paternity leave to one month — and require fathers to take time off with their newborns
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Paris police barricade Eiffel Tower after bomb threat
Paris police have blockaded the area around the Eiffel Tower after a phone-in bomb threat
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Backlash against French magazine's cartoon of Black MP
The French-Gabonese MP is a vocal denunciator of systemic racism.
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Top French military officer arrested; reported Russia ties
Officer allegedly gave “ultra-sensitive” information to Russian secret services.
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French government defends ‘freedom’ of topless sunbathing
On top of the virus and the sinking economy, France’s government has a new problem to worry about: Defending women’s liberty of topless sunbathing
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Paris police arrest 148 after PSG loses in Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain fans clashed with officers and smashed cars and stores.
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France's Saint-Tropez resort makes masks mandatory outdoors
The glamorous French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez is requiring face masks outdoors starting Saturday, threatening to sober the mood in a place renowned for high-end, free-wheeling summer beach parties
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Church volunteer admits to arson attack on French cathedral
French authorities have detained and charged a repentant church volunteer after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral
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France condemns far-right protest targeting Black lawmaker
France’s interior minister has vowed to fight "hateful ideology."
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Floating cinema on the Seine in Paris
Paris Plages, an annual event that transforms part of the River Seine waterfront into a beach front, opened with an outdoor cinema set on the river.
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Fire breaks out at Nantes cathedral in France
An investigation has been opened, according to the mayor of Nantes.
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France's Macron defends security chief accused of rape
French President Emmanuel Macron is defending his decision to put a man accused of rape in charge of all the nation’s police forces, citing the presumption of innocence
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4 months ago
Multiple protests against French minister accused of rape
Women’s rights activists held protests in cities in France and abroad against President Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of a new interior minister who is accused of rape and a justice minister who has minimized the #MeToo movement
4 months ago
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French drug company accused of favoring profits over lives
French pharmaceutical company Servier Laboratories is facing millions of euros in potential fines after a massive trial around a diabetes drug used as a diet pill
4 months ago
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French government ministers investigated over virus crisis
A special French court has ordered an investigation of three current or former government ministers over their handling of the coronavirus crisis
4 months ago
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New French prime minister to focus on saving factory jobs
Hopes to bring jobs back from lower-wage countries to dig out of deep recession.
4 months ago
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Reopening strategist Castex named new French prime minister
France’s new prime minister says he feels ready to face the key challenge of reviving France's economy from the coronavirus pandemic and a months-long nationwide lockdown
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European police crack encrypted phones, arrest hundreds
European police say they have delivered a major blow to organized crime after cracking an encrypted communications network used by criminal gangs
4 months ago
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Paris mayor reelected, green wave in France local elections
The victory will allow her to oversee the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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French ex-prime minister Fillon, wife found guilty of fraud
Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has been found guilty in a fraud case of having used public funds to pay his wife and children more than 1 million euros since 1998 for work they never performed
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Paris reopens Eiffel Tower after longest closure since WWII
The European Union is considering extending the ban on U.S. visitors as it desperately tries to hang onto progress amid the pandemic, and new concerns arise with cases in 30 countries.
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The Eiffel Tower reopens
ABC’s Maggie Rulli reports from Paris on the reopening of the iconic Eiffel Tower after its months-long closure over COVID-19.
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Eiffel Tower reopens following coronavirus closure
Strict social distancing measures, mask requirements and a limit on number of visitors were put into place.
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Paris Fashion Week to go on as planned this fall
Lara Spencer reports the buzziest stories of the day in "GMA" Pop News.
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Protesters daub French colonial-era statues in red paint
Two statues related to France’s colonial era have been daubed with red paint amid a global movement to take down monuments to figures tied to slavery or colonialism
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Trial requested for 9 suspects in France's 2016 truck attack
France’s counter-terrorism prosecutors has made a formal request for nine suspects to face trial in connection with the 2016 Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that left 86 people dead
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Military jets perform flypast over Paris
British and French military aerobatics display teams perform a flypast over Paris to mark the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle's call for wartime resistance during World War Two.
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Police and protesters clash in Paris
Demonstrations in support of health care workers in front of the Ministry of Health in Paris ended in violence between police and protesters.
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France sends police reinforcements to Dijon to quell unrest
The French government has sent police reinforcements and a top official to the Dijon region after four nights of clashes between rival groups
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The Latest: Clemson football players lead march on campus
Members of the Clemson University football team led hundreds of demonstrators on the school’s campus as they marched for equality and against police brutality
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France has millions of unsold face masks after virus crisis
The French praised the altruism of their prized textile and luxury goods companies for diverting their production facilities to make millions of face masks for the public during the peak of their country’s coronavirus outbreak
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Anger, activism grow over police abuse amid French lockdown
Virus containment measures have made tensions even worse between police and marginalized residents of France’s low-income neighborhoods, many of whom are Arab or black and trace their roots to former French colonies
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Algeria recalls envoy to France over public TV documentaries
Algeria has recalled its ambassador to France for consultations after French public television aired documentaries on the North African country’s anti-government protest movement, one of which contained shots of young people kissing and drinking alcohol
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French nursing homes employees protest pay, conditions
Employees in a major group of French nursing homes have taken part in protests across France to call for better pay amid the coronavirus crisis
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French police clash with youths in suburb over man's death
French police say that officers in a Paris suburb have clashed with youths protesting the death of a man in a motorcycle crash
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Roman Catholics attend drive-in mass in eastern France
Indoor religious celebrations are still banned until the end of the month.
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