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Man arrested in Paris anti-terror raids

A man has been arrested after security forces launched an anti-terror operation in a Paris suburb, swooping on two private residences.

21/07/2016

Sport

Catch Chris Froome if you can as Sky rider wins stage 18

Christopher Froome's thus far unchallenged ride to victory in the 2016 Tour de France continued with a blistering and dominant triumph in the stage 18 time trial.

21/07/2016

France

France forces through controversial labour reform

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has forced a controversial labour reform bill through parliament without a vote.

21/07/2016

France

France set to extend emergency rule after Nice attack

French lawmakers have approved a six-month extension of emergency rule, in the wake of last week’s deadly truck attack in Nice.

20/07/2016

Sport

Chris Froome edges closer to third Tour de France title

Britain’s Chris Froome took another big step towards a third Tour de France title when he dropped his main rivals in the finale of the 17th stage, a gruelling 184 km trek won by Russian Ilnur Zakarin

20/07/2016

France

French Muslims apprehensive and alienated

France is home to over 6 million Muslims around 9.6 percent of the population, the largest Muslim minority in Europe.

20/07/2016

France

'Paris Plage' beach festival opens amid heightened security

The annual Paris Plage beach festival has kicked off in the French capital, amid heightened security measures.

20/07/2016

France

Boosted reservist force a 'National Guard' for France, says Hollande

Francois Hollande has called on reservists to boost security in the wake of the attack in Nice.

20/07/2016

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Nice slowly returns to normal after attack

Signs of normality could be seen returning to the Nice beachfront on Tuesday, July 19, five days after the Bastille Day truck attack that left 84 people dead.

20/07/2016

France

French parliament votes to extend state of emergency

France's lower house of parliament has voted early to extend a state of emergency nationwide for another six months. Critics say that it is too little too late.

20/07/2016

France

France's National Assembly votes to extend state of emergency for six months

France is currently debating new emergency powers at the request of the government in the wake of the Nice attack.

20/07/2016

France

Muslims mourn their dead after Bastille Day truck attack in Nice

All 84 people killed in the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice have now been identified.

19/07/2016

France

Family of four seriously injured in French Alps knife attack

A man has stabbed and wounded a woman and her three daughters in the French Alps for being scantily dressed, according to local media reports.

19/07/2016

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Nice memorial for minute's silence

Drone footage shows the thousands of people who gathered along the Promenade des Anglais for a minute of silence in memory of the Nice truck attack victims.

19/07/2016

France

French leaders jeered during tribute to Nice victims

Shouts of “where were the police” rang out as crowds jeered France’s Prime Minister during a tribute to victims of last week’s truck attack in Nice.

18/07/2016

Sport

Tour de France: Sagan outsprints Kristoff to claim Stage 16

Slovakia’s Peter Sagan timed his sprint perfectly to claim Stage 16 of the Tour de France.

18/07/2016

France

Terrorist attacks: Why France?

The last 18 months have seen France suffer three deadly attacks that left more than 231 dead and hundreds injured.

18/07/2016

France

Bastille Day killer ate pork, drank alcohol, then radicalised very quickly - prosecutor

The man who rammed a lorry into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice showed signs of radicalisation only shortly before his attack, which killed 84 people and injured scores, Paris prosecutor Fran

18/07/2016

France

France: Anti-government anger as Nice honours truck victims

Jeers and calls for France’s political leaders to resign overshadowed a minute’s silence in the southern coastal city of Nice on Monday as Prime Minister Manuel Valls and others paid tribute to the vi

18/07/2016

France

Nice attack - what we know about the victims

Following the attack on Friday in which a suspected terrorist drove a truck through crowds of Bastille Day revelers, the dust in Nice is starting to settle, and the victims of the attack that left 84

18/07/2016

France

France holds one minute silence for victims of Nice truck attack

Prime Minister Manuel Valls joined thousands packing the Nice seafront for a minute of silence in homage to the victims.

18/07/2016

France

Anger as search for missing relatives in Nice continues

For two days Tahar Mejri searched the hospitals of Nice for his missing son, having already lost his wife Olfa.

17/07/2016

France

49.3, French politics' imperfect number

Politics, it is often said, is about compromise. But for the French government at the moment compromise on the contentious issue of labour reform is

17/07/2016

France

Attack in Nice: France calls up 12,000 reservists as security questions mount

Amid a wave of mounting criticism, France has called up 12,000 police reservists to help boost security in the wake of Thursday’s attack in Nice.

17/07/2016

Sport

Tour de France: Mark Cavendish closes in on Eddy Merckx's record

Mark Cavendish collected his fourth stage win at the 2016 Tour of France.

16/07/2016

France

Can France prevent another attack?

The French authorities are now faced with an enormous security challenge: how do they prevent another Nice style atrocity?

16/07/2016