Tag: France
Protests in France over Gaza war amid soccer match with Israel
Protesters marched Wednesday night in France against the war in Gaza amid Thursday's soccer match between the French national team and Israel. While the march was peaceful, tensions are high on the heels of violence last week outside of a match in Amsterd...
France-Israel soccer match: Paris boosts security after Amsterdam clashes
A heavy police presence but few visiting fans are expected when France hosts Israel in Nations League soccer on Thursday, a week after violence erupted in Amsterdam.
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France has a new prime minister. Who is Michel Barnier?
The appointment of Michel Barnier follows weeks of intense efforts by Emmanuel Macron and his aides to bring an intense period of political turmoil to an end.
Telegram CEO facing charges in France over criminal activity on messaging app
Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, is being held legally responsible for criminal activity on the platform. Durov is not allowed to leave France after he was detained on Saturday and released on bail of nearly $6 million.
How the baguette became a cultural staple
The baguette is a cultural staple that shares gastronomic company with other items like Belgian beer or kimchi. We delved into how the distinctive loaves earned such reverence.
France’s high-speed rail hit by arson attacks, disrupting Olympic travel
three fires were reported near the tracks on the high-speed lines of Atlantique, Nord and Est, causing disruptions that affected hundreds of thousands of travellers.
Paris heightens security for Olympics, and other top headlines
Here are some of Thursday's top headlines, including several arrests by French police ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order instructing local officials to clear thousands of homeless encampments statewid...
France’s Marine Le Pen faces probe for fraud, forgery in 2022 presidential vote
The preliminary investigation was opened after a report from the National Commission for Campaign Accounts and Political Financing dating from 2023.
France election candidates report getting attacked on the campaign trail
Tensions are high as left-wing and moderate groups try to prevent the anti-immigration, nationalist National Rally from winning an historic absolute legislative majority.
Over 200 French election candidates bow out in bid to block far right in runoff
Marine Le Pen's RN came out well ahead in Sunday's first-round vote after President Emmanuel Macron's gamble on a snap election backfired.
France’s Macron calls snap election after far-right gains in EU polls
Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to the French president.
Unknown N.L. soldier who fought in France over 100 years ago returns home
An unknown soldier from Newfoundland who died in the First World War was returned to St. John's Saturday. He will be officially laid to rest on July 1, Memorial Day.
Cannes Film Festival: Indie ‘Anora’ wins top honour Palme d’Or
Sean Baker is the first American filmmaker to win the Palme d'Or since Terrence Mallick in 2012.
Manhunt underway in France after gunmen ambush prison van, kill guards, free inmate
A massive manhunt is underway in France after armed men ambushed a prison van, killing two guards to free an inmate. France's justice minister swore police would capture them.