Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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At least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel

Authorities say at least eight people have died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France

At least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel
News|Technology

Telegram CEO Durov faces preliminary charges in France of allowing crime on messaging app

French authorities have handed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov preliminary charges for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation

Telegram CEO Durov faces preliminary charges in France of allowing crime on messaging app
Europe|News|Opinion|Political

France's leftist coalition fumes over Macron's rejection of its candidate to become prime minister

The leaders of France's main left-wing coalition have accused President Emmanuel Macron of denying democracy

France's leftist coalition fumes over Macron's rejection of its candidate to become prime minister
Europe|News|Technology

French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media report

French broadcast media reports say the founder and CEO of the popular messaging service Telegram has been detained at a Paris airport

French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport, French media report
Crime|Europe|News

French authorities arrest suspect in an explosion at a synagogue that injured a police officer

French acting Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says police have apprehended a suspect in an arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town in which a police officer was injured

Crime|News

French authorities arrest suspect behind explosion at a synagogue that has injured a police officer

French acting Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says police have apprehended a suspect who was responsible for an arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town in which a police officer has been injured

Europe|News|Sports

Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning an exceptional journey

The Paris Paralympics flame has been lit in the British village of Stoke Mandeville, widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games

Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning an exceptional journey
News|Political

Prosecutors ask France's highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant for Syria's president

French prosecutors have asked the country's highest court to rule on the validity of the international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad over complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war

Prosecutors ask France's highest court to rule on validity of arrest warrant for Syria's president
News|Political

French far-right leader Le Pen questions president's role as army chief ahead of parliament election

France’s landmark legislative elections are just three days away and the country’s far-right leader is asking who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over after the two-round balloting

French far-right leader Le Pen questions president's role as army chief ahead of parliament election
News|Political|World

New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader's release from custody in mainland France

A pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is demanding the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown more than 10,000 miles to mainland France for pretrial detention

New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader's release from custody in mainland France
News|Political|World

New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pretrial detention

New Caledonia’s public prosecutor says a pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory has been transferred to a jail in mainland France to await trial for his alleged role in a recent deadly unrest

New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pretrial detention
Business|Sports

To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants

France's public administration minister says the government will offer bonuses to civil servants mobilized to work in Paris during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a bid to avoid strikes

To avoid strikes at Paris Olympics, French government to pay bonuses to civil servants
News|Political

French opposition parties on the left and right seek alliances ahead of snap elections

French opposition parties on the left and the right are scrambling to form alliances for the upcoming snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron after his party suffered a crushing defeat by the far right in the European vote on Sunday

French opposition parties on the left and right seek alliances ahead of snap elections
News|Political|World

Pro-independence leader calls on protesters in New Caledonia to 'maintain resistance' against France

The leader of a pro-independence party in New Caledonia has called on supporters to “remain mobilized” across the French Pacific archipelago against the Paris government’s efforts to impose electoral reforms

Pro-independence leader calls on protesters in New Caledonia to 'maintain resistance' against France
Entertainment|News|Sports|World

Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate the upcoming Olympics and pop culture

As most of Europe moves into the solemn weeks before Easter, the party is just getting started on the French Rivera

Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate the upcoming Olympics and pop culture

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