France

2023 - 7 - 1

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Protests are sweeping France. Here's what you need to know (CNN)

The unrest prompted a crisis response from French President Emmanuel Macron, who held an emergency meeting with ministers as he attempts to bridge divisions and ...

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Nearly 1000 arrested in France during 4th night of riots over fatal ... (The Times of Israel)

Funeral set to take place of 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed unrest; 45000 police officers deployed as interior ministry says over 2500 fires ...

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France arrests nearly 1000 rioters in fourth night of violence (POLITICO.eu)

Violent rioting shows no sign of easing four days after killing of teenager of North African descent by police.

UK issues France travel warning amid violent protests (Anadolu Agency)

The UK has issued a travel warning to its nationals who may be flying to France after nationwide unrest in response to the killing of a teenager by police. " ...

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France riots: Funeral begins near Paris for teenager Nahel - BBC ... (BBC News)

The funeral is happening following four nights of unrest across France which has seen thousands arrested.

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France Deploys 45000 Police, Armoured Vehicles To Quell Riots ... (Independent Newspaper Nigeria)

Buildings and vehicles have been torched and stores looted, and the violence has plunged President Emmanuel Macron into the gravest crisis of his leadership ...

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Over 1300 arrested after 4th night of riots rock France (Daily Sabah)

France was reeling on Saturday from a fourth night of rioting as family and friends of Nahel M, whose shooting by a police officer sparked the unrest,...

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France protests continue as funeral begins for teen killed by police (CBS News)

Family and friends were viewing the open coffin before it will be taken to a mosque for a ceremony and later burial in a town cemetery.

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France Riots: Macron Postpones State Visit To Germany ... (Independent Newspaper Nigeria)

Violence flared in cities such as Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Lille and Marseille, where rioters looted a gun shop and in French territories overseas ...

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France riots: President Macron postpones state visit to Germany (Al Arabiya English)

French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany that was to begin on Sunday due to unrest in France, both countries announced on.

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Macron postpones state visit to Germany amid France riots: Berlin (The Local France)

President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany due to have begun Sunday, the German presidency announced, following four days of riots in ...

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Macron cancels Germany visit with over 1300 arrested on fourth ... (CGTN)

Violence and looting continued in French cities for the fourth night in a row amid anger over the police shooting of a teenager.

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France arrests more than 1300 people after fourth night of rioting ... (fox28media.com)

Protesters block a street with garbage cans in Colombes, outside Paris, France, Saturday, July 1, 2023. · Firefighters use a water hose on a burnt bus in ...

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In France, rage against pervasive bias has burst to the surface (The Washington Post)

The police shooting of a young man of North African descent has triggered riots all across French cities. There are no easy solutions for French ...

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France endures fourth night of violence and looting after police ... (Financial Times)

Rioting erupted across France for a fourth night in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver of North African origin as his family ...

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France riots: Marseille gun shop looted amid fears of increased ... (BBC News)

A gun shop in Marseille was looted on Friday amid fears looting and violence will get worse on Saturday.

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Funeral held for French teenager as arrests mount on fifth night of ... (CNN)

More than 1300 people were detained overnight in France amid violent protests over the killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, who was shot by police.

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More than 1300 arrested after 4th night of riots in France, Macron ... (PBS NewsHour)

President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday scrapped an official trip to Germany after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting across France in defiance of ...

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France arrests more than 1300 people after fourth night of rioting ... (ABC News)

France's Interior Ministry says that 1311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a ...

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Days and nights of rage reflect France's problem integrating Arab ... (The Arab Weekly)

France deployed 45,000 police officers and some armoured vehicles on the streets on Saturday as riots rocked French cities for a fourth night over the fatal ...

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Mourners Bury Slain Teen in France (Jakarta Globe)

The government deployed 45000 police to city streets across the nation to head off a fifth night of violence.

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Hundreds arrested on 5th night of France unrest after teen laid to rest (The Times of Israel)

Extra forces and equipment deployed in Paris, Lyon, Grenoble and Marseille as country rocked by widespread rioting, looting following police slaying.

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China holds bilateral defence talks with UK, France (Voice of Nigeria)

China says a delegation of the People's Liberation Army's defence strategy consultation has visited Britain and France to discuss the development of ...

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France protests: Latest as demonstration enta fifth night over Nahel ... (BBC News)

France experience a more quieter night of protests over di death of one teenager wey police shoot at point-blank range. Fewer arrests happun compared to di ...

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France arrests hundreds more in fifth night of unrest: Key ... (Times of India)

Europe News: A government minister described the evening as calmer than recent ones, but local news media reported rioting, looting and clashes in Marseille ...

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Mayor says home 'rammed' and set on fire as France detains ... (CNN)

The mayor of a Paris suburb has said his home was attacked early Sunday morning, calling it “an assassination attempt” on his family amid ongoing unrest in ...

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France Riots: Car Rammed Into Home Of Paris Mayor, Injuring Wife ... (Independent Newspaper Nigeria)

Hundreds more people were arrested overnight as protesters, many of whom were teenagers, continued to torch cars, damage infrastructure and clash with police in ...

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France shooting: Calmer night despite protests over Nahel M's ... (BBC News)

A total of 719 people were arrested as disturbances gripped Marseille and other cities with Paris quieter.

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France Sees 5th Night of Rioting Over Teen's Killing by Police (Voice of America)

PARIS — Young rioters clashed with police late Saturday and early Sunday and targeted a mayor's home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of ...

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Rioting less intense in France overnight, 719 arrested (CNA)

PARIS: Rioting across France was less intense overnight, as tens of thousands of police were deployed in cities across the country after the funeral of a ...

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French Riots Begin to Abate Even as Economic Costs Mount (Bloomberg)

Tensions abated slightly in France during a fifth night of unrest as authorities sought to contain the fallout from the killing of a teenager that's ...

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Rioting less intense in France overnight, 719 arrested; Germany's ... (CNA)

PARIS: Rioting across France was less intense overnight, as tens of thousands of police were deployed in cities across the country after the funeral of a ...

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719 arrested during overnight violence in France: ministry (Chinadaily USA)

At least 719 people were arrested overnight from Saturday to Sunday in France, the fifth night of nationwide violence sparked by the killing of a teen by a ...

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France riots: Macron cancels Germany visit due to France unrest ... (BBC News)

The funeral of the teenager shot by police has been taking place near Paris following four nights of unrest.

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Live: Grandmother of French teen killed by police calls for calm after ... (FRANCE 24)

The grandmother of Nahel M., the French teenager whose fatal shooting by police sparked five nights of unrest, issued a plea Sunday for calm, telling people ...

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Your Monday Briefing: A Weekend of Unrest in France (The New York Times)

Also, an investigation into the fatal sinking of a migrant ship.

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700 arrested in fifth night of French riots; mayor's home attacked (CBS News)

Amid the rioting, French President Emmanuel Macron postponed what would have been the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 23 years.

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France: Grandmother Of Boy Killed In Traffic Stop Calls For Calm (New Telegraph Newspaper)

“They are using Nahel as an excuse”. She also says her daughter “is lost” and “no longer has a life” after Nahel's death, reports the BBC. In a southern Paris ...

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Why is France still burning? (Times of India)

Europe News: Young rioters clashed with police until early Sunday and targeted a mayor's home with a burning car as France saw a fifth night of unrest after ...

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