French court decides to not drop rape charges against Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan
1 year agoSinking of the Grande America: 45 containers of dangerous matter off La Rochelle
Bill Browder: After initial failed vote, EU Parliament resurrects Magnitsky's name for EU Magnitsky Act: "An EU human rights sanctions government to target individuals implicate in human rights abuses anywhere in the world SHOULD EXPLICITLY and symbolically carry Sergei Magnitsky's name"
Reports on the presence of a man armed and entrenched with a Kalashnikov in Illkirch, south of Strasbourg, France.
Several alleged perpetrators of gunfire tonight in La Busserine have been arrested by BRI Marseille. The investigation was entrusted to the DIPJ. Marseilles
Macron calls for a "reasonable" transitional period in Algeria
1 year agoYellow Vests are escorted back to the subways by the police. End of Act 17 of the movement of the GJ this Saturday, March 9. "Yellow Vests"
1 year agoSituation still very difficult between the police and the Yellow Vests on the Champs-Elysees. The Avenue is still blocked to traffic. "Yellow Vests" #Acte17
1 year agoPolice used water cannons against "Yellow Vests" in Paris earlier today
1 year agoParis - Tensions in progress. Tear gas used on the Champs Elysees. "Yellow Vests" Act17
The Russian Foreign Ministry has been waiting for a response from Paris for more than a month because of Macron’s statement about Sputnik and RT
Jean-Yves Le Drian: What happens in Algeria has repercussions in France
1 year agoCollision between a tramway and a truck at Grand-Quevilly, near Rouen: five wounded, traffic interrupted.
French inmate who attacked Condé-sur-Sarthe prison guards pledges allegiance to ISIS.
A radicalized inmate stabbed two prison guards at the Condé-sur-Sarthe Prison in Paris, the two prison guards are seriously wounded. The radicalized inmate yelled "Allah Akbar" before stabbing the guards.
French president Macron launches unprecedented op-ed in in 24 languages: Calls for "European renaissance"; Reconfiguration of Schengen (joint border/asylum system); European security council (WITH UK.); - Higher defense spending
1 year agoAmbassador of France @NadalDiplo from Maiquetía: We hope that @jguaido will not be arrested and his rights will be respected. We are here at the airport to witness
Gironde: The body of a man found in the Dordogne, hands tied.
French Foreign minister: we have taken note of the candidature of Bouteflika and hope that the elections will be held in the best possible conditions
1 year agoGrenoble: Violent clashes as aftermath of the death of two young people chased by the police, in a second night of riots in Grenoble, back on the accident of scooter which claimed the lives of two young people in the city Paul Mistral district
Fatal Accident in Grenoble: Second night of urban violence in the Mistral district.
The Egyptian and French naval forces conducted joint naval training today.
1 year agoFrance: mobilization of Algerians in Paris against the 5th term Algeria Bouteflika (Photo: TSA)
The docks of the sea shore in Calais in France is on lockdown because hundreds of Illegal migrants of the "Calais jungle" stormed and breached through the fences and barriers, trying to sneak into a ship heading towards the UK.
1 year agoNantes: clashes with police during Yellow Vests demonstrations, tear gas used
1 year agoParis - Clashes ongoing. Water cannon used on the Champs Elysées against "Yellow Vests"
1 year ago"Yellow vests" protesters at train station in Bordeaux
1 year agoParis - The "Yellow Vests" briefly block traffic on the ChampsElysées and Place de l'Etoile. Police intervened
1 year agoNew round of rallies of Yellow Vests: in Rouen
1 year agoVIDEO: A memorial marking the site of Strasbourg's Old Synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II, has been damaged once more after it was knocked from its plinth overnight