8 month agoAfter numerous provocations, tensions mount between Antifa and Identity protesters in Lille, France
8 month agoProtest of the Yellow Vests in progress in Paris (150-200 people present). It is the 1st declared manifestation of the GJ since the end of the confinement. The route is from Place Édouard Renard to Gare du Nord. "Yellow Vests"
Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov has backed compatriots involved in clashes in French city Dijon this month, saying they were protecting one of their own because police failed to act
UK, France and Germany said they would not support US efforts to trigger the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran: "We firmly believe that any unilateral attempt to trigger UN sanctions snapback would have serious adverse consequences in the Security Council"
NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg: "The incident in the Mediterranean was addressed in the meeting by several Allies. My message is that we have made sure that NATO military authorities are investigating the incident to bring full clarity into what happened."
France: 28 dead in 24 hours in hospital linked to coronavirus, another 752 people in intensive care
Turkey says France is violating the arms embargo in Libya by providing weapons to Haftar. "We aren't a country like France which is subversive and separatist. France's ststements [that blame Turkish navy for mistreating French ships] are improper and meaningless"
NATO decides to investigate the incident in which Turkey intercepted a French warship in the Mediterranean
8 month agoRed Arrows & Patrouille de France flying over Paris this morning
8 month agoThe angry police do not relieve the pressure and continue the punching actions. Hundreds of police are this evening in front of the Palace of Versailles
8 month agoFrench nuclear-powered attack submarine PERLE S606 suffered major 14-hr fire 12 June while in drydock at Toulon naval base. Fire burned 14+ hours. The Rubis-class boat was in for a major overhaul and refueling; no nuclear fuel was aboard. Future TBD
French court hands 4-year term to uncle of Syria's Assad in graft case
French Defense Ministry official: NATO cannot ignore the problems caused by Turkey, and it must deal with it
French Defense Ministry: The Turkish Navy acted aggressively with a French ship while carrying out NATO mission
8 month ago157,716 confirmed cases, 820 serious cases, 29,547 deaths, 73,335 people recovered from COVID19 in France, as of June 17
"The greatest obstacle to peace and stability in Libya is the support provided by France and some other countries to the illegitimate entities, which is contrary to the relevant UN Security Council resolutions," Turkish ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement
8 month ago19 policemen, firefighters and gendarmes were injured during clashes in Paris today
8 month agoParis - The police are progressing to retake the Invalides. Tear gas fired
8 month agoAt 4 p.m. @prefpolice had carried out 16 arrests
8 month agoRue Fabert in Paris: blackbloc demonstrators overturn a vehicle
8 month agoArrival of the procession on the Esplanade des Invalides. Large presence of blackbloc demonstrators.
8 month agoParis: Extremely tense situation. A tourist bus was attacked by BlackBloc demonstrators.
8 month agoCharge of the BRAV which challenges a blackbloc before
8 month agoSeveral thousand angry caregivers demonstrate outside the Ministry of Health in Paris
France: police reinforcements have been sent to Dijon after a fourth night of ethnic clashes between Algerians and Chechens, triggered by an alleged attack on a 16-year-old Chechen drug dealer. Cars, axes, and guns have been used as weapons
8 month agoIn Dijon the police deployment and raids have calmed things down. 4 arrests so far tonight
Dijon - New evening of tension with clashes between police officers and young people against a background of violence between the Chechen and Maghreb communities
8 month agoDijon: France RAID got involved also
Melenchon: Unacceptable chaos in Dijon. Armed gangs must be dissolved. Unarmed gangs
Shootings in Besançon: RAID reinforces Planoise for an impressive wave of arrests
