Protesting French farmers entered the centre of Paris and reached the Eiffel Tower on Thursday amid anger over a free-trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur South American bloc. French farmers blockaded sites in Paris on Thursday in protest against a sweeping trade deal the European Union is poised to sign with South American nations and…
At least nine pig heads have been found near several mosques in and around Paris, the city’s police chief said Tuesday, noting that more may be found. France’s interior minister has condemned the acts, calling them “outrageous”. “Pig heads have been left in front of certain mosques… four in Paris and five in the inner…
The streets of Paris became a war zone overnight Sunday as tens of thousands of left-wing rioters took to the streets in fiery opposition to the historic election victory by the country’s right-wing National Rally (NR). Rioters smashed storefront windows, vandalized monuments and set massive bonfires in public squares after the election results revealed the…
Paris stabbing suspect pledged allegiance to Islamic State during X video before deadly attack on German tourist, prosecutor says French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin reportedly told TF1 television on Sunday that the country was “durably under threat from Islamist terrorism” after a prosecutor identified the French 26-year-old born to Iranian parents accused of fatally stabbing…
Around 50 heads of state, along with representatives from international institutions and civil society, will attend a summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday and Friday in Paris. Their objective is to develop a new global financial system so the most vulnerable countries will be better equipped to combat both poverty and climate…
Protests against Turkey broke out after the attack in a Kurdish neighborhood. Three people were killed and three others wounded, one critically, in a shooting in Paris on Friday, according to the city’s prosecutor, Laure Beccuau. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear, but a 69-year-old suspect from France was taken into custody,…
Tents fill a squat in the Paris region | Photo: InfoMigrants Cold, hungry, forgotten: 250 migrants have turned a disused Paris office into their temporary home. In recent months, this type of abandoned building has become one of the only solutions for those left on the streets. A crowd forms as soon as the blankets…
With municipal elections approaching, President Emmanuel Macron hopes the stricter stance will lure voters away from the far right. The measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron of France on Wednesday included tightening access to health services for new asylum seekers.Credit…Pool photo by Jason Lee PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron of France tried to seize control…
Dozens of police and emergency services converged at the scene – Getty images A knife-wielding employee has killed three officers and one administrative worker at police headquarters in the centre of the French capital, Paris. The attacker, who has not been named, was shot dead by police. Witnesses described scenes of panic, with many people…
Undocumented migrants protested in Paris on Friday to ask France to grant them legal status.CreditCreditKenzo Tribouillard/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images PARIS — Hundreds of undocumented migrants stormed the Panthéon monument on Friday, demanding that the French government pay more attention to their plight and grant them legal status. The protesters, many of whom were from…