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Champs Elysées shooting: what we know

One police officer has been shot dead and two others wounded on Paris' Champs-Elysees Avenue after a gunman deliberately targeted officers.

France

Paris: one police officer dead in Champs-Elysées 'terror attack'

ISIL has reportedly claimed one of its 'soldiers' shot dead one police officer and injured two others. He was killed by police.

Estonia

NATO builds up military forces in Baltic region

Some 800 British troops have joined NATO forces in Estonia, as part of efforts to deter any Russian agression in the Baltic region

France

Avoid Clinton vs Trump tragedy, American actors urge French voters

Actors including Danny Glover and Mark Ruffalo and intellectual Noam Chomsky have launched a petition urging “progressive” French voters to rally "behind the Left candidate with the most support in th

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United Kingdom

Brits bet big on unpredictable French election

France's upcoming presidential election is such a close call UK bookmakers say it has attracted what is thought to be unprecedented interest from British gamblers.

Syria

French intelligence services will provide proof "in coming days" that Syrian President Assad's forces used chemical weapons in April 4 attack - French Foreign Minister

France

French presidential election posters reinvented

With less than a week to the first round of the presidential election in France, nothing is clearcut.

World

How the FN makes a small town its own - the French far-right puts down new roots

France's far-right Front National appears stronger than ever. How to explain its success, and how much, if at all, has the party improved its past, often rabid image? More importantly, has Marine Le P

France

French authorities thwart attack: flat raided and two men arrested

French authorities have detained two men on suspicion of plotting an imminent attack.

France

Euroviews. France's presidential elections: the next French revolution?

France

France's unpredictable presidential race enters its final days

Latest polls make the outcome incalculable. While centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right contender Marine Le Pen retain the top spots, there is barely a percentage point between them.

France

French authorities thwart pre-election attack

French authorities detain two men suspected to have been planning an imminent attack.

World News

French election on Martinique: “I don’t know who to vote for, so what’s the point?”

Twenty-year-old Geena is not really bothered about France's presidential election. We ask her why.

France

[360 video] Visit the newsroom which rattled the French presidential elections

The satirical magazine the Canard Enchaîné rattled France's presidential election campaign thanks to its revelations about the centre-right candidate Francois Fillon.

World

Fear in France: could Islamophobia hijack the election?

The temptation to embrace Islamophobia has never been stronger in French society which is now divided over how to deal with Islamic extremism.

France

A 360° political immersion in Martinique

We talk to a resident of Martinique about his view on the French political climate, taking time out to sample the outstanding surroundings in 360°.

United Kingdom

How Brexit shattered my illusion of the UK

When I left my native France at the age of 18, I was full of dreams and hope for the future.

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The 'Happiest 5k'

Thousands took part in a 5km ‘Color Run’ along the banks of the Seine in Paris on Sunday (16 April).

Sport

Lyon and Besiktas charged as UEFA investigates crowd violence

Neither Lyon nor Besiktas are likely to escape UEFA punishment after crowd trouble marred their Europa League clash, and the match will be investigated by the governing body.

France

Hope for French suburbian kids via creative means

A young interior designer speaks out on how she is helping the youth of troubled neighbourhoods with her arts and crafts association.