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'We are facing a long battle' says Hollande in wake of Nice attack

Speaking in Nice, after at least 84 people were killed after an attacker drove a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day, French President Francois Hollande said: “We are facing a very long…

15/07/2016

France

Man injured in Nice describes escape

Nice’s image as the beautiful capital of France’s sun-drenched south is now thoroughly shattered.

15/07/2016

France

France to extend state of Emergency - what does that mean?

French President Francois Hollande has said the country’s state of emergency will continue for another three months in the wake of the lorry attack in Nice which left more than 80 people dead and doze

15/07/2016

France

Social media used extensively in aftermath of Bastille Day attack

The power of social media came to the fore following the Bastille Day attack with people warned, advised, reassured and reunited through Twitter and Facebook.

15/07/2016

France

Around the world people pay tribute to victims of Nice attacks

Around the world people were united in grief and solidarity as they honoured the victims of the attack in Nice.

15/07/2016

France

Nice attack: what we know about the man behind the lorry massacre

Attacker was 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel from Tunisia described as good-looking but a distressed and unstable man who was, at times, aggressive.

15/07/2016

France

Witnesses describe Nice truck attack

At the Pasteur II hospital in Nice 18 people remain in critical condition after being injured in the truck attack on the Promenade des Anglais where revellers were celebrating Bastille…

15/07/2016

France

Nice: Bastille Day Attack - Timeline of Events

Stay up to date as events unfold in the wake of the Truck attack in Nice, France.

15/07/2016

France

France will not be destabilised says PM

After a meeting of the Defence Council, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said France would not allow itself to be destabilised by the truck attack in Nice.

15/07/2016

France

Snapshot emerges of the Nice truck attack victims

A picture of some of those who fell during the Nice attacks on Bastille Day is beginning to emerge.

15/07/2016

France

A timeline of terror attacks in France and Belgium since Charlie Hebdo

The following is a timeline of terrorist attacks to have taken place in Belgium and France since the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January 2015.

15/07/2016

France

Nightmare in Nice: Social media reacts

The celebration and festivities of Bastille Day ended in death and terror in the southern French city of Nice Thursday night.

15/07/2016

France

Nice in shock after deadly truck attack on promenade

France is once again reeling from a major terror attack, this time staged on one of the most important days of the year, Bastille Day.

15/07/2016

France

World leaders condemn Nice attack

There has been widespread international condemnation following the attack in Nice which left scores dead.

15/07/2016

France

Terror attack: 84 killed, 200 injured as truck ploughs through crowds in Nice

It has been confirmed that 84 people were killed, including 10 children, and 200 injured after a truck was deliberately driven into a crowd of people in the southern French city of Nice.

15/07/2016

France

Bastille Day attacks in Nice: what we know

Eighty four people are confirmed dead and 200 injured after a truck deliberately ploughed through crowds celebrating France's national holiday in the southern city of Nice.

15/07/2016

France

France's state of emergency to continue for three more months

Continuance of the state of national emergency comes after a lorry barreled through Bastille day crowds in Nice, leaving at least 80 dead

15/07/2016

France

Witnesses to Nice attack shed light on events

Eyewitness accounts have begun to emerge after Thursday’s terrorist attacks in Nice.

15/07/2016

Sport

Tour de France: Froome takes yellow after seeing red on Stage 12

Britain’s Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey as Belgium’s Thomas De Gendt kept his composure to claim the 12th stage of the Tour de France.

14/07/2016

France

Francois Hollande defends legacy in last Bastille Day interview

With less than a year until the next presidential election, Francois Hollande used his last Bastille Day address to defend his legacy.

14/07/2016

France

Wildfires brought under control in southern France and Spain

In the south of France, 3,000 holidaymakers in Torreilles were evacuated on Wednesday after strong winds whipped up a wildfire and more than 20 bungalows were…

14/07/2016

France

Troops from Australia and New Zealand special guests at French Bastille Day

As every year, Bastille Day in France means the Tricolour flag is out in force: at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and in towns and villages around the country as well as francophile places around the…

14/07/2016

France

Much ado about a hairdo, Francois Hollande's 10,000 euro haircuts

France is reeling over the news that French President Francois Hollande's office is paying almost 10,000 euros a month for a full time barber to cut his hair.

13/07/2016

Sport

Sagan edges out Froome to clinch Stage 11 of the Tour de France

Slovakia’s Peter Sagan outsprinted defending champion Chris Froome to claim stage 11 of the Tour de France on Wednesday.

13/07/2016

Business Line

Euro 2016: big and expensive football party

In this edition of Business Line we look at the economics of the Euro 2016 tournament - how much money was spent and earned.

13/07/2016

France

Watch in 360° - how Euronews' multinational sport team saw Euro2016

Everyone experienced the Euro 2016 tournament from a different perspective.

13/07/2016