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France's overseas territories begin voting in presidential ballot

Early voting has begun in France’s overseas territories for the first round of the country’s most closely-fought presidential race in decades.

France

Wives march through Paris in anger over shooting of policeman

The women held banners reading "too young to be widows"

France

New footage shows diners taking cover during Paris shooting

The footage of the attack, which left one police officer dead and two others wounded, was taken inside a restaurant close to the scene.

Markets

Investors cautious ahead of too-close-to-call French election

France's CAC40 underperformed other European indexes on Friday with investors cautious ahead of the first round of the presidential election.

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Paris shooting could shift election security debate

The French go to the polls this weekend but the country is still reeling from Thursday’s shooting in Paris.

France

Paris shooting: France's presidential candidates react

Thursday's shooting in central Paris risks thrusting national security and the spectre of terrorism back in minds of millions of French voters.

France

Parisians defiant: "We must carry on, we must continue to live"

After the panic on the Champs-Elysée, with the killing of a policeman and the wounding of two others, it is time for reflection and debate.

France

'They say we should be prepared to take in the whole world. I disagree'

Ahead of the French presidential election, we speak to people across France. In this edition, we meet Alain Peulet, a retired merchant navy officer, who disagrees with France's immigration policy.

France

French aim to beat the blues with #belleschoses hashtag

Taking on the terrorists the 21st century way, on Twitter. France revolts against bad times by inviting people to post beautiful things on social media.

France

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

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.