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Teenagers due to be indicted over links with Samuel Paty killer

Two men aged 18 and a 17-year-old woman were arrested by examining magistrates on Tuesday.

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What is secularism and why is it causing such divisions in France?

The principle is a key part of France's political fabric. It's also a source of tension with some sections of the Muslim community.

France

Macron calls for Europe to fight terrorism with stronger border security

The French president says he is doubling the number of security personnel on France's own borders. And he wants the Schengen rules to be reformed.

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Thousands take part in anti-France rallies in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Tens of thousands of Muslims marched in the capitals of Bangladesh and Indonesia to protest against Emmanuel Macron's support for caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

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What has French president Macron said to outrage the Muslim world?

Emmanuel Macron staunchly defends freedom of expression amid the furore over caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, and seeks to isolate those who 'distort Islam' to justify violence from the majority who practise the religion peacefully.

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French churches honour three victims killed in Nice knife attack

Churches around France held Sunday services honouring three people killed in an Islamic extremist attack at Notre Dame Basilica in the city of Nice last week.

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Canadian Muslim community offers flowers to pedestrians in Toronto

Members of Toronto's Muslim community gathered in front of the French consulate building to offer flowers to pedestrians.

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France: Macron says he understands Muslim shock over Prophet cartoons

"I understand and respect that we can be shocked by these caricatures. I will never accept that we can justify physical violence for these caricatures," Macron said in an interview.

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Protesters burn Macron effigy amid tensions over right to caricature

Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh vent their fury at French president Emmanuel Macron.

France

France attack: What do we know about the deadly stabbings in Nice?

Three people were killed in the second suspected Islamist extremist attack on French soil in less than two weeks. Here's what we know about the stabbings.

France

Open or closed, allowed or banned? France's new lockdown in summary

France's new lockdown summarised in fewer than 20O words.

France

Coronavirus: French PM Castex gives details on new lockdown measures

France's COVID-19 deaths are currently at the highest level since the peak of the pandemic in April.

France

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.

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EU needs action not words against Turkey, says Manfred Weber

"We have to act now [against Turkey]," said Weber. "Words are not any more enough. And we must use our economic power."

My Europe Series

Islamophobia or satire? Plantu on France's caricature controversy

Satirical cartoons have a long and colourful tradition in France that dates back to the Middle Ages, but in recent years they have inspired controversy – and horrific acts of violence such as the attacks against Charlie Hebdo in 2015. Nevertheless, cartoonist Jean Plantu says debate will win.

Pakistan

Macron's Islam comments spark protests in Pakistani city of Karachi

Macron sparked outrage after he indicated France would not stop publishing satirical cartoons, including those of the Prophet Mohammed

World News

Pakistan PM Imran Khan asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content

Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, has asked Facebook to ban Islamophobic content, as tensions deepen between the presidents of France and Turkey.

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

France

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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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."