France: 11 people missing as fire breaks out in holiday cottage
At least 11 people went missing after a fire broke out at a holiday cottage in which they were staying in France, media reports said on Wednesday.
French authorities have banned the sale, possession, and transport of fireworks over the Bastille Day weekend next week amid fears of renewed riots.
France: Senators propose suspension of TikTok
Paris: French senators have proposed that the government suspends Chinese video-sharing social platform TikTok in France and ask the European Commission to shut it down on the territory of the European Union unless the platform provides explanation how it is tied to its parent company, ByteDance, and what data is transferred to China by January 1, 2024, according to a document, published Thursday on the website of France's upper house.
France Riot: Grandmother of deceased teen urges calm as violence continues
The grandmother of the 17-year-old teen who was shot dead in a Paris suburb, an episode which triggered violent riots in the country, has called for an end to the violence.
Paris/IBNS: Riots across France continued on the fifth night despite heavy security deployment following the unrest that broke out after a 17-year-old was shot dead by the police.
UN rights office calls on France to address ‘deep issues’ of racism in policing
New York: Following a third night of riots and protests across France over the police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said it was time for the country to reckon with its history of racism in policing.
France Violence: Mother of teen killed by police says she blames only one person for his son's death
Paris: The mother of the boy, who was killed by the French cop recently in the Nanterre area of the country, blames only the policeman who shot her son for his death.
France: Violent clashes erupt in Paris suburbs after police kill teenager
Paris: Unrest and violent clashes with police broke out in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre and other suburbs after law enforcement killed a 17-year-old teenager who attempted to flee a traffic check early on Tuesday, local media reported.
French police raid Paris 2024 organizing committee office: Reports
French police on Tuesday raided the offices of the Paris 2024 organizing committee in the French capital, media reports said.
France: Brehat Island implements visitor restrictions to combat overtourism
Brehat, a charming French island off the north coast, has taken a stand against "overtourism" by implementing restrictions on the number of visitors this summer. Concerns over waste management and environmental preservation prompted the island, along with several other destinations in France, to address the issue.
France will continue to increase military assistance to Ukraine
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris would continue to increase military assistance to Ukraine.
Paris: Nursery students stabbed while playing in park
Paris: A man on Thursday stabbed people with a knife in a park in the city of Annecy, southeast France, injuring several of them, including nursery children, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed.
Seven, including 6 children, injured in mass stabbing in France
Paris (France): Seven people, six of them children, sustained gruesome injuries in a mass stabbing attack in the town of Annecy in the French Alps on Thursday, security sources told AFP.
French police ban far-right rallies planned for weekend in Paris
Paris: French police have banned five demonstrations that far-right groups planned to stage in Paris over the weekend, a week after a similar rally sparked a heated public debate.
France: Car drives into crowd, 11 hurt
Paris: A car drove into a crowd at an international kite-flying festival held in northern France, injuring at least 11 people, with four in critical condition, media reported.