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Nice attack: 'Islamist terrorist' stabbings leave three dead

The suspect is reported to have been arrested and taken to hospital after being injured as police intervened.

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France will go into a new lockdown from Friday, says Emmanuel Macron

The lockdown will run until December 1. France's international borders will remain mostly closed and mandatory rapid testing would be introduced for anyone coming entering the country, said Macron. The new measures will be reassessed every 15 days to see if they are working, he added.

World News

How effective will a boycott of French goods be in Muslim countries?

While President Erdoğan urged people in Turkey to avoid buying them and Qatar took them off the shelves, no country has yet put an official boycott policy in place on French products

Turkey

Europe's Muslims being treated like Jews before WWII, says Erdogan

Turkey's president calls for a boycott of French products in a growing row over Emmanuel Macron's remarks about Islam

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France recalls envoy after Erdoğan questions Macron's mental health

The French presidency decried Erdoğan's "excess and rudeness" in his comments questioning Emmanuel Macron's mental health. It comes after the French president said he would do more to combat Islamic extremism.

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Strasbourg bar owners frustrated with curfew

The city's bars emptied out at midnight when the new restrictions came into effect, leaving business owners concerned with the financial impact the second wave of coronavirus might have on their livelihoods.

France

French Muslim council working on training plan to fight radicalism

The French Council of the Muslim Faith made the announcement amid a crackdown on extremism in the country, following the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who had shown pupils images of Mohammad.

Europe Decoded

French MP Laetitia Avia says more action is needed on online hate

French MP Laetitia Avia told Euronews that tougher action must be taken on social media platforms, following the assassination of history teacher Samuel Paty.

France

France divided over government's response to Islamic terrorism

In the wake of the brutal beheading of Samuel Paty, French President Emmanuel Macron has promised a further crackdown on extremism. Some critics say the government's measures to handle the situation are disproportionate and dangerous.

France

France curfew extended as country records over 1m coronavirus cases

France set another record for the number of daily positive infections on Friday with 42,032 cases, pushing the total number so far to 1,041,075.

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Brits in custody in Paris over attempted murder of police officer

The Paris prosecutor has opened an investigation for "attempted homicide of a person holding public authority".

World News

Italy upset with France over Mont Blanc protection zone

Italy has voiced its “strong disappointment” to France, claiming that a new protection zone for Mont Blanc affects Italian territory.

World News

Macron to continue 'fight for freedom' in tribute to beheaded teacher

In a moving national tribute to Samuel Paty, the teacher who was murdered by an Islamist extremist over a lesson on freedom of speech, Macron vowed that France would continue the "fight for freedom."

World News

Nearly 70% of Italians say Europe's climate response is insufficient

Around two-thirds of respondents in France (64%), Germany (67%) and Italy (68%) agreed not sufficient action was being taken in Europe. UK respondents agreed but in lower numbers (57%).

France

French teacher's beheading 'directly linked' to social media campaign

The teacher had shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in class during a lesson on freedom of speech October 5.

Europe Decoded

Samuel Paty: Pressure grows on social networks over hate speech

French politicians have been mounting pressure on social media platforms - calling on them to do more after the murder of teacher Samuel Paty.

France

Ex-boss of Basque separatist militant group ETA apologises for deaths

Josu Urrutikoetxea led ETA during one of its bloodiest periods when its victims included children bombed to death while sleeping in a Zaragoza police compound

Travel News

France's famous monument, Mont-Saint-Michel is cut off from the world

In just a few hours the mount, topped by its world-renowned Benedictine abbey was surrounded by water which rose as fast as it receded.

France

Streets in several French cities deserted as curfew comes into force

Waiters packed up the terraces of Paris' famous bistros and Champs-Elysees avenue lay almost empty as the clock struck 9 pm.

World News

Only around 1/3 of French respondents 'would take COVID-19 vaccine'

Vaccine scepticism, even when it comes to COVID-19, appears high in France.