France

France’s Macron appears set for Elysee in runoff with Le Pen

April 24, 2017

Reuters PARIS/HENIN-BEAUMONT, FRANCE Centrist Emmanuel Macron took a big step towards the French presidency on Sunday by winning the first round of voting and qualifying for a May 7 runoff alongside far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Though Macron, 39, is a comparative political novice who has never [...]

Main candidates-French Presidential election

April 23, 2017

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France presidential poll a bellwether for Europe

April 23, 2017

By Ingrid Melander | PARIS France voted on Sunday in the first round of a bitterly fought presidential election that is crucial to the future of Europe and a closely-watched test of voters’ anger with the political establishment. Over 50,000 police backed by elite units of the French security [...]

Paris Shooting: Soldier Fires on Attacker Near Louvre Museum

February 3, 2017

A soldier opened fire on a man armed with a machete in an underground mall close to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris, police said Friday. Michel Cadot, the head of the French capital’s police force, said the man shouted “Allahu akbar” — Arabic for “God is [...]

INFOGRAPHIC: BBC timeline of terrorist attacks in France from 2012-2016

July 26, 2016

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Hostage situation in France under control

July 26, 2016

CNN-One hostage has been killed in a standoff in a church in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in France’s Normandy region Tuesday, CNN affiliate BFMTV reports. The standoff is over and the two hostage-takers were neutralized, the French broadcaster reported. Meanwhile French PM Valls [...]